Programme Aims

This co-terminal double degree programme aims to prepare students:

• to become effective school teachers or other professionals who have a good command of the knowledge and skills in Language Studies;
• with positive work attitude and good interpersonal skills.

Upon successful completion of the programme, students will receive two degrees with a single honours classification and one parchment and a qualified teacher status (QTS) in primary and secondary schools.

Majors

There are two majors, namely, Education Major and Discipline Studies Major, in this programme. Discipline Studies Major is about language studies. Education Major focuses on theories and practices in English language teaching. It will cover both primary and secondary school settings as BA(Lang Studies) & BEd(EL) programme is a cross-sectoral programme.

To support the English language development of every student, he or she will:

• be assigned an academic advisor;
• undertake two mandatory English language enhancement courses in Year 1;
• undertake the optional International English Language Testing System (IELTS) preparation courses;
• participate in a compulsory overseas immersion programme and to live and study in an English-speaking country; and
• study courses with specific objectives for language improvement.

Education Studies

Education Studies gives students the chance to study teaching and learning from an interdisciplinary perspective. Students will study early childhood/school education from psychological, sociological, philosophical, pedagogical and other perspectives. Students will develop a range of skills necessary for professional practice, such as problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, communication, social interaction, ethical decision making and global perspectives. Education Studies helps students appreciate the importance of professional excellence, ethical responsibility and innovation to the role of a teacher. We aim for our graduates to become beginning teachers who are caring and competent, intellectually enthusiastic, socially committed, and globally aware.

General Education

Students can choose from a wide selection of General Education courses in the following developmental stages to enhance their whole person development.

• Foundation Course
• Breadth Course
• Experimental Learning

• University ePortfolio

Career Prospects/Professional Qualifications

Majoring in English with in-depth academic and professional knowledge, graduates of the programme will have excellent career prospects. They will become fully qualified teachers of English who can teach in both local primary and secondary schools with the following skills and qualifications.

• Qualified Teacher Status in Hong Kong;
• Very high English language proficiency; and
• Ability to help students learn English as a second language effectively in Hong Kong primary and secondary schools.