University of Macau (UM) student Leong Kin Man won the championship of the 14th Portuguese Speech Contest held yesterday. The theme of this year’s competition was ‘the art of life’. In his speech, Leong discussed the joy and challenges of learning Portuguese, how his study trip in Portugal improved his spoken Portuguese, and interesting anecdotes about local culture. Leong, from the Faculty of Law, enrolled in the five-year Bachelor of Law program (conducted in Chinese and Portuguese). “During my first year at UM, I went to Portugal to study as an exchange student, which gave me a good grounding in the language,” he said. Organized by UM’s Department of Portuguese, the Portuguese Speech Contest is an annual event that aims to provide a platform for local college students enrolled in Portuguese programs to showcase their language skills.
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