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The Craft of English Writing: Structure, Style, and Rhythm (2)
英語寫作 : 技巧、風格、韻律 (二)

Course Code
GENG9136
Application Code
2245-1852NW
Study mode
Part-time
Start Date
To be advised
Duration
6 weeks
Language
English
Course Fee
HK$2,400
Deadline on 30 Aug 2024 (Fri)
Enquiries
2975 5695
2548 7027
charlotte.ma@hkuspace.hku.hk
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Highlights

This course is a continuation of Part I, but taking Part I is not a requirement as each unit is self-contained. Similar to Part I, this course is designed for individuals who aim to enhance their writing skills for creative, academic, and professional purposes. It instructs and examines the various sentence patterns — ranging from basic to advanced — that professional writers adeptly employ to achieve sophisticated structural effects.
 

Programme Details

Students will acquire the ability to utilize fresh language and vivid imagery instead of clichés, and will learn how to make skillful structural and stylistic choices to emphasize key points, create surprises, and group parallel ideas using parallel syntax, punctuated with variations to prevent dullness.

Elements such as tone, rhythm, color, word choice, syllable usage, and figurative language, which are essential for elegant writing, will be taught and practiced, along with guiding criteria to evaluate your own writing.

Topics include:

  • Exploration of Stylistic Techniques 
  • Effective Applications of Coordinated and Subordinated Structures
  • Poetic Syntax: Syntax that Encourages Creativity and Originality 
  • Types of Advanced Phrases and Literary Techniques  
  • Cultivating a Writer’s Ears and Voice 
  • Stylistic Tools: Tone, Meters, Colors, Diction, Syllables, and Comparable and/or Metaphorical Language  

Course Outline

Session 1

introduces two impactful aesthetic syntaxes writers frequently employ to introduce or conclude a paragraph. These techniques effectively draw attention to essential points and enhance the overall writing.
Session 2

focus on the advanced use of gerunds in stylish patterns. They will learn to craft episodic, cinematic narrative sequences using gerund phrases in stylistic patterns. Additionally, students will learn to group actions and turn them into measures, ideas, aims, steps, or acts. They will also learn to use gerund phrases to add depth to an advanced simile pattern.
Session 3

emphasizes the application of an analogical pattern: A is to B as C is to D. In this lesson, students will learn how to employ basic and advanced analogical patterns to communicate intricate comparisons within different aesthetic styles effectively.
Session 4

explore a variety of techniques to refine their ability to discern and appreciate different sounds. These techniques encompass understanding tone, identifying rhyme patterns, grasping rhythms and meters, mastering syllabic structures, and recognizing semantic relationships within rhymed words.
Session 5

explore the development of colors and their expanded applications to senses, sounds, emotions, abstract ideas, and temperatures, rather than just concrete objects.
Session 6

cover some advanced inverted patterns to emphasize critical points. To summarize the course, we will analyze selected excerpts to demonstrate how authors apply the skills learned throughout the weeks.

You may also be interested in the following course taught by the same teacher:

For more comprehensive information about SPACE Literature English services, please visit: https://hkuspace.hku.hk/collection/english/literature-in-english

The Craft of English Writing: Structure, Style, and Rhythm -
Application Code 2245-1852NW
Time 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue Hong Kong Island Campus (Island East Campus/ Fortress Tower Learning Centre)

Days / Time
  • Wednesday, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Duration
  • 6 meeting(s)
  • 3 hours per meeting
Venue

Teacher Information

Ms Gloria Luk

Background

Teaching English Literature and advanced writing techniques, Ms Gloria Luk studied in Canada: earning her B.A. Honours and M.A. in English Literature at Western University and University of Calgary, respectively, in addition to completing pedagogical training for higher education in graduate school. She was an editor of Dandelion Magazine, a Canadian literary magazine, and continues to be an independent editor. Luk writes poetry, and some of her works are anthologized: “Cuora Cyclornata”, on Hong Kong’s diaspora, is in Another Hong Kong; “Pearly White Petals”, a subversive rewriting of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, in Of Gods and Mobsters; “Morning Drift”, in Yuan Yang.

Fee

Course Fee
  • Course Fee : HK$2,400

Entry Requirements

This course is suitable for secondary school students and above, both local and international, as well as adult professionals seeking to learn practical applications of stylish writing in a six-week program.

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Payment Method
1. Cash, EPS, WeChat Pay Or Alipay

Course fees can be paid by cash, EPS, WeChat Pay or Alipay at any HKU SPACE Enrolment Centres.

2. Cheque Or Bank draft

Course fees can also be paid by crossed cheque or bank draft made payable to “HKU SPACE”. Please specify the programme title(s) for application and applicant’s name. You may either:

  • bring the completed form(s), together with the appropriate course or application fees in the form of a cheque, and any required supporting documents to any of the HKU SPACE enrolment centres;
  • or mail the above documents to any of the HKU SPACE Enrolment Centres, specifying “Course Application” on the envelope. HKU SPACE will not be responsible for any loss of personal information and payment sent by mail.
3. VISA/Mastercard

Applicants may also pay the course fee by VISA or Mastercard, including the “HKU SPACE Mastercard”, at any HKU SPACE enrolment centres. Holders of the HKU SPACE Mastercard can enjoy a 10-month interest-free instalment period for courses with a tuition fee worth a minimum of HK$2,000; however, the course applicant must also be the cardholder himself/herself. For enquiries, please contact our staff at any enrolment centres.

4. Online Payment

Online application / enrolment is offered for most open admission courses (enrolled on first come, first served basis) and selected award-bearing programmes. Application fees and course fees of these programmes/courses can be settled by using "PPS by Internet" (not available via mobile phones), VISA or Mastercard. In addition to the aforesaid online payment channels, new and continuing students of award-bearing programmes with available online service, they may also pay their course fees by Online WeChat Pay, Online Alipay or Faster Payment System (FPS). Please refer to Enrolment Methods - Online Enrolment  for details.

Notes

  • If the programme/course is starting within five working days, application by post is not recommended to avoid any delays. Applicants are advised to enrol in person at HKU SPACE Enrolment Centres and avoid making cheque payment under this circumstance.

  • Fees paid are not refundable except under very exceptional circumstances (e.g. course cancellation due to insufficient enrolment), subject to the School’s discretion. In exceptional cases where a refund is approved, fees paid by cash, EPS, WeChat Pay, Alipay, cheque, FPS or PPS by Internet will be reimbursed by a cheque, and fees paid by credit card will be reimbursed to the credit card account used for payment. 

  • In addition to the published fees, there may be additional costs associated with individual programmes. Please refer to the relevant course brochures or direct any enquiries to the relevant programme team for details.
  • Fees and places on courses cannot be transferrable from one applicant to another. Once accepted onto a course, the student may not change to another course without approval from HKU SPACE. A processing fee of HK$120 will be levied on each approved transfer.
  • HKU SPACE will not be responsible for any loss of payment, receipt, or personal information sent by mail.
  • For payment certification, please submit a completed form, a sufficiently stamped and self-addressed envelope, and a crossed cheque for HK$30 per copy made payable to “HKU SPACE” to any of our enrolment centres.
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