Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong

Programme Overview

The Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Education jointly offer a five-year full-time BA&BEd (LangEd) programme for applicants wishing to become teachers of English.

The Programme:

• integrates both academic and professional studies in English language education;
• includes a major in English Language and Linguistics , with courses to be chosen from the Faculty of Arts;
• focuses on the teaching of English as a second or foreign language in mainstream Hong Kong primary / secondary schools;
• offers two degrees in five years, the equivalent of a four-year honours degree plus a one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE).

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The major in English Language and Linguistics covers the subject knowledge recommended by the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR).

Aims of the Programme

The overall purpose of the BA&BEd (LangEd) programme is to contribute substantially to Hong Kong's goal of an all-graduate, all-trained teaching profession.

The major aims are:

1. to give students a passion for learning and to extend their personal education to first-degree level in the study of English Language and Linguistics as well as providing a broad knowledge base;
2. to develop students' understanding of education as a human enterprise, its social context and its provision, with particular reference to Hong Kong;
3. to promote students' understanding of the teaching-learning process as knowledge construction rather than information feeding, and to strengthen the quality of their work in classrooms or other educational settings;
4. to help students acquire expertise in the teaching of English Language in schools;
5. to develop students' language and communication skills;
6. to encourage in students a spirit of enquiry: sharing ideas, exploring different approaches, taking risks, adopting problem-solving strategies, becoming reflective practitioners;
7. to foster teachers with love, care and respect for their students, committed to whole-person development, appreciating diversity and special educational needs, believing that every student can learn and is able to achieve;
8. to foster teachers committed to continuing professional development and life-long learning, and seeing schools as learning communities.

Curriculum Structure

The programme is full-time, extending over five years. Students will take the following courses on the BA&BEd (LangEd):

• Language enhancement & Common Core courses
• Arts prerequisite courses
• Major in English language & linguistics
• Pedagogy, Sociology and Psychology integrated course
• Educational studies
• Pedagogy (methods of teaching and Pedagogical Content knowledge (PCK))
• Teaching practice (in primary and secondary school)
• Language immersion overseas
• Dissertation

Background Information

In June 2003, the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) recommended that language teachers should be adequately prepared in terms of proficiency, subject knowledge and pedagogy (theories and practices in language teaching and learning). New language teachers are now required to hold (or acquire within three to five years of entering the profession):

Either:

• a Bachelor of Education degree majoring in the relevant language subject;

Or:

• a first or higher degree majoring in the relevant language subject; plus
• a recognized teacher training qualification majoring in the relevant language subject;

And to meet:

• the Language Proficiency Requirement for Teachers (LPR).

The BA&BEd (LangEd) was created in response to this policy and to meet these requirements.

Graduates' Sharing

What do BA&BEd(LangEd)-Eng graduates say?

           

      Source: Education Matters Vol. 10 (No.2)

Admissions Requirements

Minimum Admissions Requirements for JUPAS

To satisfy the minimum requirements for entrance to the University, each applicant shall gain the following in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE):

• Level 3 or above in English language;
• Level 3 or above in Chinese language;
• Level 2 or above in Mathematics;
• Level 2 or above in Liberal Studies; and
• Level 3 or above in two Elective Subjects.

(1) *A heavier weighting is placed on English Language and Liberal studies. Candidates will be rewarded with bonus points for achieving a higher grade in English Language

Minimum Admissions Requirements for Non-JUPAS

Candidates with different educational backgrounds are required to satisfy each of the followings for the basic University Entrance Requirements:

• General Academic Requirements under
  • either International Qualifications e.g. International Baccalaureate Diploma, GCE A‐level, GCE AS‐level etc
  • or National / Regional Qualifications e.g. Singapore’s GCE A‐Level examination, South Korea’s General High School Diploma etc;
• English language requirement; and
• Second language requirement

Admissions Schedule

School and non-school applicants should submit their applications via the JUPAS website at http://www.jupas.edu.hk from 25 September 2012 (9:00 am) onwards.

Deadline for Application:	December 4, 2012 (by 11:59 pm)
Programme Changes :	May 21, 2013 (by 11:59 pm)
Re-prioritization:	July 16 - July 18, 2013

Deadline for Non-JUPAS application

Normal Non-JUPAS Scheme:

December 28, 2012

Information Seminar

Date:

To be advised

Time:

To be advised

Venue:

To be advised

How to Apply

JUPAS candidates :

Secondary 6 students and candidates wishing to apply on the strength of their HKDSE results should apply through the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS) using Programme Code 6066.

Non-JUPAS candidates :

Other candidates, e.g. from international schools, overseas or mature applicants, may apply directly to the University (Non-JUPAS) via the on-line application system at: http://www.als.hku.hk/admission/applying-or-admission-info/hong-kong-students/non-jupas

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