Master of Arts in Language Studies
This taught postgraduate programme includes three streams:
1. General Linguistics
2. Language Studies and Applications
3. Translation and Interpretation
文學碩士（語文學）
此修課式研究生課程之專修領域包括：
1. 語言學
2. 語文研究與應用
3. 翻譯及傳譯

Overview

Programme of Study

Credit Units

No. of units required for the Master of Arts -
No. of units required for the Postgraduate Diploma -
No. of units required for the Postgraduate Certificate -

30
24
12

1. Programme Core Courses: (18 credits)

Course Code	Course Title	Level	Credit Units	Remarks
Common Courses for MA Students
LT5903	Language and its Applications	P5	3
LT5904	Language and Culture in Society	P5	3

General Linguistics Stream (required core courses) (12 credits)
LT5401	Phonetics and Phonology	P5	3
LT5402	Syntax and Morphology	P5	3
LT5403	Semantics and Discourse	P5	3
LT5510	Contrastive Studies of Chinese and English Grammar	P5	3

Language Studies and Applications Stream (required core courses for both Groups A and B) (12 credits)
LT5406	Psycholinguistics	P5	3
LT5408	Sociolinguistics	P5	3
LT5421	Corpus Linguistics	P5	3
LT5456	Text Linguistics	P5	3

Translation and Interpretation Stream (required core courses) (12 credits)
LT5603	Theory of Translation	P5	3	*
LT5604	Translation Methodology	P5	3	*
LT5605	Interpretation Methodology	P5	3	@
LT5617	Bilingual Reading and Writing for Translators	P5	3	*

2. Stream Electives: (9 credits)

Course Code	Course Title	Level	Credit Units	Remarks
General Linguistics Stream (electives)
LT5199	Professional Internship	P5	3	#
LT5406	Psycholinguistics	P5	3
LT5408	Sociolinguistics	P5	3
LT5409	Systemic Functional Linguistics	P5	3
LT5413	Philosophy of Language	P5	3
LT5416	Historical Linguistics	P5	3
LT5417	Language Universals and Linguistic Typology	P5	3
LT5420	Language Arts and Literature	P5	3
LT5421	Corpus Linguistics	P5	3
LT5423	Quantitative Methods for Linguistic Data Analysis	P5	3
LT5430	Special Topics in Linguistics	P5	3
LT5431	Functional Approaches to Syntax	P5	3
LT5432	Lexical Semantics	P5	3
LT5451	Pedagogical Grammar: Chinese and English	P5	3	^, @
LT5453	The Cantonese Language: Pronunciation, Lexicon and Grammar	P5	3	%, @
LT5454	Grammar of Chinese	P5	3	^, @
LT5455	Pragmatics	P5	3
LT5457	Computational Lexicography	P5	3
LT5458	Computer-Assisted Language Learning	P5	3
LT5461	Cognition and Language Differences	P5	3
LT6422	Advanced Topics in Semantics	P6	3
LT6423	Advanced Topics in Syntax	P6	3
LT6580	Master’s Project	P6	6	*
LT6581	Project	P6	3	*

