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EWCC-ELC: Fall 2024 EWCC Academic Workshop Series “Words Shape World”
The EWCC is thrilled to present an inspiring series of English academic workshops this September and October. This year's theme, "Words Shape World", empowers students to discover the transformative power of language. As we embrace new students this semester, our workshops aim to seamlessly integrate them into university life. Workshops include: Listening for Freshmen: Surviving English Lectures Avoiding Plagiarism Practical Writing: Describing Data Effective Presentation Skills Date: September to October Time: 16:30 - 18:00 Participate to earn smart points, and complete all four workshops to receive an EWCC Certificate of Completion. Enhance your skills and maximize your academic journey with us! Students who are of interest, please registered here: https://qfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ezaI7DMXqKabZVs For more details about each workshop, please refer to the […]
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Fall 2024 i-Learner English for Universities Marathon Competition
This semester, the ELC is thrilled to present the i-Learner English Marathon Competition! Dive into as many lessons as you can by November 15, 2024. To join the contest, students have to complete a minimum of 35 lessons with a score of 70% or above. The ELC will select one champion who achieves the highest completion regardless of the level. The champion will be awarded a grand cash prize of MOP 1,000. Meanwhile, the top three students at each level who have completed the most will also be awarded with cash prize, ranging from MOP 500 to MOP 300, for their outstanding efforts. The ELC is also hosting a writing competition for UE 1-3 students. Students should complete the course required lessons (25 for UE1/2, 12 for UE3), submit the writing assignment […]
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FAH-DPORT: Palestras comemorativas dos 500 anos do nascimento do poeta Luís Vaz de Camões, pela Professora Helena Buescu
Convidamos todos os interessados a estarem presentes nas Palestras comemorativas dos 500 anos do nascimento do poeta Luís Vaz de Camões, pela Professora Helena Buescu, Professora catedrática emérita na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, nos dias 08 e 09 de Outubro de 2024, pelas 15:00 horas, na sala E21-G038. Professora Helena Buescu Professora catedrática emérita na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa Professora catedrática emérita na Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa, onde fundou e dirigiu o Centro de Estudos Comparatistas. Colabora regularmente com Universidades estrangeiras, em especial na Europa, Estados Unidos, Brasil, China e Macau, onde tem sido professora ou investigadora convidada. Membro da Academia Europaea e sócia efectiva da Academia das Ciências de Lisboa. Publicou 12 […]
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FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – “In Defense of Social Hierarchies in China” by Prof. Daniel Bell and Prof. Wang Pei, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – “In Defense of Social Hierarchies in China” by Prof. Daniel Bell and Prof. Wang Pei, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/93780921652 Password: 093949 Abstract Any modern society needs social hierarchies. We know which ones are unjust -- based on race, sex, and class -- but which ones are just? Wang Pei and Daniel Bell will draw on their book Just Hierarchy (Princeton University Press, 2022) to argue that morally justified hierarchies benefit not just those with power, but also those on the bottom of social hierarchies. They will illustrate this argument by drawing on examples of social hierarchies in contemporary China, from age-based hierarchies in the family to drinking banquets in academic settings and hierarchical relations between countries. The point is not to defend the status quo but to show how it can be improved by means of […]
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EWCC-ELC : Words Shape World Guest Talk Series #1: “Self-Discovery: The Use of Binary Voices” , by Ms. Sonia Leung
EWCC-ELC : Words Shape World Guest Talk Series #1: “Self-Discovery: The Use of Binary Voices” , by Ms. Sonia Leung
