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Teaching Portuguese and Patuá Languages at the University of Saint Joseph and its contribution to the Portuguese and Patuá languages in Macau
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- U, Elvino Agostinho (Author)
- Alves, Paulo Jorge de Almeida Falcão (Contributor)
- University of Saint Joseph (Contributor)
Title
Teaching Portuguese and Patuá Languages at the University of Saint Joseph and its contribution to the Portuguese and Patuá languages in Macau
Abstract
This study analyses how to contribute to the Portuguese cultural language in Macau.
Macau has a long Portuguese governing history, which has lasted for around 450 years and formed the Portuguese cultural heritage. One of the elements is Portuguese and Patuá languages, the languages the Macau residents used to speak. Since the Portuguese and Patuá cultural heritage influence happened, the Macau government
has tried to preserve the Portuguese cultural language as much as possible. In Macau, the University of Saint Joseph is a part of the Portuguese and Patuá language contribution in conducting Portuguese programmes for students.
This study aims to find out how to effectively promote the Portuguese and Patuá cultural language via the Macau education system and how to benefit the development of the Portuguese cultural language in Macau.
To find out the efficient way of the Portuguese and Patuá cultural language
contribution at the University of Saint Joseph, we applied snowball analysis to find the key interviewees to conduct face-to-face semi-structured interviews with six
interviewees. The results show that the Portuguese and Patuá cultural languages are vital to the Macau education system, especially for students learning Portuguese. For students, learning Portuguese should be compulsory in Macau
University
University of Saint Joseph
Place
Macau
Date
2024
# of Pages
140
Language
eng
Library Catalog
Library Catalog (Koha)
Call Number
M-CM 2024 U, ELV
Notes
Supervisor : Paulo Jorge de Almeida Falcão AlvesIn Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Communication and Media in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Saint Joseph, Macau, 07/2024
Citation
U, E. A. (2024). Teaching Portuguese and Patuá Languages at the University of Saint Joseph and its contribution to the Portuguese and Patuá languages in Macau [University of Saint Joseph]. https://library-opac.usj.edu.mo/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=223092
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