The government’s measures to support Portuguese language classes in Macau, including an annual trip to Portugal for local students, are very important and should be further “developed and increased if possible”, Maria Fernanda Gil Pinheiro da Costa, who heads the University of Macau’s (UM) Department of Portuguese, said yesterday.
Fernanda Gil Costa made the remarks on the sidelines of ‘The Portuguese Language Day’ hosted by her department at the university.
The Tertiary Education Services Office (GAES) is slated to send 80 local students to Portugal during the summer break for a four-week immersion in the language and culture in Lisbon or Porto, accordion to the GAES website.
Fernanda Gil Costa, who heads the University of Macau’s (UM) Department of Portuguese, talks to reporters on the sidelines of ‘The Portuguese Language Day’ hosted by her department on the UM campus in Hengqin yesterday. Photo: Davis Ip
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