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Code Module Credits Duration Prerequisite(s)
Elective Subjects - Group C (Cont.)

HIST3107 Introduction to European Culture 2 30 hrs ---
This course aims to enable students without a European cultural background to learn

something about the people, events and concepts that are familiar to those who have
been educated within the European cultural tradition. It aims to add the necessary
cultural vocabulary to assist the students in making sense of what they learn, especially
when one is aware that learning a language is only part of understanding a culture. This
cultural vocabulary allows a student, as a language learner and a learner of English, to
participate in conversations where a certain range of background knowledge is taken for
granted.

PORT3119 Portuguese Extensive Reading I 2 30 hrs ---
This course aims to enlarge students’ vocabulary and improve their reading speed and
comprehension. Various Portuguese texts are analyzed to enhance their knowledge
about both linguistics and literary style.

PORT3120 Portuguese Extensive Reading II 2 30 hrs PORT1119
This course is a continuation of Portuguese Extensive Reading I. It aims to enlarge
students’ vocabulary and improve their reading speed and comprehension. Various
Portuguese texts are analyzed to enhance their knowledge about both linguistics and
literary style.
Elective Subjects - Group D

CANT4100 Studies on Cantonese 2 30 hrs ---
This course is designed for students to understand the present study on Cantonese, such
as noumenon, application, teaching, history, and folk culture. They are expected to
deepen their understanding on this Chinese dialect and the commonly used language in
Macao from multi-dimensions through various methods such as observation, collection,
discussion and analysis.
CHIN4114 Appreciation of Ci During the Song 2 30 hrs ---
Dynasty

This course is designed for students to appreciate and analyze the different schools and
excellent pieces of different styles of Ci during the Northern and Southern Song
Dynasties. They are expected to understand the beautiful and deep imagination, the
unique structural characteristics and methods of expression, and realize the differences
between the Romantic School and Powerful School so as to cultivate their good esthetic
sentiment and appreciation ability for Ci.

CHIN4116 Translation and Comparative 2 30 hrs ---
Literature
This course explores the relationship between culture and translation theoretically and
practically, and introduces to students the major differences between Chinese and
western cultures and their influences upon the process of translation. The students are
required to understand the cultural barriers a translator, as a player in cross-cultural and
cross-linguistic activities, has to face, including the differences in emotional expressions,
values, esthetic sentiments, idioms, symbols and metaphors between the source and
target cultures. They are instructed to analyze the sample target texts and their own
target texts to strengthen their cultural awareness.

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