It's good. Applied linguistics mainly studies the basic knowledge and theories of linguistics, semantics, grammar and phonetics, and studies various practical problems related to language, including language teaching, the establishment and standardization of standard language, the creation and reform of characters, dictionary compilation and translation. Master of applied linguistics has a good employment prospect in HKU. Graduates of this major can not only go to graduate school or go abroad for further study, but also work in government agencies, cultural and educational institutions, press and publication enterprises and institutions and other related industries, and engage in language and literature-related work.