22 July 2017 Sponsored by the Tin Ka Ping Foundation, the Department of English held an English Intercultural Exchange Camp from 17 to 22 Jul 2017 for HSMC students of all disciplines and students from Dapu County Tin Ka Ping Experimental High School to foster intercultural collaboration between HSMC and Mainland students, provide students with an opportunity to expand…
22 May 2017 The 2nd Undergraduate Conference on Language, Linguistics and Literature was held on 22 May 2017 (Mon) by the Department of English. During the conference, 13 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English (BA-ENG) graduating students presented their senior year projects on various literary and linguistics topics. Dean Thomas Luk, School of Humanities and Social Science and Head…
23 February 2017 The Department of English hosted their 19th Departmental Seminar presented by Dr Donovan Grose on 23 February 2017. The seminar lasted an hour with time for a Question & Answer Session. Date: 23 February 2017 (Thursday) Time: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Venue: A315 Speaker: Dr Donovan GROSE Topic: Language, Modality and Evolution Dr Donovan Grose…
12 January 2017 Between 3 and 12 January 2017, the Tin Ka Ping Arts Ambassadors visited Dabu County, Mei zhou, China and Singapore in order to explore the glocalisation of Hakka culture. This second cohort of TKP Arts Ambassadors comprises 15 students from different disciplines who have excelled in the Department of English “Glocality” & Cultural Literacy Project events….
8 December 2016 On 8 December 2016, the Department of English hosted their 18th Departmental Seminar presented by Dr Dan Lu. The seminar lasted an hour and a half with time for a Question & Answer Session. Date: 8 December 2016 (Thursday) Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 noon Venue: M502 Speaker: Dr Dan Lu Topic: English for Specific Purposes…
7 December 2016 On 7 December 2016, Dean Thomas Luk, School of Humanities and Social Science and Head of Department of English, and Dr Amy Kong, the person-in-charge of the project Ting Ka Ping Foundation Arts Ambassador Scheme: Enhancing Students’ Cultural Literacy and “Glocality” sponsored by the Tin Ka Ping Foundation, attended the annual dinner held by the Foundation. Dean Luk…
10 November 2016 On 10 November 2016, the Department of English hosted their 17th Departmental Seminar presented by Dr Charles LAM. The presentation lasted an hour with time for a Question & Answer Session. Date: 10 November 2016 (Thursday) Time: 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Venue: M405 Speaker: Dr Charles LAM Topic: Functions of grammatical HAVE: a cross linguistic…
7 November 2016 On 7 November 2016, the Department of English hosted their 16th Departmental Seminar presented by Prof Tom LUTZ. The presentation lasted an hour with time for a Question & Answer Session. Date: 7 November 2016 (Monday) Time: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Venue: M405 Speaker: Prof Tom LUTZ Topic: Writing the World Prof Tom LUTZ is a…
30 September 2016 The Department of English has been running the “Glocality” and Cultural Literacy: HSMC English Enhancement Project since 2014. Funded by the Quality Enhancement Support Scheme (QESS) from the Education Bureau and Tin Ka Ping Foundation, HSMC has been organising an array of activities to promote cultural literacy and the construct of “glocality” among our students. The…
22 August 2016 On Monday, 22 August 2016, the Department of English hosted their 15th Departmental Seminar presented by Dr Arthur McNeill (HKUST) and Dr Keith Tong (HKUST). The presentation lasted an hour and a half with time for a Question & Answer Session. Date: 22 August 2016 (Monday) Time: 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Venue: M405 Speaker: Dr…
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