Language Studies and Applications Stream (electives)
Group A (Language and Computer)
LT5199	Professional Internship	P5	3	#
LT5411	Computational Linguistics	P5	3
LT5423	Quantitative Methods for Linguistic Data Analysis	P5	3
LT5431	Functional Approaches to Syntax	P5	3
LT5432	Lexical Semantics	P5	3
LT5452	Learning and Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language	P5	3	^, @
LT5454	Grammar of Chinese	P5	3	^, @
LT5457	Computational Lexicography	P5	3
LT5458	Computer-Assisted Language Learning	P5	3
LT5459	Terminology and Translation	P5	3
LT5460	Studies of Second Language Acquisition	P5	3
LT5461	Cognition and Language Differences	P5	3
LT5620	Translation Technology	P5	3
LT5628	Human-Machine Interactive Translation	P5	3
LT5629	Translation Tools Development	P5	3
LT5631	Corpora and Translation	P5	3
LT5632	History of Machine Translation	P5	3
LT6580	Master’s Project	P6	6	*
LT6581	Project	P6	3	*
Group B (Language Teaching and Pedagogical Application)
LT5199	Professional Internship	P5	3	#
LT5407	Research Methodology for Applied Linguistics	P5	3
LT5412	Language Teaching	P5	3
LT5418	Second Language Pronunciation Acquisition: from Theory to Practice	P5	3
LT5420	Language Arts and Literature	P5	3
LT5423	Quantitative Methods for Linguistic Data Analysis	P5	3
LT5431	Functional Approaches to Syntax	P5	3
LT5432	Lexical Semantics	P5	3
LT5451	Pedagogical Grammar: Chinese and English	P5	3	^, @
LT5452	Learning and Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language	P5	3	^, @
LT5454	Grammar of Chinese	P5	3	^, @
LT5457	Computational Lexicography	P5	3
LT5458	Computer-Assisted Language Learning	P5	3
LT5459	Terminology and Translation	P5	3
LT5460	Studies of Second Language Acquisition	P5	3
LT5461	Cognition and Language Differences	P5	3
LT5620	Translation Technology	P5	3
LT6580	Master’s Project	P6	6	*
LT6581	Project	P6	3	*

Translation and Interpretation Stream (electives)
LT5199	Professional Internship	P5	3	#
LT5451	Pedagogical Grammar: Chinese and English	P5	3	^, @
LT5459	Terminology and Translation	P5	3
LT5513	Language in Legal Settings	P5	3
LT5601	Stylistics and Translation	P5	3	*
LT5606	Translating Cultures	P5	3
LT5615	Consecutive Interpretation	P5	3	+
LT5620	Translation Technology	P5	3
LT5621	Language and Literature in Translation	P5	3	*
LT5626	Translation and Comparative Literature	P5	3	*
LT5627	Advanced Interpreting	P5	3	*
LT5628	Human-Machine Interactive Translation	P5	3
LT5629	Translation Tools Development	P5	3
LT5630	Special Topics in Translation and Interpretation	P5	3	*
LT5631	Corpora and Translation	P5	3
LT5633	Performance and Translation	P5	3	$
LT6504	Bilingual Legal Drafting	P6	3	*
LT6505	Legal Translation	P6	3	*
LT6514	Advanced Legal Translation	P6	3	*
LT6580	Master’s Project	P6	6	*
LT6581	Project	P6	3	*

3. Free Elective: (3 credits)

A 3-credit unit course is chosen from any of the stream core courses and electives above.

Remarks

All Master of Arts students must take the two common courses, and four core courses designated for a specific stream. Moreover, they must take three courses from the stream electives (or two if one of them is LT6580 Master’s Project), and one course from any streams (core or electives).

Students can only select either LT6581 Project or LT6580 Master’s Project, but not both.

Medium of Instruction and assessment

^	Medium of instruction is English, supplemented with Putonghua.
%	Medium of instruction is English, supplemented with Cantonese.
@	Medium of assessment is English, supplemented with Chinese.
+	Two clusters for the medium of instruction and assessment, namely English and Cantonese, and English and Putonghua.
*	English is the main medium of instruction and assessment, supplemented with Chinese (Cantonese/Putonghua) in situations where English-Chinese translation and interpretation or Chinese linguistic data/texts is involved
$	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.
#	English is the medium of instruction on campus and assessment; English and/or Chinese may be required by individual internship partners.

4. Additional Notes:

Intermediate Awards	Required Courses	Total Credits
Postgraduate Diploma in Language Studies (General Linguistics/ Language Studies and Applications/ Translation and Interpretation) 語文學(語言學/ 語文研究與應用/ 翻譯及傳譯)深造文憑	four core courses designated for a specific stream, and four other 3 credit unit courses from the same stream	24
Postgraduate Certificate in Language Studies⁺ 語文學深造證書⁺	any four 3 credit unit courses	12
⁺ The stream designation is not available to graduates of Postgraduate Certificate.

Enquiry: LTenquiry@cityu.edu.hk

Page last updated: 23 August 2020