List of Qualifications Awarded by Local Institutes and Recognized for Exemption from the Language Proficiency Requirement (LPR) (English Language)

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Appendix 1 (Page 1 of 16) as at 30 November 2021

List of Qualifications Awarded by Local Institutes and Recognized for Exemption from the Language Proficiency Requirement (LPR) (English Language)

Note: Applicants will be granted full exemption from the LPR (English Language) and deemed to have reached Level 3 proficiency in all papers in the LPR if they possess both a relevant degree and relevant teacher training.

Relevant Degrees

A. Degrees specifically in the study of the English language (including English studies, English literature and English linguistics)

Institute Degree Field of Study Duration

1 City University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Teaching English as a Second Language 3 years

2 City University of Hong Kong

Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language

N/A Renamed as Master of Arts in English Studies (Teaching English as a Second

Language) (Added on 12 July 2011)

Restructured as Master of Arts in English Studies (Teaching English as a Second Language) (Added on 12 June 2018)

Restructured as Master of Arts in English Studies (Teaching English as a Second Language) (Added on 30 November 2021)

3 Hong Kong Baptist University

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language and Literature 3 years

Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language and Literature (Added on 7 June 2012)

4 years

4 Hong Kong Baptist University Master of Arts in Language Studies With English as the main language of study

N/A

5 Lingnan University

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Contemporary English Studies 3 years

Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Contemporary English Studies (Added on 7 June 2012)

4 years

6 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Arts

Major in English 3 years

Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Added on 7 June 2012) 4 years

7 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Contemporary English Language With English as the main language of study

3 years Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Language Studies with Business 3 years 8 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Master of Arts in English Language Teaching

N/A Restructured and renamed as Master of Arts in English Studies for the

Professions (English Language Teaching) (Added on 28 February 2017) 9 The University of Hong Kong

Bachelor of Arts Major in English Linguistics /

Literature in English / English Studies

3 years

10 The University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Arts

Major in Comparative Literature, with Literature in the English language as the key component

3 years

11 The University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Arts Major in Linguistics, with English

as the main language of study

3 years

12 The University of Hong Kong Master of Arts in English Studies N/A

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13 The University of Hong Kong Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics With English as the main language of study

N/A

14 City University of Hong Kong Master of Arts in Linguistics With English as the main language of study

N/A

15 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Master of Arts in English Applied English Linguistics N/A

Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Linguistics and Language Technology

With English as the main language of study

3 years Restructured as Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Linguistics and Language

Technology (Added on 5 January 2010)

Restructured and renamed as Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Language

Technology (Added on 19 May 2014) With no specialization in field of

study

4 years Restructured and renamed as Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Language

Applications (Added on 4 June 2015)

17 City University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English for the Professions (with possibility of minor in European Languages and Cultures)

2 years

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Language Studies (with specialization of Linguistics and Language Technology)

3 years Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Language Studies (with

specialization of Linguistics and Language Technology) (Added on 7 June 2012)

4 years

Master of Arts in Language Studies (with specialization in Linguistics)

N/A Restructured and renamed as Master of Arts in Language Studies (with stream

in General Linguistics) (Added on 19 Apr 2016)

Restructured as Master of Arts in Language Studies (with stream in General Linguistics) (Added on 28 February 2017)

With no specialization in field of study

20 Hong Kong Baptist University Bachelor of Arts (Hon) in Humanities – English Language Concentration 3 years 21 Hong Kong Baptist University Bachelor of Arts (Hon) in Humanities – English Literature Concentration 3 years

22 Lingnan University Master of Arts in English Studies N/A

23 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies With English as the main language of study

3 years

24 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics With English as the main language of study

3 years Restructured as Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics (Added on 7 June 2012) 4 years

25 The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Master of Arts in Linguistics

With English as the main language

of study N/A

Renamed as Master of Arts in Linguistics (General Linguistics Stream) Restructured as Master of Arts in Linguistics (General Linguistics Stream) (Added on 11 June 2019)

26 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Master of Arts in English Language Teaching N/A

27 The University of Hong Kong Master of Arts in Linguistics With English as the main language

of study

N/A

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28 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Master of Arts in English Language Studies N/A

