Programmes

Master of Arts in Language Studies (Language and Law / Linguistics / Translation and Interpretation / Translation with Language Information Technology)

Programme	Master of Arts in Language Studies (Language and Law / Linguistics / Translation and Interpretation / Translation with Language Information Technology) 語文學(語言及法律/ 語言學/ 翻譯及傳譯/ 翻譯及語言資訊科技)文學碩士
Award Title	Master of Arts in Language Studies (Language and Law / Linguistics / Translation and Interpretation / Translation with Language Information Technology) 語文學(語言及法律/ 語言學/ 翻譯及傳譯/ 翻譯及語言資訊科技)文學碩士
Offering Academic Unit	Department of Linguistics and Translation
Mode of Study	Combined mode

Normal Period of Study

- 1 year (full-time)
- 2 years (part-time/combined mode)

Maximum Period of Study

- 2.5 years (full-time)
- 5 years (part-time/combined mode)

Credit Units Required for Graduation

Programme Aims

The programme aims to
1. provide students with an understanding of the nature of language and the various ways it impacts on society and culture in the context of Hong Kong;
2. create a framework that allows students the option to focus on a particular aspect of language and its interaction with a particular societal / cultural process, be it the structure of language, language and law, language and translation and interpretation, and language information technology and translation; and
3. sharpen the students’ intellect to enable them to function more effectively as language professionals.

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)

Upon successful completion of this Programme, students should be able to:

1. analyze the structure of language and the impacts language can have on society and culture in the context of Hong Kong;
2. reflect critically on the nature of language, and the issues of language as they impact on societal / cultural processes;
3. apply effective communication skills in their work places in their role as language professionals;
4. formulate generalizations on the processes and strategies involved in making discoveries in their respective fields of specialization;
5. (for students in the stream of language and law) apply linguistic and conceptual tools learned to generate creative solutions to legal translation, legal writing, and bilingual legal drafting, and reflect critically on the transformation of Hong Kong from a unilingual to a bilingual legal system;
6. (for students in the stream of linguistics) analyze the structure of language, generate innovative linguistic analyses; reflect critically on the social, cultural and psychological aspects of language use, and apply such knowledge in their work;
7. (for students in the stream of translation and interpretation) apply a range of conceptual tools and skills learned to enhance their ability in generating creative solutions to translation and interpretation tasks, and reflect critically on the multifaceted issues involved in translation and interpretation; and
8. (for students in the stream of translation with language information technology) apply a range of conceptual tools and skills learned, with a focus on state-of-the-art language information technology, to enhance their ability and efficiency in generating creative solutions to translation tasks, and reflect critically on the multifaceted issues involved in translation.

Programme Requirements

Part II Programme of Study

1. Programme Core Courses: (21 credits)

Common Courses for MA Students (6 credits)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units	Remarks
LT5901	Language, Cognition and Culture	3
LT5902	Language, Ideology and Society	3

Language & Law Stream (required core courses) (15 credits)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units	Remarks
LT5512	Fundamental Questions in Language and Law	3	English and Chinese
LT5513	Language in Legal Settings	3
LT6504	Bilingual Legal Drafting	3	*
LT6505	Legal Translation	3	*
LT6530	Special Topics in Language and Law	3	*

Linguistics stream (required core courses) (15 credits)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
LT5401	Phonetics and Phonology	3
LT5402	Syntax and Morphology	3
LT5403	Semantics and Discourse	3
LT5430	Special Topics in Linguistics	3
LT5510	Contrastive Studies of Chinese and English Grammar	3

Translation & Interpretation stream (required core courses) (15 credits)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units	Remarks
LT5603	Theory of Translation	3	*
LT5604	Translation Methodology	3	*
LT5605	Interpretation Methodology	3	%
LT5606	Culture in Translation	3
LT5630	Special Topics in Translation and Interpretation	3	*

Translation with Language Information Technology stream
(required core courses) (15 credits)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units	Remarks
LT5411	Computational Linguistics	3
LT5603	Theory of Translation	3	*
LT5604	Translation Methodology	3	*
LT5620	Translation Technology	3	*
LT5628	Human-Machine Interactive Translation	3	*

No stream (any 8 courses other than the two common courses for MA students, or any 7 courses if one of the courses is CAH6507 Master’s Project.)

2. Programme Electives: (9 credits)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units	Remarks
CAH5404	Chinese Linguistic Structures	3	#
LT5406	Psycholinguistics	3
LT5407	Research Methodology for Applied Linguistics	3
LT5408	Sociolinguistics	3
LT5409	Systemic Functional Linguistics	3
LT5412	Language Teaching	3
LT5413	Philosophy of Language	3
CAH5414	Cantonese Linguistics	3	#
LT5416	Historical Linguistics	3
LT5417	Language Universals and Linguistic Typology	3
LT5420	Language Arts and Literature	3
LT5421	Corpus Linguistics	3
CAH5501	Chinese for Law	3	#
CAH5511	Professional Chinese Writing for Legal Purposes	3	#
LT5601	Stylistics and Translation	3	*
LT5615	Consecutive Interpretation	3	@
LT5621	Language and Literature in Translation	3	%
CAH5622	Selected Readings in Chinese Language and Literature	3	#
LT5626	Translation and Comparative Literature	3	*
LT5627	Advanced Interpreting	3	*
LT5629	Translation Tools Development	3
LT5631	Corpora and Translation	3
LT5632	History of Machine Translation	3
LT6418	Second Language Pronunciation Acquisition: from Theory to Practice	3
LT6580	Master’s Project	6	^
LT6514	Advanced Legal Translation	3	*
LT8422	Topics in Semantics	3
LT8423	Topics in Syntax	3
EN5112	English for Law	3
LW5621	Legal Systems of Hong Kong and Mainland China	3
LW5910	Introduction to the Legal System of the PRC	3
LW6921	Civil and Commercial Law Concepts in Hong Kong and the PRC	3

Remarks:

1. All Master of Arts students must take the two common courses. If they want to specialize, they must take the five core courses designated for a specific specialization and three other courses, or two courses if one of them is CTL6507 Master’s Project/ LT6580 Master’s Project. (A core course for one specialization can be a non-core course / elective of the other specializations).

2. Medium of Instruction

* English is the main medium of instruction and assessment, but Chinese is allowed in situations where English-Chinese translation and interpretation, bilingual legal drafting, or study of Chinese language, literature and culture, is involved.

# Chinese is the medium of instruction and assessment.

@ Two clusters for the medium of instruction and assessment, namely English and Cantonese, and English and Putonghua.

% English supplemented with Chinese (Cantonese/ Putonghua)

^ English mainly, but Cantonese/ Putonghua is allowed in situations where English-Chinese translation and interpretation or Chinese linguistic data is involved

3. Additional Notes:

Intermediate Awards

Required Courses

Total Credits

Postgraduate Diploma in Language Studies (Language and Law / Linguistics / Translation and Interpretation / Translation with Language Information Technology)

語文學 (語言及法律 / 語言學 / 翻譯及傳譯 / 翻譯及語言資訊科技) 深造文憑

five core courses designated for a specific stream , and three other 3 credit unit courses
any eight 3 credit unit courses for students graduating without a stream

Postgraduate Certificate in Language Studies⁺

語文學深造證書⁺

any four 3 credit unit courses

⁺The specialization designation is not available to graduates of Postgraduate Certificate.