Hey, students! Are midterms making you feel stressed? Do you want to improve your writing? The ELC-Writing Centre (EWCC) is here to support you this Fall 2024! Join our Words Shape World Guest Talk Series (Writing Month) to advance your writing skill for different genres and for an exclusive opportunity to learn from renowned authors with impressive published works. Kicking off the guest talk series is our amazing Ms. Sonia Leung, an award-winning poet and non-fiction writer from Hong Kong! Sonia has claimed top honours in prestigious competitions like Hong Kong’s Top Story 2015 & 2016 and Wordview 2023. In her talk, themed “Self-Discovery: The Use of Binary Voices”, participants will delve into the transformative moments of life. You will have the chance to capture a […]
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FAH/DPHIL: MRI International Symposium 2024 – “Cultural Exchange between China and the West: Remembering Marco Polo”
The travels of Marco Polo symbolise a rich tradition of cultural encounter between China and the West. On the 7th centenary of his death, this Symposium celebrates Marco Polo’s legacy by investigating the multi-faceted cultural exchange that took place along the Silk Roads and maritime trade routes connecting China and the West from the 13th century to the present day. Throughout much of this time, the city of Macao played a pivotal role in the story of mutual discovery that unfolded through the exchange of knowledge, objects, and insights in the domains of science, religion, education, and the arts. Macao still bears the imprint of centuries of intense cultural engagement. In addition to talks and discussions highlighting the intertwined histories of China and the […]
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FAH-DPORT: ODE MARÍTIMA de Álvaro de Campos – Leitura Encenada e Interpretada por Manuel Wiborg
FAH-DPORT: ODE MARÍTIMA de Álvaro de Campos – Leitura Encenada e Interpretada por Manuel Wiborg
Convidamos todos os interessados a estarem presentes no espectáculo "ODE MARÍTIMA de Álvaro de Campos - Leitura Encenada e Interpretada por Manuel Wiborg", no dia 19 de Outubro de 2024 (Sábado), pelas 16:00 horas, no Auditório do Centro de Actividades Estudantis, sala E31-G001. Sinopse Na Ode Marítima, solitário entre a multidão da grande cidade, o poeta chega ao cais e vê “pequeno, negro e claro, um paquete entrando”. A partir dessa visão, o poeta viaja no tempo e no espaço, recupera fugazmente a própria infância. O poeta empreende uma exaltada viagem imaginária que supera tempo e espaço e o transpõe a um mundo, onde os limites parecem ser a piedade por aqueles a quem o poeta sonha causar dor, […]
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ELC- EWCC: Words Shape World Guest Talk Series #2 “Grab Your Reader”
ELC- EWCC: Words Shape World Guest Talk Series #2 “Grab Your Reader”
Guest talk #3 “13 First Draft Mistakes and How to Fix Them” Are you curious about transforming your draft into a polished masterpiece? You are invited to attend our insightful guest talk on “13 First Draft Mistakes and How to Fix Them”, where you will explore common pitfalls like info dumps and weak structure with expert guidance. This session is perfect for writers ready to elevate their work. EWCC is delighted to have invited Dr. Tamara Girardi, an award-winning writer and Associate Professor of English from Pennsylvania. Dr. Girardi will share her expertise in practical writing skills, offering invaluable insights. If you would like to discover the secrets to successful revision with practical techniques from our experienced presenter and learn how to fully […]
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ELC- ECAC : British Afternoon Tea workshop
ELC- ECAC : British Afternoon Tea workshop
Afternoon High Tea is a huge part of the traditional British culture. It is rich in history that began in the 19th-century Victorian Britain (Lin & Chang, 2020). It comes with tea etiquette, types of sandwiches, cakes and delicate foods. It has since evolved into an art form, encompassing aspects of porcelain, table setting, and tea tasting, reflecting personal taste and historical influences. This workshop aims to introduce to students the history and culture of this afternoon treat, through immersing themselves in the planning and organizing of such an event, and then inviting other students to enjoy a British afternoon tea on our beautiful campus. Come and experience the British Afternoon Tea culture with your friends and learn while you earn smart points! Date: 23 October […]
FAH-DENG lecture by Distinguished Visiting Scholar: “Metaphor”
FAH-DENG lecture by Distinguished Visiting Scholar: “Metaphor”
