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Code Module Credits Duration Prerequisite(s)
YEAR 4

--- Complete subjects on elective group 6 90 hrs ---
D to obtain 6 credits

CHIN4100 Thesis 6 45 hrs ---
Supervisors will explain the academic norms, techniques, requirements, detailed rules,
choices of topics and the scope regarding thesis writing. With the help of their
supervisors, students are required to write independently a research paper or
investigation report of a certain academic value about the Chinese/ Portuguese/ English
language, literature and culture in Chinese with not less than 8,000 words.
CHIN4115 Research Methodology and Thesis 2 30 hrs ---
Writing
This course is designed to provide students with effective help for their thesis writing. The

instructor of this course will help students with topic selection, data collection, structures
of argumentation, language expression and catalogue indexing through explanation and
demonstration. The students will be able to widen their thoughts, improve their thinking
methods and comprehensively enhance their competence. They are expected to make
comprehensive use of the basic theories and professional knowledge to analyze and solve
problems independently.
CHIN4117 Introduction to Comparative 2 30 hrs ---
Literature
Comparative literature is an academic field focusing on cross-national, cross-linguistic,

cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary study. This course introduces the history and the
present situation of international and national comparative literature, and teaches the
definition, theories and methods of comparative literature with particular emphasis laid
upon the actual applications of comparative literature studies. Students are instructed to
look at the special values of national literature with the reference of other cultures
through comparisons between Chinese literary works and western ones. They are
expected to grasp the basic rules of literature from the global perspective, accept, sort
out and evaluate the common literary heritage of mankind.
CHIN4125 Communication in Chinese I 3 45 hrs ---

This course teaches the basic concepts and theories of communication in Chinese, and
the relationship between language and communication, including the brief history, the
process, signals, communication and psychology, the barriers in communication and how
to clear them, and the characteristics of Chinese communication in Macao.
CHIN4126 Communication in Chinese II 3 45 hrs CHIN4125

This course is a continuation of Communication in Chinese I. It aims to familiarize students
with the techniques of oral and written communication in Chinese through extensive
training on aspects such as speech, debate, interview, dialogue and hosting, so as to
further enhance their comprehensive ability of expression.

TRAN4118 Portuguese-Chinese Translation 2 30 hrs ---
This course introduces different translation theories and approaches. Students are
required to translate Portuguese texts of various genres into Chinese and study related
cultural and rhetorical issues. Upon completion of this course, students will better
understand the characteristics of Portuguese-Chinese translation with their translation
ability enhanced.

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