ECEN1901 Academic English for Social Sciences

The Lecturer

Lowana Philips: Very responsible and strict! It is said that she is the most harsh teacher in ECEN who never gives A, neither A+ or A-. But this saying will end…because I got an A- for my paper~!

The Course

Mainly two parts: Academic writing and presentation skills

Writing starts from critical reading… that’s the first time I learnt to examine the author’s background before I get down to read the paper! Then APA style is introduced. I have learnt it in NJU so it was quite easy for me, especially with the help of Endnote. The essay draft will be corrected by the teacher carefully, and I nearly want to rewrite it after I got the draft back with red remarks everywhere! The problem is on the organization, which I think the teacher did not emphasis clearly. So I borrowed some writing guide books and turn the draft to the first academic paper I had in HKU. Not very satisfactory, but I am sure that I learnt a lot from the writing, especially the structure.

The presentation… luckily got some nice group mates and we did it not bad. Actually I got an A for my presentation with little preparation! Thank HFLS for the 6-years training!

What’s more, I got a truly friend in this class J

The Paper

This essay aims at discovering how Hong Kong’s press freedom has been influenced by the sovereignty handover in 1997. It focuses on the changes of the media, especially self-censorship, which occurred after the historic crossroad. Meanwhile, what is discussed are the causes, in terms of politics, economics, culture, etc, as long as they are possibly related to this historical event.