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Semester A 2024 - 25 courses offered by Department of Linguistics and Translation (LT)

Important notes for exchange students:

  1. Course availability is subject to confirmation.
  2. Course registration is subject to the approval by the concerned department.
  3. Students should select courses at level B2 to B4 and fulfil course pre-requisites if applicable.
  4. Students should take 12-18 credit units in a semester.
  5. Students wishing to take courses other than the prescribed list below can approach the respective departments for advice and registration upon their arrival at CityU. Enrolment of individual students at such courses are at the discretion of the respective teaching department.
  6. The schedule of the following list will be available in early August for Semester A and early Dec for Semester B. Students are advised to check their courses to avoid any time clash in courses and add/drop courses within the list on their arrival.
Course Code Course Title Level Language of Instruction Requirement / Restriction Remarks
GE1132 Mind, Brain and Language: How Are Human Beings Special? B1 English Nil
GE2124 The World through Languages B2 English Nil
LT2203 Language in Society B2 English Nil
LT2229 Fundamentals of Linguistics B2 English Nil
LT2231 Introduction to Language Technology B2 English Nil
LT3211 Semantics B3 English LT2201 Introduction to Linguistics or LT2229 Fundamentals of Linguistics or LT2290 Introduction to Language Studies
LT3214 Phonology B3 English LT3212 Phonetics
LT3216 Chinese Linguistics B3 English (supplemented by Chinese) LT2229 Fundamentals of Linguistics
LT3234 Language and Cognition B3 English Nil
LT3348 Translation for Government and Public Administration B3 English / Chinese Nil
LT3350 Translation for the Media B3 English / Chinese Nil
LT4226 Second Language Acquisition B4 English LT2201 Introduction to Linguistics, LT2229 Fundamental of Linguistics, LT2290 Introduction to Language Studies
LT4245 Psycholinguistics B4 English LT2229 Fundamentals of Linguistics and LT2204 Language and Mind
LT4361 Specialized Translation in Commerce and Finance B4 English / Chinese (Cantonese) Nil

 

Remarks: B2 - Undergraduate courses (elementary level)
  B3 - Undergraduate courses (intermediate/advanced level)
  B4 - Undergraduate courses (advanced level)
  * Subject to approval