his programme is designed with the emphases on:
- the role of language in human affairs;
- language cognition and brain research;
- language, culture, socialization and pragmatics;
- language and technology;
- second language acquisition;
- second and foreign language pedagogy; and
- English language teaching and learning in the context of the pan-Asian region (e.g. Hong Kong, mainland China).该计划的设计重点是：
- 语言在人类事务中的作用；
- 语言认知和大脑研究；
- 语言、文化、社会化和语用学；
- 语言和技术；
- 第二语言习得；
- 第二语言和外语教学法；和
- 泛亚洲地区（如香港、中国大陆）背景下的英语教学和学习。