Restructured and renamed as Master of Arts in English Studies for the Professions (English Language Studies) (Added on 28 February 2017)

29 Hong Kong Baptist University Bachelor of Arts (Hon) in Humanities – English Studies Concentration 3 years

30 The Open University of Hong Kong^@ Bachelor of Language Studies (English) 3-year equivalent

31 The Open University of Hong Kong^@ Bachelor of Language Studies (English) (Hons) 4-year equivalent

32 The Hong Kong Institute of Education^

and Lingnan University

Bachelor of Arts (Hon) in Contemporary English and Education (Four-year Full-time)

(Added on 27 January 2006)

4 years

33 The Open University of Hong Kong^@

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language and Culture (Added on 1 June 2006)

3-year equivalent Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language and Culture

(Revised on 24 October 2019)

4-year equivalent

34 The Open University of Hong Kong^@

Bachelor of English Language Studies with Honours (Added on 12 February 2007)

3-year equivalent Restructured as Bachelor of English Language Studies with Honours

(Added on 7 June 2012)

4-year equivalent

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Institute of Education^

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) English Studies and Education (Four-year Full-time) (Added on 12 February 2007)

Renamed as Bachelor of Arts (English Studies) and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language Education)

This double degree programme has been accepted as a bundle for exemption from the LPR. As such, either degree of the double degree programme would not be considered on its own as being accepted for exemption from the LPR, unless the individual degree concerned has been recognized independently as being accepted for exemption from the LPR. (Revised on 27 August 2008)

4 years

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language and Literature and Bachelor of Education in English Language Teaching (Added on 27 August 2008)

4 years

Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language and Literature and Bachelor of Education in English Language Teaching

This double degree programme has been accepted as a bundle for exemption from the LPR. As such, either degree of the double degree programme would not be considered on its own as being accepted for exemption from the LPR, unless the individual degree concerned has been recognized independently as being accepted for exemption from the LPR.

5 years

^ The Hong Kong Institute of Education was officially renamed The Education University of Hong Kong on 27.5.2016.

@ The Open University of Hong Kong was officially renamed Hong Kong Metropolitan University on 1.9.2021.

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37 Hong Kong Shue Yan University Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English (4-year full-time) (Added on 1 April 2009)

4 years

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Studies for the Professions (Added on 7 September 2009)

3 years Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Studies for the

Professions (Added on 7 June 2012)

4 years Restructured and renamed as Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English and

Applied Linguistics (Added on 26 February 2021)

Master of Arts in English Language Arts (Added on 22 October 2009)

N/A Restructured and renamed as Master of Arts in English Studies for the

Professions (English Language Arts) (Added on 28 February 2017)

Restructured as Master of Arts in English Studies for the Professions (English Language Arts) (Added on 15 January 2018)

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies (Three-Year Full-Time) (Added on 8 July 2010)

English major

3 years

Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies (Four-Year Full-Time) (Added on 27 February 2012)

4 years Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies (Four-Year

Full-Time) (Added on 12 November 2020)

Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies (Four-Year Full-Time) (Added on 30 November 2021)

41 The Hong Kong Institute of Education^ Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, English Studies (Added on 12 July 2011)

N/A

42 The Open University of Hong Kong^@ Bachelor of Arts in Chinese and English (Major in English) (Added on 12 July 2011)

3-year equivalent 43 The Open University of Hong Kong^@ Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Chinese and English (Major in English)

(Added on 12 July 2011)

3-year equivalent

Master of Arts in English Studies (Added on 12 July 2011) N/A

Restructured as Master of Arts in English Studies (Added on 12 June 2018) Restructured as Master of Arts in English Studies (General Track) (Added on 30 November 2021)

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Master of Arts in English Studies (Literary and Cultural Studies) (Added on 9 March 2012)

Restructured as Master of Arts in English Studies (Literary and Cultural N/A Studies) (Added on 12 June 2018)

Restructured and renamed as Master of Arts in English Studies (Literature, Language and Culture stream) (Added on 30 November 2021)

46 The Open University of Hong Kong^@ Master of Arts in Applied English Linguistics (Added on 7 June 2012) N/A 47 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Master of Arts in English (Literary Studies) (Added on 6 January 2010) N/A

Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Added on 23 January 2014)

N/A Restructured as Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other

Languages (Added on 21 October 2014)

Restructured as Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Added on 11 June 2019)

Restructured as Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Added on 26 February 2021)

Restructured as Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Added on 5 July 2021)

49 Hang Seng Management College⁺ Bachelor of Arts in English (Honours) (Added on 23 January 2014) 4 years

50 City University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Arts in English Studies (Added on 6 August 2014) 4 years

51 The Open University of Hong Kong^@ Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English and Comparative Literature (Added

on 21 October 2014) 4 years

52 Hong Kong Baptist University Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language and Literature Studies (Added on 14 December 2016)

Literary Studies in English Concentration

4 years Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Concentration 53 Hong Kong Baptist University Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Teaching English as a Second Language

(Added on 14 December 2016) 4 years

54 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Master of Arts in English Studies for the Professions (English for the

Professions) (Added on 28 February 2017) N/A

55 The University of Hong Kong Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

(Added on 29 October 2018) N/A

56 City University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Arts in English (Added on 11 June 2019) Language and Literature Stream 4 years

+ Hang Seng Management College was officially renamed The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong on 30.10.2018.

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Appendix 1 (Page 6 of 16) as at 30 November 2021 B. Degrees in Education with specialism in English

1 City University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Primary Education Major in English 3 years

Bachelor of Education (Language Education) English Language Education 4 years Restructured and renamed as Bachelor of Arts (English Studies) and Bachelor

of Education (English Language Education) (Revised on 27 August 2008)

4 years

Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (English Studies) and Bachelor of Education (English Language Education) (Added on 7 June 2012)

5 years

3 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Education (Primary Education) Major in English 4 years

4 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Master of Education (English Language Education) N/A

5 The Hong Kong Institute of Education^ Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Primary) Major in English 4 years 6 The Open University of Hong Kong^@

Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Education

English Strand

4-year equivalent Renamed as Bachelor of Education with Honours in Secondary Education

(English Strand)

4-year equivalent

7 The University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Education (Language Education) English Language 4 years

8 The University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Education (Primary/Secondary Education) Major in English 4 years

9 The University of Hong Kong Master of Education English Language Education N/A

10 The University of Hong Kong Master of Education Language in Education, English

Stream

N/A

11 The University of Hong Kong Master of Education Teaching English as a Foreign

Language

N/A

12 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language Teaching (in collaboration with the Hong Kong Institute of Education^)

4 years

Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Primary Education

English Strand

4-year equivalent Renamed as Bachelor of Education with Honours in Primary Education

(English Strand) (Revised on 16 June 2005)

4-year equivalent 14 Hong Kong Baptist University Master of Education – English Language for Teaching (ELT) Concentration N/A

15 The Hong Kong Institute of Education^ Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Languages) Major in English 4 years 16 The Hong Kong Institute of Education^ Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Language Teaching) Major in English 4 years

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17 The University of Hong Kong Master of Education in English Language Studies N/A

Master of Education

English Language Education Strand N/A Renamed as Master of Education in English Language Education (Revised on

16 June 2005)

N/A 19 Hong Kong Baptist University Bachelor of Education (Added on 1 June 2006) English Language Studies 4 years

20 Hong Kong Baptist University Bachelor of Education (Honours) English Language Studies 4 years

Master of Education (English Language Education Specialization)

Renamed as Master of Education (TESOL and English Language Education Specialization) (12 February 2007)

English Subject Knowledge Strand N/A

Master of Education (English Language Education Specialization)

Renamed as Master of Education (TESOL and English Language Education Specialization) (12 February 2007)

English Extended Studies Strand

N/A

Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Strand) and Bachelor of Language Studies (English) (Honours) (Added on 1 June 2006)

5-year equivalent

24 The University of Hong Kong

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education in Language Education (English) (Added on 1 June 2006)

4 years

Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language) (Added on 31 October 2006)

4 years Restructured as Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language)

(Five-year Full-time) (Added on 27 February 2012)

(Five-year Full-time) (Added on 15 January 2019)

Restructured as Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language) (Five-year Full-time) (Added on 26 February 2021)

