Associate in Chinese Language and Literature

• Articulation rate 88% in 2023
• Intensive and discipline-specific training in Chinese language and literature
• Both practical and professional training in Chinese language, e.g. Chinese Mass Media and Chinese for Academic Purposes
• A wide variety of Chinese literature subjects including classical and modern literature as well as various literature types, e.g. Classical Chinese Poetry, Selected Readings in Hong Kong Fiction, and Chinese Film and Fiction

This programme aims to enhance your Chinese language proficiency and offer you professional training in Chinese language and literature, so as to equip you with comprehensive knowledge of Chinese linguistics, Classical Chinese literature, Modern Chinese literature, and Chinese Writing. Upon graduation, you will be well prepared for further academic pursuit in Chinese in university.

^{HKCC Associate Degree/ Higher Diploma programmes are listed on the Qualifications Register (QR) of The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR); the qualification is recognised under the Qualifications Framework (QF) and is commensurate with Level 4 of the Generic Level Descriptors. For details of the QR and QF, please click here.}

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Graduates of Associate in Chinese Language and Literature can apply for admission to UGC-funded bachelor’s degree programmes in department of Chinese Language and Literature or relevant Chinese programmes, such as the following:

• CUHK's Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Language and Literature 
• HKBU's Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Language and Literature
• CityU's Bachelor of Arts in Chinese and History

Graduates can also apply for admission to the top-up self-financed Bilingual Communication programmes offered by SPEED under the CPCE “2+2” pathway.

Curriculum Structure⁺

You are required to take, in two years, 21-22 subjects in total, comprising 13-14 General Education Subjects and 8 Discipline-specific Subjects.

General Education Subjects

9 Compulsory Subjects

Language subjects

• Academic English (Humanities and Communication) I OR English for Academic Studies (Humanities and Communication) I
• Academic English (Humanities and Communication) II OR English for Academic Studies (Humanities and Communication) II
• Chinese Communication for College Students (Cantonese Version) ^C OR Chinese Communication for College Students (Putonghua Version) ^C OR Elementary Chinese ^{E & C ~}

Mathematics, IT and Critical Thinking subjects

• Creative and Critical Thinking ^{E & C}
• Elementary Statistics
• Information Technology for Language Studies

Discipline-relevant General Education subjects

• Introduction to Communication Studies
• Putonghua for Cultural and Communication Purposes ^C

Essential Components of General Education (Non-credit bearing)

• Two e-modules:

1. Academic Integrity
2. National Education 

^{~ Students who are non-Chinese speakers, or whose Chinese standards are at junior secondary level or below are required to take this subject.}

4-5 Elective Subjects^*# (from the following cluster areas)

• Chinese History and Culture
• Cultures, Organisations, Societies and Globalisation
• Human Nature, Relations and Development
• Language and Communication
• Science, Technology and Environment

For the full list of more than 70 General Education subjects, please click here.

<sup>*Students with Level 3 or above in any one HKDSE subject (other than English) only need to take four General Education elective subjects.

Medium of Instruction: Most subjects are taught in English, although due to their nature and objectives, some subjects are taught in Chinese. Language subjects are taught in the language in question.

E & C English and Chinese
C        Chinese</sup>

Discipline-specific Subjects

6 Compulsory Subjects

• Chinese Creative Writing  ^C
• Chinese for Academic Purposes  ^C
• Classical Chinese Poetry  ^C
• Introduction to Classical Chinese Literature  ^C
• Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature  ^C
• The Structure of Modern Chinese ^C

2 Elective Subjects^# (from the following subjects)

• Cantonese Studies and Application  ^C
• Chinese Film and Fiction  ^C
• Chinese for Business and Administration  ^C
• Chinese for the Mass Media  ^C
• Classical Chinese Fiction ^C
• Selected Readings of Classical and Modern Chinese Prose  ^C
• Selected Readings of Hong Kong Fiction ^C
• Workplace Practicum ^{E & C}

<sup>+For students admitted from 2022/23
#Offering of individual elective subjects is subject to resources and quota availability.

Medium of Instruction: Most subjects are taught in English, although due to their nature and objectives, some subjects are taught in Chinese. Language subjects are taught in the language in question.</sup>

^{E & C English and Chinese
C        Chinese}

Intended Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this programme, graduates will be able to achieve its intended learning outcomes. For details, please click here.

Articulation Track Record of Graduates

More than 120 local and overseas bachelor's degree programmes have admitted graduates from HKCC's Associate Degree Scheme in Humanities and Communication. For the articulation track record of graduates, please click here.

Career Prospects

• Education
• Publishing
• Chinese Media

^{Source: HKCC Graduate Survey 2022 (figures as of October 2022)}

Admission Score for this programme (2023/24 Cohort):

15.92 (Mean); 20 (Highest)

Click here to view admission score (2023/24 Cohort) for all programmes.