Speaking about the Macau Polytechnic Institute’s (IPM) new bachelor’s programme in International Chinese Language Education, Lu Jianming, a professor at Peking University’s (PKU) Department of Chinese Language and Literature, said yesterday the course was an example of the local government’s efforts in promoting Chinese language education.
The professor spoke to reporters after giving a public lecture at the institute in Zape. The 81-year-old scholar said he believed that some of the programme’s future graduates will make a contribution to Chinese language education in Portuguese-speaking countries.
According to the IPM website, the four-year programme, which will be launched in August, is for both native and non-native Chinese speakers. The programme will be conducted in Putonghua, Cantonese, English and Portuguese, according to the website.
Lu Jianming, a professor at Peking University’s (PKU) Department of Chinese Language and Literature, speaks to reporters after giving a public lecture at the Macau Polytechnic Institute (IPM) in Zape yesterday. – Photo: Davis Ip