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Bachelor of Education with Honours in English Language Teaching and Bachelor of English Language Studies with Honours

(Added on 12 February 2007)

4-year equivalent

Restructured as Bachelor of Education with Honours in English Language Teaching and Bachelor of English Language Studies with Honours (Added on 7 June 2012)

5-year equivalent

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education in Language Education (Added on 7 June 2012)

Major in English Language and Linguistics

5 years

28 The University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Education in Language Education (Primary English) (Added on 6 January 2010)

First major: Major in English Second major: Major in Education

4 years

Master of Education (English Language Education) plus Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Educational Studies (English Language Studies) (Added on 29 May 2006)

N/A

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30 The Education University of Hong Kong

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language) (Added on 18 August 2016)

Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language) (Added on 15 January 2019) Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language) (Added on 26 February 2021) This double degree programme has been accepted as a bundle for exemption from the LPR. As such, either degree of the double degree programme would not be considered on its own as being accepted for exemption from the LPR, unless the individual degree concerned has been recognized independently as being accepted for exemption from the LPR.

C. Degrees in language & communication (English)

1 City University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English for Professional Communication 3 years

2 City University of Hong Kong Master of Arts in English for Specific Purposes N/A

Renamed as Master of Arts in English Studies (English for Specific Purposes) N/A

3 The University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Arts

Major in Language and

Communication, with English major as a

co-requisite

3 years

4 City University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Arts in English (Added on 21 January 2020) English and Professional

Communication Stream 4 years D. Degrees in translation with English as one of the principal languages studied

Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Translation and Interpretation 3 years

Restructured as Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Translation and Interpretation

(Added on 17 July 2012) 4 years

Restructured and renamed as Bachelor of Arts in Translation and Interpretation (Added on 6 August 2014)

2 City University of Hong Kong Master of Arts in Translation and Interpretation N/A

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Translation 3 years

Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Translation (Added on 17 July 2012)

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4 Lingnan University

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Translation 3 years

Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Translation (Added on 17 July 2012)

4 years

5 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Arts

Major in Translation 3 years

Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Added on 17 July 2012) 4 years

6 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Master of Arts in Translation N/A

7 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Translation and Chinese 3 years

Bachelor of Arts in Language and Translation (English and Chinese) 3-year equivalent Renamed as Bachelor of Arts in Language and Translation

Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Language and Translation

3-year equivalent 4-year equivalent 9 The University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Arts

Major in Translation 3 years

Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Added on17 July 2012) 4 years

10 City University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Language Studies (with specialization in Translation and Interpretation)

3 years

Master of Arts in Language Studies (with specialization in Translation and Interpretation)

N/A Restructured and renamed as Master of Arts in Language Studies (with stream

in Translation and Interpretation) (Added on 6 August 2014)

Restructured as Master of Arts in Language Studies (with stream in Translation and Interpretation) (Added on 28 February 2017)

12 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Master of Arts in Translating and Interpreting (Added on 1 March 2010) N/A

Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Language Studies and Translation (Added on 17 July 2012)

3-year equivalent Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Language Studies and Translation (Added on

17 July 2012)

4-year equivalent 14 Hang Seng Management College⁺ Bachelor of Translation with Business (Honours) (Added on 11 February 2015) 4 years

15 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Linguistics and Translation (Added on 20

August 2021) 4 years

+ Hang Seng Management College was officially renamed The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong on 30.10.2018.

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Relevant Teacher Training

E. Degrees in Education with specialism in English (The following qualifications are considered as both relevant degrees and relevant teacher training.) (Qualifications in this Section are also included in Section A/B of the Reference List.)

