ENGE 1000 English Studies: Thinking Creatively a Global Language

ENGE 1000A
(Tuesdays 2:30-4:15 pm)

Course Outline

1. Course overview

Creative use of language is one of the abilities that distinguish us as human beings. This
creativity can be observed in English literature and in our everyday language use. This
course aims at enabling students to appreciate the creative use of English by introducing
them to well-known literary works and everyday materials, such as movie clips, songs, and
advertisements. This course also explores how language influences and shapes such things
as, our conceptualization, our emotions, our sense of humour, our experience of technology,
and our membership to society.
The course consists of two parts: one focusing on literature and the other on linguistics. In
the literature module, students will learn the various effects of creative use of English by
reading poetry, drama and fiction. All the reading texts are carefully chosen to help students
enjoy the reading of English literature. In the linguistics module, students will study how
language is structured and used creatively for a wide range of purposes and settings.

2. Learning outcomes

This course will enable students to:

● discover what it is like to study literature and linguistics

● learn basic literary and linguistic concepts
● appreciate the beauty and fun of creative language use
● have a taste of the classics in English literature
● heighten their interest in the English linguistics
● understand language use in different contexts through linguistic concepts
● gain introductory knowledge of topics and trends in applied linguistics
● use the global language creatively
3.Assessment Scheme
English Literary Studies (ELS)

Identifying literary Students will be given a 10%

features short text to identify the
literary features that
they have been taught in
the course.

Choosing the right word Students will be given a 10%

passage with blanks.
They are to choose the
suitable words from a
list of vocabulary to
make the passage work
poetically.

Writing a short poem Students will submit a 10%

short poem that they
have written based on a
chosen theme.

Attendance Students are expected to 10%

attend all the lectures
and tutorials

Active participation Students are expected to 10%

participate in the tasks
given in lectures

Applied English Linguistics (AEL)

Article review Each student writes a 15%

400-word review about
a linguistic journal
article discussed in
class.
Personal narrative Each student can choose 30%
to either:
write an essay of about
800 words on his or her
personal experience
with language use in
local and/or global
context(s).
OR
Make a 3-5min video
that documents his or
her personal experience
with language use in
local and/or global
context(s).

Attendance & Tutorial Students will be 5%

participation assessed on how
actively they participate
in and how prepared
they are for the tutorial
activities.

4.Reading materials
ELS:
Poems: “The Road not Taken”, by Robert Frost
“Jabberwocky”, by Lewis Caroll
“The Eagle”, by Alfred Lord Tennyson
“This is Just to Say”, by William Carlos Williams
“Sonnet 18”, by William Shakespeare

Short story: “The Chaser”, by John Collier

“The Reunion”, by John Cheever

Novel: Chapter I, Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte

Chapter I, Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen

Play: Excerpts from King Lear, by William Shakespeare

AEL:
Barton, D. & Lee, C. (2013). “Hello!Bonjour!Ciao!Hola!Guten Tag!: Deploying Linguistic
Resources Online”. In Language Online:Investigating Digital Texts and Practices. London:
Routledge.

Boroditsky, L. (2011). How languages construct time. In S. Dehaene & E. M. Brannon

(Eds.), Space, time, and number in the brain (pp. 333-341). Amsterdam: Academic Press.

Crystal, D. (2012). “The future of global English”. In English as a global language (pp. 123-
191). New York: Cambridge University Press

Grabe, W. P. (2012). Applied Linguistics: A Twenty-First-Century Discipline. In The

Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics, (2 Ed.) Oxford University Press.
https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195384253.013.0002.

Lakoff, G. & Johnson, M. (2003). Metaphors We Live By. Chicago: University of Chicago
Press.

Mansfield, G. (2014). Mind the gap between form and function. Teaching pragmatics with
the British sitcom in the foreign language classroom. Language Learning in Higher
Education, 3(2),373-379.

Schmitt, N. (Ed.). (2010). “An Overview of Applied Linguistics”. In An Introduction to

Applied Linguistics (2nd ed.). London: Hodder Education.

