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Han, Lili; Yang, Nan – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2022
Translation policy, although an essential topic in the domain of language policy, has been understudied in China. Macau, as the earliest encounter point between the western and oriental cultures in Modern China, has been undeservingly neglected in this aspect, although its translation activities have never been interrupted since the Ming Dynasty.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Translation, Asian History, Portuguese
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Lam, Johnny F. I.; Ieong, Wai In – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2022
This paper aims to explore the development and evolution of multilingual languages in Macau over the past 400 years, as well as the relationship and interaction of these languages with Macau society. The complex relationship between translation and society in multilingual societies is also discussed. By doing so, this study attempts to fill the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multilingualism, Translation, Language Usage
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Bray, Mark; Qin, Gui – Comparative Education, 2001
The evolution of comparative education in Greater China (mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau) has been influenced by size, culture, political ideologies, standard of living, and colonialism. Similarities and differences in conceptions of comparative education are identified among the four components and between Greater China and other…
Descriptors: Asian History, Colonialism, Comparative Education, Cultural Context