Abstract: Metaphor is an ancient concern of poets, philosophers, rhetoricians and historians as well as speakers and audience, writers and readers. Metaphor was, among the ancient Greeks, something important to poetics, rhetoric, philosophy and politics. Since the Greeks, metaphor has become a topic of many coats: in recent decades, there have been studies of metaphor in chess, cognition, cognitive science, psychoanalysis, psycholinguistics, psychology, linguistics, organizational behaviour, education and much else in actual, fictional and virtual worlds. This lecture contextualizes a few aspects of this metaphorical explosion of metaphor, especially in the last century or so, by discussing classical, medieval and nineteenth century views. Before I focus on Paul Ricœur, I discuss Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas and G. W. F. Hegel […]
FAH-DPORT: Palestra “A vocação das Letras”, pelo Professor José Augusto Cardoso Bernardes, Professor Catedrático na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra
FAH-DPORT: Palestra “A vocação das Letras”, pelo Professor José Augusto Cardoso Bernardes, Professor Catedrático na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra
Convidamos todos os Professores e Alunos a estarem presentes na Palestra "A vocação das Letras", pelo Professor José Augusto Cardoso Bernardes, Professor Catedrático na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra, no dia 23 de Outubro de 2024, pelas 17:00 horas, na sala G018 da Biblioteca da Universidade de Macau. JOSÉ AUGUSTO CARDOSO BERNARDES Professor Catedrático Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra JOSÉ AUGUSTO CARDOSO BERNARDES é Professor Catedrático na Faculdade de Letras de Coimbra, onde tem regido sobretudo cadeiras no âmbito da literatura portuguesa do século XVI e de História do Teatro. Tem-se consagrado ainda ao ensino da literatura e à história institucional das Humanidades. Desempenhou, entre outros, os seguintes cargos institucionais: Presidente do Conselho Científico da […]
FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – “Universal Love (jian’ai) and not Loving Robbers” by Prof. Yun Wu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – “Universal Love (jian’ai) and not Loving Robbers” by Prof. Yun Wu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Zoom: https://umac.zoom.us/j/93356482056 Password: 042929 Abstract The claim “although robbers are people, loving robbers is not loving people” in the Mohist Canons at first glance seems to contradict their doctrine of “jian’ai”, which is supposed to be all-inclusive. This paper explains why it does not. On the interpretation I shall propose, jian’ai is not merely proposed by the Mohists as a moral goal, but also as a side-constraint—in the sense that its minimum requirement “not to harm the innocent” serves as a moral constraint set upon all actions, including the endeavor to realize the moral goal jian’ai itself. This side-constraint makes sure that jian’ai in any case is not pursued at the cost of defeating itself. Since “not to harm […]
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ELC- EWCC:Words Shape World Guest Talk Series #3 “13 First Draft Mistakes and How to Fix Them”
ELC- EWCC:Words Shape World Guest Talk Series #3 “13 First Draft Mistakes and How to Fix Them”
Guest talk #3 “13 First Draft Mistakes and How to Fix Them” Are you curious about transforming your draft into a polished masterpiece? You are invited to attend our insightful guest talk on “13 First Draft Mistakes and How to Fix Them”, where you will explore common pitfalls like info dumps and weak structure with expert guidance. This session is perfect for writers ready to elevate their work. EWCC is delighted to have invited Dr. Tamara Girardi, an award-winning writer and Associate Professor of English from Pennsylvania. Dr. Girardi will share her expertise in practical writing skills, offering invaluable insights. If you would like to discover the secrets to successful revision with practical techniques from our experienced presenter and learn how to fully […]
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FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: ‘God in Gatsby – A Spiritual Odyssey’
FAH-DENG Guest Lecture: ‘God in Gatsby – A Spiritual Odyssey’
Abstract: The Great Gatsby might lay easily claim to be “the great” American novel of the 20th century. As we approach the centenary of its publication - 2025 - this seminar explores some stranger features of the novel that are rarely touched upon. These include the implicit religion of the novel, and yet the absence of God. We will also explore some of the other more familiar themes - including repression, depression, gaudy conspicuous consumption, dishonesty, and classism. If the novel were written today, the parallels with Mar-a-Largo in Florida and the world of Donald Trump might be hard to resist. As this seminar will explore, here again we find distorted and refracted signals of faith and belief in 2025, just as in 1925. […]