5.Course Schedule
Week Date Lecture Topics/Contents Reading
(essential readings in bold)

1 7 Jan Poems that paint pictures “The Road not Taken”

with words “The Eagle”
“This is just to say”

2 14 Jan Stories that make us see and Chapter 1, Jane Eyre

feel “The Reunion”

3 21 Jan Humour and irony in “Jabberwocky”

literary texts Pride and Prejudice
“The Chaser”

4 28 Jan Happy Chinese New Year! -

5 4 Feb A taste of Shakespeare 1 “Sonnet 18”, King Lear

6 11 Feb A taste of Shakespeare 2 King Lear

7 18 Feb Revision -

8 25 Feb Introduction to the Course; Schmitt & Celce-Murcia (2010) Ch 1;

An overview of Applied Grabe (2010)
English Linguistics

9 3 Mar Futures of global Englishes Crystal (2012)

and English as a global
language

10 10 Mar Language and the Internet Barton & Lee (2013)

11 17 Mar Teaching pragmatics Mansfield (2014)

through sitcom

12 24 Mar Metaphor in language use Lakoff (2003)

13 31 Mar Reading Week -

14 7 Apr Language and thought: Boroditsky (2011)

About time

15 14 Apr Recapitulation -
 1. Contact details for teacher(s)
Lecturer

Name: Dr. Chloe Li

Office Location: Fung King Hey Bldg Room 312

Telephone: TBC

Email: [email protected]

Teaching Venue: TBC

Website: TBC

Other information: TBC

Teaching Assistant/Tutor:

Name:
TBC

Office Location: TBC

Telephone: TBC

Email: TBC

Teaching Venue: TBC

Website: TBC

Other information: TBC

Lecturer(s)

Name: Dr. Ivy Wong

Office Location: Fung King Hey Bldg Room 312

Telephone: TBC

Email: [email protected]

Teaching Venue: TBC

Website: TBC

Other information: TBC

Teaching Assistant/Tutor:

Name:
TBC

Office Location: TBC

Telephone: TBC

Email: TBC

Teaching Venue: TBC

Website: TBC

Other information: TBC

 Academic honesty and plagiarism

Attention is drawn to University policy and regulations on honesty in academic work, and
to the disciplinary guidelines and procedures applicable to breaches of such policy and
regulations. Details may be found at http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/.

With each assignment, students will be required to submit a signed declaration that they are
aware of these policies, regulations, guidelines and procedures. For group projects, all
students of the same group should be asked to sign the declaration.

For assignments in the form of a computer-generated document that is principally text-based

and submitted via VeriGuide, the statement, in the form of a receipt, will be issued by the
system upon students’ uploading of the soft copy of the assignment. Assignments without
the receipt will not be graded by teachers. Only the final version of the assignment should
be submitted via VeriGuide.

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 ENGE 1000 English Studies: Thinking Creatively a Global Language

ENGE 1000B
(Thursdays 2:30-4:15 pm)

Course Outline

1. Course overview

Creative use of language is one of the abilities that distinguish us as human beings. This
creativity can be observed in English literature and in our everyday language use. This
course aims at enabling students to appreciate the creative use of English by introducing
them to well-known literary works and everyday materials, such as movie clips, songs, and
advertisements. This course also explores how language influences and shapes such things
as, our conceptualization, our emotions, our sense of humour, our experience of technology,
and our membership to society.
The course consists of two parts: one focusing on literature and the other on linguistics. In
the literature module, students will learn the various effects of creative use of English by
reading poetry, drama and fiction. All the reading texts are carefully chosen to help students
enjoy the reading of English literature. In the linguistics module, students will study how
language is structured and used creatively for a wide range of purposes and settings.

2. Learning outcomes

This course will enable students to:

● discover what it is like to study literature and linguistics

● learn basic literary and linguistic concepts
● appreciate the beauty and fun of creative language use
● have a taste of the classics in English literature
● heighten their interest in the English linguistics
● understand language use in different contexts through linguistic concepts
● gain introductory knowledge of topics and trends in applied linguistics
● use the global language creatively
3.Assessment Scheme
English Literary Studies (ELS)

Identifying literary Students will be given a 10%

features short text to identify the
literary features that
they have been taught in
the course.

Choosing the right word Students will be given a 10%

passage with blanks.
They are to choose the
suitable words from a
list of vocabulary to
make the passage work
poetically.

Writing a short poem Students will submit a 10%

short poem that they
have written based on a
chosen theme.

Attendance Students are expected to 10%

attend all the lectures
and tutorials

Active participation Students are expected to 10%

participate in the tasks
given in lectures

Applied English Linguistics (AEL)

Article review Each student writes a 15%

400-word review about
a linguistic journal
article discussed in
class.
Personal narrative Each student can choose 30%
to either:
write an essay of about
800 words on his or her
personal experience
with language use in
local and/or global
context(s).
OR
Make a 3-5min video
that documents his or
her personal experience
with language use in
local and/or global
context(s).

Attendance & Tutorial Students will be 5%

participation assessed on how
actively they participate
in and how prepared
they are for the tutorial
activities.

