Hong Kong Sign Language

Applicable to students admitted in 2023-24

 

 

Minor Programme Requirement

 

Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 units of courses, with at least 6 units at 3000 or above level, as follows:

 

 

Units

1.

Required Courses[a]:

 

(a)

HKSL1000 and 1002[2000], or 1003[2050]

6

(b)

HKSL2001 and 2002[3000], or 2003[3050][b]

6

 

 

 

2.

Elective Courses:

 

 

BMBL1001, 1002[3001], 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004[4001], 2005, 3002, 3003 or any HKSL courses other than HKSL1001 and those listed above

6

 

Total:

18

Explanatory Notes:

1.

This Minor Programme is not applicable to students who major in Bimodal Bilingual Studies.

2.

Linguistics Major students can only take HKSL courses to fulfill the requirement of (2).

[a]

Students who have prior knowledge of Hong Kong Sign Language before admission may be exempted from taking HKSL1000, 1002[2000], 1003[2050], 2001, 2002[3000] and 2003[3050]. They should seek the advice of the Department to take substitute courses in accordance with their academic qualifications.

[b]

Students who take HKSL3050 will only be recognized as completing 3 units of courses at 3000 or above level by taking this course.  They will have to complete an extra 3 units of course at 3000 or above level to fulfill the relevant requirements.

[ ]

Old course code used in 2024-25 and before.

 

 

 

Course List

 

Course Code

Course Title

Unit(s)

Language Courses

HKSL1000

Hong Kong Sign Language I

3

HKSL1001

Hong Kong Sign Language Taster

1

HKSL1002[2000]

Hong Kong Sign Language II

3

HKSL1003[2050]

Hong Kong Sign Language I & II

6

HKSL2001

Hong Kong Sign Language III

3

HKSL2002[3000]

Hong Kong Sign Language IV

3

HKSL2003[3050]

Hong Kong Sign Language III & IV

6

HKSL3001

Hong Kong Sign Language V

3

HKSL3002

Hong Kong Sign Language VI

3

HLSL3003

Hong Kong Sign Language V & VI

6

Culture Courses

HKSL1100

Exploring Deafhood

3

HKSL3100

Special Topics in Hong Kong Sign Language

3

Others

BMBL1001

Introduction to Sign Language and Bimodal Bilingualism

3

BMBL1002[3001]

Sign Language in Education

3

BMBL2001

Sign Linguistics I: Phonetics and Phonology

3

BMBL2002

Sign Linguistics II: Morphology and Morpho-syntax

3

BMBL2003

Sign Linguistics III: Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics

3

BMBL2004[4001]

Language Acquisition of Deaf Children

3

BMBL2005

Sign Language and the Mind

3

BMBL3002

Introduction to Sign Language Interpreting

3

BMBL3003

Special Topics in Sign Language Studies

3

[ ] Old course code used in 2024-25 and before.