16 October 2014 5th English Departmental Seminar, by Professor David Parker “The Importance of TeachingLiterature in Our Second Language Context” by Professor David Parker …
18 September 2014 The English Language Centre had the honour of inviting Ms Mandy Lo, a guest speaker from the British Council, to deliver an…
26 August 2014 Bachelor of Arts in English – Programme Orientation (2014-2015) Professor Thomas Luk, Dean of School of Humanities & Social Science, Head…
22 July 2014 English Summer Course 2014 Summer course students with the Department of English at the opening ceremony on 9 June, 2014 Mr David…
‘Glocality’ and Cultural Literacy: HSMC English Enhancement Project 2014-2016 Department of English proudly announces that “‘Glocality’ and Cultural Literacy: HSMC English Enhancement Project…
19 June 2014 GE Colloquium Series No. 5 (2013/14): Weibo and public health Date: 19 June 2014 (Thursday) Presentation Topic: Weibo and public health: Chinesenetizens’ concerns about…
8 May 20144th English Departmental Seminar, by Professor Stuart Christie “William Empson, Bilateral Knowledge Transfer, and China, 1942-1952” by Professor Stuart Christie Date: 8 May…
24 April 2014 (Thursday) GE Colloquium Series No. 4 (2013/14) Presentation Topic: Paradigm Shift of Japan’s Monetary Policymaking: Implications of Abe Shinzo’s Return to…
3 April 2014 (Thursday) GE Colloquium Series No.3 (2013/14) Presentation Topic: “Seven Identities: On Construction of Chineseness among Long-settled Australian-born Chinese" Speaker: Dr. Lucille…
2014 – 1 April GE Salon Series No.3 (2013/14) –“電影放映及欣賞 —「打不倒的勇者」(“Invictus”) 通識教育系主辦的「通識沙龍」第3回,就以《電影欣賞: Invictus》為題,與同學分享這個叫曼德拉總統最叫人敬佩的一刻的故事… 時間是1995年,當年的南非已選出了黑人民權領袖曼德拉成立新一任總統。然而在那時,雖然種族隔離政策已經結束,但黑人與白人之間的鴻溝,仍然巨大。白人流行的,在黑人中間就被杯葛:欖球就是其中一個例子——每當南非欖球隊出賽,白人捧場,黑人就會特地捧對家,以求代表白人的南非隊落敗。 就在三十多年被世界體壇解禁的1995年,南非主辦了舉行世界盃橄欖球賽。南非總統曼德拉與國家橄欖球隊隊長法蘭索瓦•皮納爾同心協力,聯手凝聚國人向心力,讓剛擺脫種族隔離制度不久而面臨分裂的南非能夠團結一致。最後南非欖球隊奪得了冠軍。 在只有黑白,抗爭的時候,曼德拉總統,一位自己深受種族隔離政策傷害的人,卻能以和平、理性、非暴力,去原諒他理應要報復的白人群體,在原來無望的深仇大恨中,他走出了黑人與白人和解的道路。這個今日的社會,可有甚麼的啟迪?