English-in-the-Discipline (EID)
Introduction
The English-in-the-Discipline (EID) is a university-wide initiative for all HKBU students to learn about discipline-specific genre conventions and writing practices used in their fields of study. In its fabric, the EID can be seen as a complementary alternative to standard ESP (English-for-Specific-Purposes) courses offered in other UGC-funded public universities. Since 2017, the team have worked with subject experts from 19 departments across all 6 faculties and schools.
The EID service has two main goals:
- 1. To identify the disciplinary variations in the genres of major English assignments, and
- 2. To develop a system for teaching English in the various disciplines in a way that organically integrates ESP into each discipline’s subject content.
The EID service is provided to students by means of (a) discipline-specific writing & speaking workshops and (b) one-on-one and/or group tutorials. Since its inception in 2017, the EID has served 7,013 students.
Working with students
Contacts
Dr. Nancy Guo
EID Coordinator
Email: nancyguo@hkbu.edu.hk
Ms Charlene Cheung
EID Project Assistant
Email: chycharlene@hkbu.edu.hk
Our team (Core team members)
| Dr Nancy Guo Lecturer I | Nancy is the chief coordinator of EID and oversees the largest number of courses, which are offered to 10 academic units. They include the Department of History, the Departments of Journalism, and the Department of Accountancy, Economics and Finance. |
| Dr Meilin Chen Lecturer I | Meilin is an EID coordinator who serves another five academic units, including the Academies of Film and of Visual Arts, and the Departments of Geography and Sociology. |
| Dr Simon Wang Lecturer I | Simon is an EID coordinator who serves five academic units, including the Departments of Biology, Computer Science and Physics. |
| Dr Emma Zhang Lecturer I | Emma is an EID coordinator who serves four academic units, including School of Chinese Medicine and Department of Communication Studies. |
| Mr Angus Cheung Assistant Lecturer | Angus is an EID coordinator who serves four academic units, including the Department of Humanities and Creative Writing, and the Department of Religion and Philosophy. |
| Ms Charlene Cheung Teaching Assistant | Charlene offers critical support to the team’s various matters, whether large or modest. |
Working with teachers
Since 2017, the EID team have worked with subject experts from 19 departments across 6 faculties and schools. Below is the list of subjects we collaborated with.| Year | Collaborating departments* | Course codes |
| 2023-2024 | Humanities and Creative Writing | HUMN 1006 |
| English Language and Literature | ENGL 4116 | |
| Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies | TRAN 4005 | |
| Religion and Philosophy | ITS 1018 ITS 1019 RELI 2036 RELI 3077 GVFM 1037 GVFM 1046 GTSU 2016 Honours Project Final Year Project | |
| Religion and Philosophy | GFVM 1035 GCAP 3196 GFVM 1036 GFVM 1037 GFVM 1046 GFHC 1027 | |
| Visual Arts | VART 1305 VART 2305 | |
| Accountancy, Economics and Finance | GTSC 2026 FINE 3025 FINE 3026 | |
| BBA | Project writing—literature review Project writing | |
| Chinese Medicine | SCM 7030 | |
| Chemistry | Final Year Project | |
| Computer Science | COMP 1006 | |
| Government and International Studies | GTSU 2026 POLS 3225 POLS 3226 POLS 4255 GTSU 2036 GCAP 3196 | |
| History | GFHC 1047 GFHC 1045 HIST 3205 | |
| Sociology | Postgraduate level SOCI 3016 | |
| Sport, Physical Education and Health | PERM 1007 | |
| Graduate School | Presentation skills for award speeches | |
| GE Office | Visual novel project Generative AI Chatbot project | |
| 2022-2023 | Economics (currently Accountancy, Economics and Finance) | GTSC 2026 |
| Visual Arts | VART 1305 VART 2305 | |
| Humanities and Creative Writing | HUMN 1006 | |
| Government and International Studies | GTSU 2036 GCAP 3196 | |
| Religion and Philosophy | GFVM 1035 GCAP 3196 GFVM 1036 GFVM 1037 GFVM 1046 GFHC 1027 | |
| School of Social Sciences | Postgraduate level | |
| Geography | GEOG 2005 | |
