Department of Chinese Language and Literature

• One-semester internship in areas related to education, publishing, translation, editing
• Examine Chinese literature/culture from the perspectives of Western literary theory, psychology, sociology, and history be means of an interdisciplinary research approach
• Student Activities: Publish departmental newsletter ‘Ren Sheng’, organise various activities (e.g. singing contest, study trips) and academic lectures

• Ancient Chinese Texts and Philosophical thoughts
  “Lun Yu”, “Zuo Zhuan”, “Yi Jing”, Understanding Translation: Classical Chinese Texts in a Globalised World, Cultural Representations in Chinese and Anglophone Film
• Classical Chinese Literature and Literary Theories
  “Shi Jing”, “Chu Ci”, “Chinese Ci”, Literary Appreciation and Creative Writing, Criticism of Classical Novels and Drama, “Dream of the Red Mansions”, “Pian Wen”
• Chinese Linguistics and Bibliology
  “Modern Chinese”, “Classical Chinese” , Chinese Etymology, “Shuowen Jiezi”, Rhetoric, Bibliography, Elementary Putonghua, Chinese Industrial Attachment
• Modern Chinese Literature and Literary Theories
  Modern Chinese Literature, Modern and Contemporary Chinese Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Proses, Creative Writing, Modern and Contemporary Chinese Women’s Literature, Chinese Science Fiction

*For detailed curriculum, please refer to the departmental website.

This programme has been included in the list of “Language Education and Language Teacher Education and Qualifications”.  Graduates are exempted from the language proficiency requirement for Chinese teachers.  Please refer to the website of the Education Bureau for details.