Horendex
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No
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HKUAR Sla
ENGLISH
CHINES”.
THE 'ROUD PRINT
FACULTY OF ARTS:
The Committee first considered the Arts
Faculty of such a University concluded that English studies must be the mrimary concern, Adequate training in Taglish specch and writing is now a major concern
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of the Chinese Ministry or Encation and it was believed that herein practical co-operation of very great value could be offered by a University in Hong Kong wherein the teaching of English was soundly conceived and English was the medium of instruction in most subjects. The Committee would emphasise
no less the cultural value of English studies which in a British University in the Far East would take the place of the Classics in Pritish education.
The Commitice was of the opinion that to achieve the aims it had
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in rind the staff of the English Dopartment should be incrcased
to become
1 Professor
Lecturer (English) 고 Lecturer (Chinese)
for the study of Compara-
tive Literaturo in Chine se
and English,
3 Junior Lecturers
Tutors to a number determined
by the size of the classes
Aloqate training in the use of Chinese as well as opportunity
to study the great literature in Chinose is a right for both local and overseas Chinese.
A Chinese Department was there- fore regarded as basic in any revived University,
should be :
1. ProfonDOT
Lecturer
The staff
2 Junior Lecturers 2 Tutors.
Mathematical studies frequently are congenial
to Crizese stulents and the Comittee anticipated that good honours courses should not be difficult to develop. The staff suggested
WAR!
1. Professor
Reader
2.
Lecturers
dividing responsibilities for studies in Pure and applied mathematics. 2. Tutors.