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Higher Diploma in English and Communications

Programme Objectives

  • Develops students' communicative proficiency in the field of academic and professional usage

  • Enhances students' ability to comprehend word structure, describe how words are formed and produce correct and meaningful English sentences

  • Demonstrates an appreciation of selected English literary works

Specialisation Courses

  • Advanced English Grammar

  • Business Written Communication 

  • Discourse Analysis 

  • English for Public Relations 

  • Introduction to English Grammar 

  • Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics 

  • The Structure of Contemporary English 

Articulation Prospects

Some recent graduates of this programme were admitted to the local or overseas Bachelor’s Degree
programmes in Arts, such as:

  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Contemporary English Studies, Lingnan University

  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Canberra in collaboration with LIFE

  • Bachelor of Arts in English Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English Language and Literature, Hong Kong Baptist University 

Career Prospects

  • Advertising

  • Editing and Publishing

  • Education

  • Journalism

  • Translation

Graduate Sharing

Chau Shuk Man

Chau Shuk Man

  • Graduate of Higher Diploma in English and Communications 2014
  • Year 1, Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The HD programme at LIFE is welldeveloped and broad-based. It is supplemented by a wide range of courses in different disciplines such as public relations, business oral communication and psychology etc. This diversity enhances the overall learning spectrum and enables students to become wellrounded individuals. Furthermore, the teachers not only focus on academic teaching, but they also share their own valuable experience with us. For that reason, I consider my time at LIFE has prepared well for my future career endeavours. In LIFE, I found many genuine teachers and friends. I also acquired knowledge beyond textbooks. These wonderful memories will last forever in my mind.
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