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History of the Department

Establishment of

Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages

01 August 2004

Former Chairperson

Professor TANG Wai Lan Gladys


Chairmanship: 2004 - 2011

Introduction of

Linguistics
B.A. in Linguistics
M.A. in Linguistics

Modern Languages
French Minor
German Minor
Italian Electives
Spanish Electives

2004

Introduction of

Modern Languages
Hong Kong Sign Language Electives

2005

Introduction of

Modern Languages
Spanish Minor
Korean Electives
Thai Electives

2006

Introduction of

Linguistics
M.A. in Chinese Linguistics and Language Acquisition

2008

Former Chairperson

Professor YIP Virginia


Chairmanship: 2011 - 2014

01 August 2011

Introduction of

Modern Languages
Korean Minor
Arabic Electives

2012

Introduction of

Modern Languages
Russian Electives

2013

Former Chairperson

Professor LEE Hun Tak Thomas


Chairmanship: 2014 - 2017

01 August 2014

Former Chairperson

Professor PAN Haihua


Chairmanship: 2017 - 2023

01 August 2017

Introduction of

Linguistics
B.A. in Bimodal Bilingual Studies

2019 - 2020

Introduction of

Linguistics
Dual Degree Programmes with Peking University

Modern Languages
Hong Kong Sign Language Minor

2020 - 2021

Introduction of

Linguistics
Double Major Programmes in
Linguistics and Translation /
Psychology

Modern Languages
Chinese Language as a Second Language Minors

2022- 2023

Chairperson

Professor PAN Victor Junnan


Chairmanship: 2023 - Present

01 August 2023