4.Reading materials
ELS:
Poems: “The Road not Taken”, by Robert Frost
“Jabberwocky”, by Lewis Caroll
“The Eagle”, by Alfred Lord Tennyson
“This is Just to Say”, by William Carlos Williams
“Sonnet 18”, by William Shakespeare

Short story: “The Chaser”, by John Collier

“The Reunion”, by John Cheever

Novel: Chapter I, Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte

Chapter I, Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen

Play: Excerpts from King Lear, by William Shakespeare

AEL:
Barton, D. & Lee, C. (2013). “Hello!Bonjour!Ciao!Hola!Guten Tag!: Deploying Linguistic
Resources Online”. In Language Online:Investigating Digital Texts and Practices. London:
Routledge.

Boroditsky, L. (2011). How languages construct time. In S. Dehaene & E. M. Brannon

(Eds.), Space, time, and number in the brain (pp. 333-341). Amsterdam: Academic Press.

Crystal, D. (2012). “The future of global English”. In English as a global language (pp. 123-
191). New York: Cambridge University Press

Grabe, W. P. (2012). Applied Linguistics: A Twenty-First-Century Discipline. In The

Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics, (2 Ed.) Oxford University Press.
https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195384253.013.0002.

Lakoff, G. & Johnson, M. (2003). Metaphors We Live By. Chicago: University of Chicago
Press.

Mansfield, G. (2014). Mind the gap between form and function. Teaching pragmatics with
the British sitcom in the foreign language classroom. Language Learning in Higher
Education, 3(2),373-379.

Schmitt, N. (Ed.). (2010). “An Overview of Applied Linguistics”. In An Introduction to

Applied Linguistics (2nd ed.). London: Hodder Education.

5.Course Schedule
Week Date Lecture Topics/Contents Reading
(essential readings in bold)

1 9 Jan Poems that paint pictures “The Road not Taken”

with words “The Eagle”
“This is just to say”

2 16 Jan Stories that make us see and Chapter 1, Jane Eyre

feel “The Reunion”

3 23 Jan Humour and irony in “Jabberwocky”

literary texts Pride and Prejudice
“The Chaser”

4 30 Jan Happy Chinese New Year! -

5 6 Feb A taste of Shakespeare 1 “Sonnet 18”, King Lear

6 13 Feb A taste of Shakespeare 2 King Lear

7 20 Feb Revision -

8 27 Feb Introduction to the Course; Schmitt & Celce-Murcia (2010) Ch 1;

An overview of Applied Grabe (2010)
English Linguistics

9 5 Mar Futures of global Englishes Crystal (2012)

and English as a global
language

10 12 Mar Language and the Internet Barton & Lee (2013)

11 19 Mar Teaching pragmatics Mansfield (2014)

through sitcom

12 26 Mar Metaphor in language use Lakoff (2003)

13 2 Apr Reading Week -

14 9 Apr Language and thought: Boroditsky (2011)

About time

15 16 Apr Recapitulation -
 1. Contact details for teacher(s)
Professor/Lecturer/Instructo
r:

Name: Dr. Chloe Li

Office Location: Fung King Hey Bldg Room 312

Telephone: TBC

Email: [email protected]

Teaching Venue: TBC

Website: TBC

Other information: TBC

Teaching Assistant/Tutor:

Name:
TBC

Office Location: TBC

Telephone: TBC

Email: TBC

Teaching Venue: TBC

Website: TBC

Other information: TBC

Lecturer(s)

Name: Dr. Ivy Wong

Office Location: Fung King Hey Bldg Room 312

Telephone: TBC

Email: [email protected]

Teaching Venue: TBC

Website: TBC

Other information: TBC

Teaching Assistant/Tutor:

Name:
TBC

Office Location: TBC

Telephone: TBC

Email: TBC

Teaching Venue: TBC

Website: TBC

Other information: TBC

Academic honesty and plagiarism

Attention is drawn to University policy and regulations on honesty in academic work, and
to the disciplinary guidelines and procedures applicable to breaches of such policy and
regulations. Details may be found at http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/.

With each assignment, students will be required to submit a signed declaration that they are
aware of these policies, regulations, guidelines and procedures. For group projects, all
students of the same group should be asked to sign the declaration.

For assignments in the form of a computer-generated document that is principally text-based

and submitted via VeriGuide, the statement, in the form of a receipt, will be issued by the
system upon students’ uploading of the soft copy of the assignment. Assignments without
the receipt will not be graded by teachers. Only the final version of the assignment should
be submitted via VeriGuide.