Dear prospective applicants,

Introducing to you the first in Hong Kong and Asia, Doctor of Applied Language Sciences (DALS) programme is a new professional doctorate programme offered by the Faculty of Humanities (FH) in September 2012. Convening interdisciplinary experts from Departments of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, English, English Language Centre from the Faculty of Humanities and Department of Computing of the Faculty of Engineering, the programme aims to help nurture and develop a critical mass of future leaders in language-related professions.

Unlike traditional PhD programmes, DALS combines not only theoretical components, but also advanced studies and action research in areas of professional significance and relevance in the following strands:

1) Second Language Education;

2) Intercultural and Professional Communication;

3) Translating and Interpreting; and

4) Language and Information Technology.

We also offer scholarships exclusively to outstanding students with excellent academic merits, teaching assistantship to qualified candidates, as well as partial tuition waiver to eligible candidates.

To learn more about the programme, please visit our DALS website at www.polyu.edu.hk/FH/DALS. Applications can now be made until 1 March 2012 at Study@PolyU website at www.polyu.edu.hk/study.

For further queries, please write to fh.enquiry@polyu.edu.hk.

Best wishes,

Professor Chu-ren HUANG

Dean

Faculty of Humanities