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Dissertations from 2024
Race and power in colonial literature : Somerset Maugham’s The Force of Circumstance and The Yellow Streak, Hafsa ABDUL
From compulsory motherhood to compulsory contraception : a comparative analysis on The Handmaid’s Tale and Brave New World, Patrina CHAN
Dissertations from 2023
Multimodality in localized memes : online identity construction of Hong Kong university students, Cheuk Tung CHAN
Free to be dominated : ideological dominion of the subject in dystopian fiction, Chin Chun, Kison CHAN
A comparative analysis of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and Twelve Years a Slave : rebellion, feminine character, and Christianity, Yuxin, Jenny SUN
Goddess, princess or witch : variation of Hua Mulan in Disney film adaptations, Ye Xuan Kate XING
Dissertations from 2022
A comparison between the role of local ethnic minorities’ mother tongues and English in shaping their identity, Rukayya BIBI
New possibilities brought by "Purple" : reintegrating womanism into contemporary feminist discourse, Hoi Ching, Nadia CHAU
From outrage to outrage : matrimony and Irish nationalism in James Joyce’s Ulysses (1922), Tsz Ying, Alexandra CHU
Multimodality and humor in danmu, Yike HAN
The impacts of the generalization of e-learning tools in Hong Kong ESL classrooms, Ching Jodie WONG
Dissertations from 2021
Perceptions and experiences of local EMs regarding their English language ability, Huma FAROOQ
Exploration of womanist issues in the poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks and Maya Angelou : a comparative analysis, Kamal Preet KAUR
A critical discourse analysis of Trump’s political speeches on immigration, Shum Lok, Christy NG YIP
Dissertations from 2020
The metamorphosis : competing spaces of psychoanalytic criticism, Ki Tung CHAN (陳祺東)
Decoding death in children’s literature through the Harry Potter series, Nga Wing CHAU
A post-postmodern director : new sincerity and Wes Anderson’s films, Mung, Rory WONG
The meaning of artifacts : a cross-cultural study of food, clothing and architecture, Yun YI (易韻)
Dissertations from 2019
Exploration of womanhood through literature and television adaptations : extended metaphors in The handmaid's tale and Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood, Hoi Kiu, Joanna LEE
Unhappy the land that has no heroes? Heroes and role models for our times, Hadarah Kane Alcantara PALENCIA
Dissertations from 2018
An evaluation of the HKDSE Paper 4 (Speaking) assessment guidelines : English teachers’ views and other considerations, Ho Kwan, Coco CHAN
Does Edna succeed in attaining a solitary soul? The search for women’s autonomy and first-wave feminism in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening (1899), Kun Kam, Tina LAM
Dissertations from 2017
Exploring Female Agency and Female Consciousness in Popular Culture, Hiu Ling, Winnie YAU
Dissertations from 2016
Untangling perception and reality : a quali-quantitative study of perception, linguistic judgements and identity functions of English accents in Hong Kong, Suk Kwan, Carrie CHUNG
Multilingual text-making practices in Whatsapp messaging : A case study of three teenagers in Hong Kong, Ka Wo, Henry HUI
Dissertations from 2015
Overcoming the genre bias against science fiction : the multi-layered Ender's Game and its allegorical implications, Ka Long, Cody CHAN
Dissertations from 2014
Inspiration from my year of meats : Japanese housewife feminism and its reflection in manga, Wing Yee, Winnie TSOI
Dissertations from 2013
English learning anxiety In Lingnan University: an investigation of the pervasiveness and sources of anxiety in English learning, Bao Mei CHENG
Bildung, its moral implication in The History Boys and Dead Poets Society and its relation to the present-day Hong Kong (and global) educational context, Tze Ching, Caroline KAM
Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights in 1930s and 2011 beyond: a study of production values, approaches and creative ideas in Bronte film adaptations, Ming Wai, Ruby NG
Dissertations from 2012
The bond between nature and man: relevance of Wang Wei's and William Wordsworth's nature poetry as the remedy of man/nature dualism, Sin Hin, Kristie AU
Dissertations from 2011
The modern heroines : an analysis of the representation of Nora and Julie, Wing Yee, Kimberley TSOI
Dissertations from 2010
Discrimination and elimination: transgression in Jeanette Winterson's novels, On Yee, Franziska CHENG
A study of intra-speaker stylistic variation in Hong Kong English, Chung Yan, Charlson CHIU
A study of Hitchcockian adaptation : based on Daphine Du Maurier's fictions - Rebecca, Jamaica Inn, the Birds, Oi Ki, Emily KWAN
