The University of Macau (UM) Department of Portuguese, in collaboration with the organiser of The Script Road – Macau Literary Festival, invited four renowned Portuguese language writers to give a lecture to 80 students from the Bachelor of Arts in Portuguese Studies programme and master’s programmes.
At the lecture, the four writers, namely Rui Zink from Portugal, Luís Patraquim from Mozambique, Paulo Franchetti from Brazil, and Luís Ruffato from Brazil discussed various topics, including travelling, the relationship between reading and writing, the difference between poetry and prose, their particular ways of writing, and the importance of literature in today’s world. They also answered incisive questions from the students during the question and answer session .
The department also invited another Portuguese writer, Ricardo Adolfo, to give a creative writing workshop on a separate day, which was attended by students from the Department of Portuguese’s bachelor’s programme. Students were asked to write creative texts based on the images presented by the writer, and Adolfo was very impressed by the students’ writing.
These activities aimed to improve the students’ proficiency in the Portuguese language and to stimulate their interest in writing.
Source: Faculty of Arts and Humanities
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