Bachelor of Education (Language Education)

English Language Education

4 years Restructured and renamed as Bachelor of Arts (English Studies) and Bachelor of

Education (English Language Education) (Revised on 27 August 2008) Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (English Studies) and Bachelor of Education (English Language Education) (Added on 7 June 2012)

5 years

2 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Education (Primary Education) Major in English 4 years 3 The Hong Kong Institute of Education^ Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Primary) Major in English 4 years

4 The University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Education (Language Education) English Language 4 years

5 The University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Education (Primary/Secondary Education) Major in English 4 years 6 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language Teaching (in collaboration with

the Hong Kong Institute of Education^)

4 years

Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Secondary Education

English Strand

4-year equivalent Renamed as Bachelor of Education with Honours in Secondary Education

(English Strand)

4-year equivalent

Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Primary Education

English Strand

4-year equivalent Renamed as Bachelor of Education with Honours in Primary Education (English

Strand) (Revised on 16 June 2005)

4-year equivalent 9 The Hong Kong Institute of Education^ Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Languages) Major in English 4 years

10 The Hong Kong Institute of Education^ Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Language Teaching) Major in English 4 years 11 The Hong Kong Institute of Education^

and Lingnan University

Bachelor of Arts (Hon) in Contemporary English and Education (Four-year Full-time)

(Added on 27 January 2006)

4 years

12 Hong Kong Baptist University Bachelor of Education (Added on 1 June 2006) English Language Studies 4 years

13 Hong Kong Baptist University Bachelor of Education (Honours) English Language Studies 4 years

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Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Strand) and Bachelor of Language Studies (English) (Honours) (Added on 1 June 2006)

5-year equivalent

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education in Language Education (English) (Added on 1 June 2006)

4 years

Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language) (Added on 31 October 2006)

(Five-Year Full-Time) (Added on 27 February 2012)

(Five-Year Full-Time) (Added on 15 January 2019)

Restructured as Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language) (Five-Year Full-Time) (Added on 26 February 2021)

Bachelor of Education with Honours in English Language Teaching and Bachelor of English Language Studies with Honours

(Added on 12 February 2007)

4-year equivalent

Restructured as Bachelor of Education with Honours in English Language Teaching and Bachelor of English Language Studies with Honours (5 years) (Added on 7 June 2012)

5-year equivalent

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Institute of Education^

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) English Studies and Education (Four-year Full-time) (Added on 12 February 2007)

Re-named as Bachelor of Arts (English Studies) and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language Education)

(Revised on 27 August 2008)

4 years

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language and Literature and Bachelor of Education in English Language Teaching (Added on 27 August 2008)

4 years

Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Language and Literature and Bachelor of Education in English Language Teaching

5 years

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education in Language Education (Added on 7 June 2012)

Major in English Language and Linguistics

5 years

21 The University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Education in Language Education (Primary English) (Added on 6 January 2010)

First major: Major in English Second major: Major in Education

4 years

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Master of Education (English Language Education) plus Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Educational Studies (English Language Studies) (Added on 29 May 2006)

N/A

23 The Education University of Hong Kong

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language) (Added on 18 August 2016)

Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language) (Added on 15 January 2019) Restructured as Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Language Studies and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (English Language) (Added on 26 February 2021) This double degree programme has been accepted as a bundle for exemption from the LPR. As such, either degree of the double degree programme would not be considered on its own as being accepted for exemption from the LPR, unless the individual degree concerned has been recognized independently as being accepted for exemption from the LPR.

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Appendix 1 (Page 15 of 16) as at 30 November 2021 F. Certificates/Diplomas in Education with specialism in English

Institute Certificate/Diploma Field of Study

1 Hong Kong Baptist University Postgraduate Diploma in Education Major in English

2 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) Major in English 3 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Primary) Major in English 4 The Hong Kong Institute of Education^ Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) Major in English 5 The Hong Kong Institute of Education^ Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Primary) Major in English 6 The Hong Kong Institute of Education^ Certificate in Secondary Education (English) Major in English 7 The Hong Kong Institute of Education^ Certificate in Primary Education Major in English 8 The Hong Kong Institute of Education^ In-service Course of Training for Teachers in Secondary Schools Major in English 9 The Hong Kong Institute of Education^ In-service Course of Training for Teachers in Primary Schools Major in English

10 The University of Hong Kong Postgraduate Certificate in Education Major in English

Renamed as Postgraduate Diploma in Education Major in English

11 The Open University of Hong Kong^@ Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) English Strand 12 The Open University of Hong Kong^@ Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Primary) English Strand

13 Hong Kong Baptist University – Department of Education Studies

Postgraduate Diploma in Education – English Subject Teaching and Subject Knowledge Stream (Two-year Part-time) ^{# #}

Renamed as Postgraduate Diploma in Education – English Subject Teaching and Subject Knowledge Stream ^{# #}

