This concentration is intended for practising/prospective teachers and related professionals who want to acquire the subject knowledge required of a qualified professional English language teacher in local primary and secondary schools. It addresses core issues in English language subject knowledge relevant to English language teaching, such as knowledge of the sound, structural and meaning systems of English and the use of English in context.

The objectives of the Concentration are to enable students to:

1. develop an in-depth understanding of the subject knowledge required for English language teaching;
2. enhance their critical awareness of how English subject knowledge can be applied to language teaching; and
3. reflect on pertinent theories and issues pertaining to English language subject knowledge and their implications for English language teaching and learning in Hong Kong.
   
   

Special Features of the English Language for Teaching Concentration

• It addresses core issues in English language subject knowledge relevant to English language teaching, such as Grammar for Teaching, Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics in English Language Teaching, Literature and Language Arts, Phonetics and Phonology, Lexis, Morphology and Semantics, and Written and Spoken Discourse.
• This Concentration specializes in providing deeper knowledge about teaching English language but it does not provide a teaching qualification, this is obtained through the processes of a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE).
• Students who successfully complete the Programme will meet the requirements for subject knowledge for English teachers in schools as stipulated by the Education Bureau (EDB). In addition, this qualification in conjunction with a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (or equivalent), with English as specialising subject, will meet the EDB’s requirements for language proficiency for English teachers.
• Students are eligible to apply for the Professional Development Incentive Grant offered by the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR).

# courses available in the current PGDE(STSK) English programme

Students who wish to meet the subject knowledge and/or language proficiency requirements of the Education Bureau (EDB) have to take both the electives and all four required courses. Descriptions for each course are listed in the University’s Calendar/Bulletin.

Descriptions for each course are listed in the University’s Calendar/Bulletin.