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UM-FAH-DPORT: Seminar by Professor Manuel Loff on “A revolution to end a colonial war? Uses of history in literary and media narratives of Portuguese democratisation”
UM-FAH-DPORT: Seminar by Professor Manuel Loff on “A revolution to end a colonial war? Uses of history in literary and media narratives of Portuguese democratisation”
Dear Professors and Students, We are most pleased to invite all to attend the following Seminar on “A revolution to end a colonial war? Uses of history in literary and media narratives of Portuguese democratisation” by Professor Manuel Vicente de Sousa Lima Loff, Tenured Associate Professor of the Department of History, Political and International Studies, University of Porto (Portugal), on Tuesday, 29/10/2024, at 11:30am in room E21-G040. This talk will be moderated by Professor Francisco José da Silva Leandro, Associate Professor and Deputy Director of Institute of Global and Public Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau. BIO Source: https://sigarra.up.pt/flup/en/func_geral.formview?p_codigo=237852 Manuel Loff (Oporto, 1965). Tenured Associate Professor at the Department of History, Political and International Studies, University of Porto […]
【Macao Humanities Forum】Unidirectionality of Grammaticalization and Scope by Prof. Heiko Narrog from Tohoku University, Japan
【Macao Humanities Forum】Unidirectionality of Grammaticalization and Scope by Prof. Heiko Narrog from Tohoku University, Japan
We are delighted to announce that the 2nd Lecture of the FAH Macao Humanities Forum (2024/2025) will be held on 29 October 2024. The forum aims to provide a platform for world-renowned scholars from diverse humanities fields to share their research with the FAH community and other UM scholars. All members of the UM community are cordially invited to this splendid event. In this upcoming forum, we are honored to have Prof. Heiko Narrog as our guest speaker to deliver a lecture on the topic “Unidirectionality of Grammaticalization and Scope”. Prof. Narrog is a professor at Tohoku University, Japan. He received two PhDs from Ruhr University Bochum and Tokyo University respectively. His research interests include linguistic typology, modality, grammatical change, […]
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FAH-DPORT: Palestra “Revolução vs. Transição: a Revolução Portuguesa no contexto das democratizações do final do século XX”, pelo Professor Manuel Loff, Professor Associado na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto
FAH-DPORT: Palestra “Revolução vs. Transição: a Revolução Portuguesa no contexto das democratizações do final do século XX”, pelo Professor Manuel Loff, Professor Associado na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto
Convidamos todos os Professores e Alunos a estarem presentes na Palestra “Revolução vs. Transição: a Revolução Portuguesa no contexto das democratizações do final do século XX”, pelo Professor Manuel Loff, Professor Associado na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, no dia 30 de Outubro de 2024, pelas 14:30 horas, na sala E21a-G035. Professor Manuel Loff Professor Associado Departamento de História, Estudos Políticos e Internacionais da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto MANUEL LOFF, nasceu em 1965. É licenciado em História, pela Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto (1988); Mestre em História dos séculos XIX e XX, pela Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (1994) e doutorado em História e Civilização, pelo […]
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FAH/DPHIL: The Mario Echano Prize for the Best Undergraduate Philosophy Essay
The Mario Echano Prize for the Best Undergraduate Philosophy Essay is awarded for excellence in philosophy. Students enrolled in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies undergraduate courses are eligible to enter an essay for the annual award. Students are invited to submit an academic essay written as an assignment in one of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies’ undergraduate courses this academic year (AY2024/2025). Essays of any length are acceptable. The organisers reserve the right not to award the prize if essays are not of sufficiently high standard. Please submit essays by e-mail with the subject line ‘Submission for the Mario Echano Prize’ to Maggie Wong at MaggieWong@um.edu.mo. Attach your essay to the message as a Microsoft Word document (other […]
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