Bachelor of Arts (BA) - The University of Hong Kong
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - The University of Hong Kong
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - The University of Hong Kong
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148ENGL2048.Language and jargon (6 credits)This course looks at specialized sub-languages used by different social groups. For example, drugaddicts, criminals, butchers, and dog-breeders all have their own specific languages or jargons. <strong>The</strong>various reasons that have been advanced for the formation <strong>of</strong> these languages are discussed, and theirrole in the wider language culture <strong>of</strong> different societies is examined. <strong>The</strong> course also looks at the history<strong>of</strong> the treatment <strong>of</strong> specialized sub-languages by <strong>of</strong>ficial agencies, lexicographers and linguists.Assessment will be by 100% coursework.ENGL2049.<strong>The</strong> history <strong>of</strong> English: sociolinguistic perspectives (6 credits)This course will have a specific focus on the history <strong>of</strong> the English language from a sociolinguisticperspective. <strong>The</strong> course will discuss issues related to language contact, standardisation, variation, andvarieties <strong>of</strong> English. Particular reference will be made to the role <strong>of</strong> attitudes and ideologies in thedevelopment <strong>of</strong> the language.Assessment will be by 100% coursework assessment.ENGL2050.English corpus linguistics (6 credits)Corpus linguistics is a rapidly-developing methodology in the study <strong>of</strong> language. It exploits the power<strong>of</strong> modern computer technology to manipulate and analyse large collections <strong>of</strong> naturally-occurringlanguage (“corpera”). This course will introduce students to the use <strong>of</strong> computers and computerizedcorpera as tools for exploring the English language.Assessment will be by 100% coursework.ENGL2053.Linguistic categories <strong>of</strong> English (6 credits)This course <strong>of</strong>fers a critical investigation <strong>of</strong> the linguistic categories <strong>of</strong> English. Both purely formalcategories (e.g. phonetic segments) and meaningful symbolic categories (e.g. morphemes, lexical items,syntactic constructions) will be considered.Assessment will be by 100% coursework.ENGL2054.Race, language and identity (6 credits)This course looks at different notions <strong>of</strong> identity and the origins <strong>of</strong> modern understandings <strong>of</strong> ethnicity.It focusses on the contribution made by ideas about language to theories <strong>of</strong> group identity, includingnationalism, and the tensions between linguistic, racial, religious and cultural notions <strong>of</strong> identity.Assessment will be by 100% coursework.ENGL2055.American Gothic: Haunted Homes (6 credits)In this course we will examine the gothic as an important genre in American literature and trace itstradition across two centuries. In close readings <strong>of</strong> some classic short stories, we will seek to identifythe elements and the rhetoric <strong>of</strong> the genre in order to appreciate the specific use that writers at differenttimes have made <strong>of</strong> the gothic form. Reading some famous novels and novellas as well as somelesser-known texts, the kinds <strong>of</strong> questions we will then discuss are: How do gothic narrativesimaginatively shape such central themes <strong>of</strong> American culture as liberty, enslavement, and marriage?How do they explore the relationship between the imagination, happiness, and fear? How do they relateto social and cultural change?Assessment will be by 100% coursework.
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