| Computer Science | COMP 1006 | |
| History | GFHC 1037 GFHC 1047 GFHC 1047 | |
| School of Business | BBA DBA | |
| 2021-2022 | Music | MUSI 3045 |
| Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies | TRAN 4005 | |
| Visual Arts | VART 1305 VART 2305 | |
| Humanities and Creative Writing | HUMN 1006 | |
| Finance and Decision Sciences (currently Accountancy, Economics and Finance) | ISEM 4015 | |
| Government and International Studies | GTSU 2036 GTSU 2036 GCAP 3196 | |
| Religion and Philosophy | GFVM 1037 RELI 1005 GFHC 1027 GFHC 1027 RELI 2007 Final Year Project | |
| School of Social Sciences | Postgraduate level Postgraduate level | |
| Sport, Physical Education and Health | PERM1007 | |
| Computer Science | COMP 1006 | |
| Biology | Final Year Project | |
| Chemistry | Final Year Project | |
| School of Chinese Medicine | SCM 7030 | |
| School of Communication | Honours Project | |
| BBA | Final Year Project | |
| Education Studies | EDUC 1026 | |
| English Language and Literature | ENGL 4116 | |
| 2020-2021 | Geography | GEOG 2005 Honours Project |
| Finance and Decision Sciences | ISEM 4015 | |
| Humanities and Creative Writing | Final Year Project | |
| Biology | Final Year Project | |
| BBA | Final Year Project | |
| Visual Arts | VART 1305 VART 2305 | |
| Government and International Studies | GTSU 2036 GTSU 2036 POLS 3207 POLS 4245 EURO 2015 | |
| Religion and Philosophy | GFVM 1037 GFVM 1037 RELI 3037 RELI 4035 RELI 2015 GFVM 1046 RELI 4046 Honours Project | |
| Computer Science | COMP 1006 Final Year Project | |
| Chemistry | Final Year Project Final Year Project PERM1007 | |
| English Language and Literature | ENGL 2006 | |
| Sociology | Honours Project | |
| School of Chinese Medicine | SCM 7030 | |
| Communication Studies | ORGC 3046 | |
| 2019-2020 | Visual Arts | VART 1305 VART 2595 |
| History | GFHC 1047 | |
| Religion and Philosophy | GFHC 1027 GFHC 1027 RELI 3106 Honours Project | |
| English Language and Literature | ENGL 2026 | |
| School of Chinese Medicine | SCM 7030 | |
| Education Studies | EDUC 1026 | |
| Sociology | Honours Project | |
| Communication Studies | ORGC 3046 | |
| Government and International Studies | EURO 2015 | |
| Sport, Physical Education and Health | PERM4007 | |
| Computer Science | COMP1006 Final Year Project | |
| Chemistry | Final Year Project | |
| 2018-2019 | Computer Science | COMP1006 |
| Chemistry | Postgraduate level Final Year Project | |
| Government and International Studies | POLS3207 | |
| Sport, Physical Education and Health | PERM4007 | |
| 2017-2018 | Sport, Physical Education and Health | PERM4007 Honours Project |
| Government and International Studies | POLS3207 Honours Project | |
| Marketing (currently Department of Management, Marketing and Information Systems) | BUSI4005 BBA Project | |
| Education Studies | Honours Project |
*22 collaborating departments or units:
(1) School of Chinese Medicine, (2) Academy of Visual Arts, (3) Academy of Music, (4) Department of Sociology, (5) Department of History, (6) Department of Geography, (7) Department of Education Studies, (8) Department of Government and International Studies, (9) Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, (10) Department of Communication Studies, (11) Department of Biology, (12) Department of Chemistry, (13) Department of Computer Science, (14) Department of Religion and Philosophy, (15) Department of Humanities and Creative Writing, (16) Department of English Language and Literature, (17) Department of Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies, (18) Department of Marketing (currently Department of Management, Marketing and Information Systems), (19) Department of Finance and Decision Sciences (currently Department of Accountancy, Economics and Finance), (20) Department of Economics (currently Department of Accountancy, Economics and Finance), (21) Graduate School, and (22) General Education Office.
We sincerely welcome more subject lecturers, who intend to enhance students’ disciplines-specific language abilities, to collaborate with us in the near future!