14 The Open University of Hong Kong^@ –

School of Education and Languages Certificate in Education ^{# # #} (1) Secondary English Strand

(2) Primary English Strand 15 The University of Hong Kong – Faculty

of Education Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Educational Studies** English Language Teaching Specialism 16 The Chinese University of Hong Kong –

Faculty of Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy for English Language Teaching) ^{# #}

17 The Hong Kong Institute of Education^ Postgraduate Diploma in Education Programmes (Primary/Secondary)(Two-year Part-time) English Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy ^{# #}

18 City University of Hong Kong Post-graduate Diploma in English Language Education 19 The Hong Kong Institute of Education^

Professional Development Course on Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) for Native-speaking English Teachers (NETs) and Local English Teachers (LETs)** (Added on 26 November 2009)

# # Graduates of this course, who are already holders of a PGDE / PGCE / BEd or equivalent and majoring in subjects other than English, will be considered to have fulfilled the SCOLAR requirements on English subject knowledge (PGSK) and relevant teacher training, and will be considered for exemption from the LPR. This course is also included in Section G of the Reference List.

# # #Graduates of any of the two strands, who are already holders of a local PGDE / PGCE / BEd or equivalent and majoring in subjects other than English, will be considered to have attained the level of language teaching methodology that is equivalent to a PGDE in language teaching as required by SCOLAR / LPR.

** Graduates of this course, who are already holders of a PGDE / PGCE / BEd or equivalent and majoring in subjects other than English, will be considered to have attained the level of language teaching methodology that is equivalent to a PGDE in language teaching as required by SCOLAR / LPR.

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Relevant Post-graduate Programmes in Subject Knowledge

G. Post-graduate Programmes in Subject Knowledge for English Language Teachers ^#

Institute Certificate/Diploma

1 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University – English

Department Postgraduate Diploma in English Language Studies

2 The Open University of Hong Kong^@ – School of

Education and Languages (E&L) Postgraduate Certificate in English Studies for Language Teaching 3 City University of Hong Kong – Department of

English and Communication

Postgraduate Certificate in Subject Knowledge for English Language Teachers

Renamed as Postgraduate Diploma in Subject Knowledge for English Language Teachers 4 City University of Hong Kong – Department of

Chinese, Translation and Linguistics Postgraduate Diploma in Language Studies [with specialization in Linguistics] (PGD LS) 5 Hong Kong Baptist University – Department of

English Language and Literature Post-graduate Diploma in English Subject Knowledge (PGSK) for English Language Teachers 6 Hong Kong Institute of Education^ –

Department of English

Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in English Studies Renamed as Postgraduate Diploma in English Studies 7 Hong Kong Baptist University – Department of

Education Studies

Postgraduate Diploma in Education – English Subject Teaching and Subject Knowledge Stream (Two-year Part-time) ^{# #} Renamed as Postgraduate Diploma in Education – English Subject Teaching and Subject Knowledge Stream ^{# #}

8

The University of Hong Kong – English Centre in collaboration with Department of English and Department of Linguistics

Postgraduate Diploma in English Studies (PDipES)

9 The Chinese University of Hong Kong – Faculty of

Education Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy for English Language Teaching)^{# #}

10 The Hong Kong Institute of Education^ Postgraduate Diploma in Education Programmes (Primary/Secondary)(Two-year Part-time) English Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy ^{# #}

# Applicants who possess a degree not in the relevant language subject but have completed a recognized post-graduate programme in subject knowledge (PGSK) in the relevant language subject are regarded as having a relevant language major degree for the purpose of exemption from the LPR.

# # Graduates of this course, who are already holders of a PGDE / PGCE / BEd or equivalent and majoring in subjects other than English, will be considered to have fulfilled the SCOLAR requirements on English subject knowledge (PGSK) and relevant teacher training, and will be considered for exemption from the LPR. This course is also included in Section F of the Reference List.

Note: The institutes concerned are required to formally advise the Education Bureau (EDB) of any changes to the programmes listed above. If EDB is not informed of such changes, the programmes concerned will not be recognized as an approved qualification for Exemption from the Language Proficiency Requirement (LPR) (English Language).