BA (Hons) in Chinese Language and Literature

Course List

The Department of Chinese Language and Literature offers a variety of courses ranging from classical to modern literature. To cope with the needs of the community, courses are categorised into two types: basic and specialty.

Our programme aims at training students to master the characteristics of Chinese language and literature, and to understand its development. In addition, our students are well-trained to equip with abilities in literary appreciation, criticism, and writing.

2024-25 Term 1
CHLL1110
Introduction to Chinese Linguistics
3 Units
CHLL1401
Introduction to Literature
3 Units
CHLL1900
Exploring China: Words and Images
3 Units
CHLL1903
Staging Love: Six Hundred Years of Chinese Romantic Plays
3 Units
CHLL2131
Introduction to Chinese Phonology
3 Units
CHLL2212
Introduction to the Study of Classical Chinese Texts
3 Units
CHLL2300
History of Chinese Literature I
3 Units
CHLL2350
Classical Chinese Poetry: Selected Readings and Writing Practice
3 Units
CHLL2402
Readings in Modern Chinese Literature
3 Units
CHLL3142
Comparative Grammar in Chinese and English
3 Units
CHLL3232

Han Shu

3 Units
CHLL3311
Poetry of Li Bai
3 Units
CHLL3322
Classical Chinese Fiction (Novel)
3 Units
CHLL3403
Creative Writing
3 Units
CHLL3406
Modern Chinese Fiction (Novella and Short Stories)
3 Units
CHLL4224

Zuo Zhuan

3 Units
CHLL4341
Selected Topics in Classical Chinese Literature I
3 Units
CHLL4410
Selected Topics in Modern Chinese Literature II
3 Units
CHLL4415
Ecologies, Disasters, and Crises in Global Contemporary Chinese Literature
3 Units
2024-25 Term 2
CHLL1211
Introduction to Chinese Classic Texts
3 Units
CHLL1900
Exploring China: Words and Images
3 Units
CHLL2121
Introduction to Chinese Philology
3 Units
CHLL2301
History of Chinese Literature II
3 Units
CHLL2350
Classical Chinese Poetry: Selected Readings and Writing Practice
3 Units
CHLL2403
Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature
3 Units
CHLL3131
Studies in Chinese Phonology
3 Units
CHLL3315
Ci Poetry of Su Shi and Xin Qiji
3 Units
CHLL3316
Selected Prose Works through All Ages
3 Units
CHLL3317
Poetry of the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties
3 Units
CHLL3341
Women’s Literature from Ming through Qing
3 Units
CHLL3404
Modern Chinese Poetry
3 Units
CHLL3405
Modern Chinese Prose
3 Units
CHLL4241

Lu Shi Chun Qiu

3 Units
CHLL4253
Selected Topics on Classical Texts II
3 Units
CHLL4332
Chinese Poetics
3 Units
CHLL4343
Selected Topics in Classical Chinese Literature II
3 Units
CHLL4401
Literature and Art
3 Units
CHLL4411

Lu Xun

3 Units

Please visit the following website to browse the University Undergraduate E-handbook for information on our study scheme and other useful information in detail.

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Course List

The Department of Chinese Language and Literature offers a variety of courses ranging from classical to modern literature. To cope with the needs of the community, courses are categorised into two types: basic and specialty.

Our programme aims at training students to master the characteristics of Chinese language and literature, and to understand its development. In addition, our students are well-trained to equip with abilities in literary appreciation, criticism, and writing.

2023-2024 Term 1
2023-2024 Term 2

Please visit the following website to browse the University Undergraduate E-handbook for information on our study scheme and other useful information in detail.

[Academic and Quality Section]