Rarely pure and never simple: daemons and dust In Philip Pullman's his dark materials, Yu Wing, Vickie WU
Melanie's grace : an epistolary understanding, Kar Long, Sofie YUEN
Dissertations from 2009
Cantonese-English code-mixing and the Hong Kong English accent, Siu Chuen, Jason CHAN
A walk of meaning with Alice: aspects of philosophy of language in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and through the looking glass, Pui U, Clarissa WU
Ha Jin's depiction of China : breaking the slicence, Hongxuan, Emma ZHANG
Dissertations from 2008
A study of language play in headlines in South China Morning Post, Shuk Man FUNG
Defining Oscar Wilde from The Picture of Dorian Gray, Chun Wing, Kathy LEUNG
Language variation within a Yorkshire family, Ka Yan, Kalina NG
What makes a competent ESL learner? an exploration into the factors that lead local English teachers with a high level of English proficiency, Ming Wai, Steven TANG
From a sad beginning to a happy ending : transformation of the children in the secret garden, Man Yi, Florence YEUNG
Dissertations from 2007
In defence of the wicked women in fairy tales : creative and analytical writing, Yat Sum, Mel LAI
A comparative analysis of gender representation in American advertisements in the 1960s and the last decade, Shun Yi, Janice LEE
Child of God: admonition to non-believers and fake believers in the short stories of Flannery O'connor, Suet Yee, Shirley LI
General stylistic analysis of the lemony snicket novels in relation to double readership, WaI Ying, Anna TANG
Literary and dramatic adaptation study of Bohemianism, Oi Yi, Louisa WONG
Dissertations from 2006
The comic world of Charlie Chaplin, Sing Wai, Keith CHAN
The corporate image of the Hong Kong society for rehabilitation, Wai Yin, Harmony CHOI
Moral duty and earthly pleasure : Jane Eyre and the ambivalence of romance, Shuen Nog, Bonnie LAM
The adventures of Ah Mou and others, Hoi Yan, Samantha LAU
Distance : an example of the family drama sub-genre, Wing Sum, Nikki TAM
A tragic play : Death of a Housewife, Suet Man, Sharon YAU
Dissertations from 2005
Dyslexia in Hong Kong : problems and solutions, Suet Yi, Zoey FAN
Hong Kong secondary school students' attitudes to and awareness of British and American accents, Ka Leung FUNG
Students' awareness of using the past and present perfect tense, King Yiu, Terence LI
Subversion of Victorian values in Wilde's comedies, Hoi Yan, Michelle LOK
Ambiguity as a resource of jokes, Ting Fai, John NG
The subversive fantasies of Roald Dahl : The BFG, The Witches and Matilda, Wing Yee, Angel TANG
Waiting for godot in experimental theatre, Pui Wai, Perrie WONG
Dissertations from 2004
Newspapers coverage on SARS issues: case studies of media language, Jie, Augu DUAN
Essence of extended phenomenalistic metaphor in the imaginary world of literature, Chui Chi, Tracy FONG
Rise and fall in the hierarchical worlds: a comparative study of Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, Tin Yu, Tim LI
Hong Kong students' awareness of tense-time relationships: the present simple and future time, Yuet Sum, Theresa LO
Cultures of learning among Hong Kong tertiary students: how 'chinese' are they?, Chung Him, Fiona TAM
The factors that contribute to low English proficiency levels among tertiary school's students in Hong Kong: a case study in Lingnan University, Wai Ming, Joe WONG
Beyond the mind's eye : transforming a play-script on a page to a live performance on stage- a discussion on the Woman in Black and Richard III, Wing Sum, Nancy WONG
Dissertations from 2003
Code mixing is not the sole property for the bilinguals but it also applies to the monolingual speakers in Hong Kong, Sze Man, Eliza CHAU
Treasures of mankind : the secret gardens of Hong Kong, Chun Hin LAM
The value of using english songs in Hong Kong primary EFL classrooms, Joey NG
An adaptation of the myth narcissus & echo, Yim Fan, Wincy WONG
Folk transcription and the pronunciation of Hong Kong English, Chin Yui, Peggy YAM
Earnest in Lingnan : a production portfolio, Yvonne YOUNG
Dissertations from 2002
Communication patterns in collective speech communities: a study of Hong Kong Chinese and Taiwanese, Wing Yee, Cathy CHAN
Color collocations in English and Chinese idioms, Wai Ling, Karen KA
Phonemic awareness: its pedagogic significance in improving Hong Kong children's reading ability, Wing Kay, Peter LEUNG
Plain english, the Basic Law, and the Sino-British Joint Declaration, Sai Hang, Nicky TSE
Stress and pitch of Hong Kong English, Wai Ming TSUI
The metamorphosis-a play directed by Au, Simon, Kit Yu, Jonathan WONG
The differential use of signifying devices in a film, a play & a novel, Siu Lam, Natalie WONG