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Teaching Portuguese as Foreign Language in China

by Maria José Grosso (Author) Jing Zhang (Author) Catarina Gaspar (Author) Madalena Teixeira (Author)
©2026 Monographs XX, 180 Pages

Summary

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the dynamics and challenges of teaching Portuguese in China, particularly in Macao and Mainland China. This insightful study delves into the historical, socio-economic, and educational contexts that shape the learning experiences of native Chinese speakers.
The book is structured in four chapters: the contextualization of the study, Chinese learner’ profiles, Portuguese proficiency, and the dynamics of student mobility in the twenty-first century. In addition to a comparative analysis of data from Macao and Mainland China, the authors—through detailed surveys and examples of common errors—offer valuable recommendations for improving pedagogical practices and enhancing language proficiency.
This comprehensive study is highly relevant, as it addresses the growing importance of Portuguese in China’s educational landscape, driven by historical ties and increasing economic and cultural exchanges between China and Portuguese-speaking countries.

Table Of Contents

  • Cover Page - 封面页
  • Halftitle Page - 半标题页
  • Title Page - 封面
  • Copyright Page - 版权页
  • Contents –目录
  • Figures – 图像索引
  • Tables – 表格索引
  • Foreword – 前言
  • List of Abbreviations – 缩写索引
  • Introduction – 引言
  • Chapter 1: Contextualisation of the Study – 研究背景
  • 1.1 Motivation and justification of the object of study – 研究动机和对象
  • 1.2. Learners – 学习者
  • 1.3. Main and specific objectives – 总目标和具体目标
  • 1.4. User and potential stakeholders  – 读者
  • 1.5. Contexts of Portuguese language teaching – 葡语教学背景
  • 1.5.1. Macao Special Administrative Region – 澳门特别行政区
  • 1.5.2. Mainland China – 中国内地
  • 1.6. Theoretical assumptions – 理论依据
  • 1.7. Methodology – 研究方法
  • 1.8. Informants’ characterisation – 调查对象的基本情况
  • Chapter 2: Learner’s Profile – 学习者特征
  • 2.1. Informants’ mother tongue – 调查对象的母语
  • 2.2. Key factors for language learning – 语言学习要素
  • 2.2.1. Desire to learn – 学习意愿
  • 2.2.2. Memory for learning – 记忆在学习中的作用
  • 2.2.3. Importance given to culture – 文化重要性
  • 2.2.4. Intercultural Competence – 跨文化能力
  • 2.2.5. Importance of pronunciation – 发音重要性
  • 2.3. Less attractive languages – 不喜欢的语言
  • 2.4. Features attributed to the Portuguese language – 葡语的特点
  • 2.5. Learner’s attitudes towards Portuguese language speakers – 对葡语国家人士的看法
  • 2.6. Motivation for learning the Portuguese language – 学习葡语的动机
  • 2.7. Learning progress – 学习进度
  • Chapter 3: Portuguese Proficiency – 葡语水平
  • 3.1. Need to improve the learner’s level – 提高学习者语言水平的必要性
  • 3.2. Learning foreign languages in Macao and Mainland China – 中国澳门特别行政区和内地的外语学习
  • 3.3. Teacher’s role – 教师的角色
  • 3.4. Chinese and Portuguese – 汉语和葡语
  • 3.4.1. Morphemes and words 语素与词
  • 3.4.2. Word order 词序
  • 3.5. Pronunciation and orality – 发音和口语
  • 3.6. Grammatical Competence – 语法能力
  • 3.7. Examples of learner’s errors – 学习者错误示例
  • Chapter 4: The Twenty-First Century: The Dynamics of Mobility – 二十一世纪:人员流动带来的活力
  • 4.1. Comparative analysis of the data: Macao and Mainland China – 数据的比较分析: 中国澳门特别行政区和内地
  • 4.2. Importance of linguistic immersion – 浸入式语言环境的重要性
  • 4.3. Portuguese in the twenty-first century – 二十一世纪葡语
  • Conclusions – 结论
  • Learner’s profile – 学习者特征
  • Suggestions for future research – 对未来研究的建议
  • Appendix – 附件
  • Survey Data (Global) 调查数据(整体)
  • Bibliography – 参考文献

Foreword1前言

We launched the surveys in Macao (in the Macao Special Administrative Region – MSAR2) and in Mainland China, within the scope of the project A Framework in Portuguese as a Foreign Language for Chinese Native Speakers (MYRG2014-00045-FAH; 2014). After the publication of the volume A promoção do Português em Macau e no interior da China (2018) based on the collected data, it was realised that the gathered information required a deeper study.

This document intended to provide its users as much information about Chinese learners of Portuguese as possible, not only found in the data, but also resulting from research work, which has been developed, either in dissertations and theses by Master’s and PhD students from the institutions of the higher education in Macao, or outside Macao.

Details

Pages
XX, 180
Publication Year
2026
ISBN (PDF)
9783034360487
ISBN (ePUB)
9783034360494
ISBN (Softcover)
9783034360470
DOI
10.3726/b23208
Language
English
Publication date
2026 (February)
Keywords
Portuguese as a foreign language China Macao Chinese-speaking learners applied linguistics learning motivations language policy higher education interculturality didactics of language
Published
Bruxelles, Berlin, Chennai, Lausanne, New York, Oxford, 2025. xx, 180 pp., 9 fig. col., 19 fig. b/w, 72 tables.
Product Safety
Peter Lang Group AG

Biographical notes

Maria José Grosso (Author) Jing Zhang (Author) Catarina Gaspar (Author) Madalena Teixeira (Author)

Maria José Grosso is Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics at the University of Lisbon and Adjunt Professor at the University of Macau. Her research interests include teaching, learning and assessment of Portuguese as a foreign language, host language, contrastive linguistics (Portuguese-Chinese), and language policy. Jing Zhang is an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre at the University of Macau. Her research interests include acquisition of L2 syntax and morphology, teaching Portuguese as a foreign language and contrastive linguistics (Portuguese-Chinese). Catarina Gaspar is an Assistant Professor at the University of Lisbon, being a member of the Programme of Portuguese as Foreign Language / Second Language. Her research interests include historical sociolinguistics, language assessment, learning and teaching language, and language policy. Madalena Teixeira is Assistant Professor with Habilitation at the University of Aveiro and researcher at CIDTFF. She directs the Master’s in Teaching Portuguese and Foreign Languages and coordinates the AILIT project in Portugal. Her research focuses on language didactics, teacher training, and AI in education.

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