At 3 p.m. on November 4th, the launching ceremony of Portuguese Village of Phoenix Language Village and the special session of Phoenix Concert "Portuguese Charm" were successfully held in Nanxi Garden. Portuguese Village is the second featured language project created by Phoenix School, following French Village. This project is committed to building a comprehensive language and cultural exchange platform integrating teaching, ability expansion, guidance for further education and cultural exchanges by providing rich and colorful Portuguese cultural activities and Portuguese language teaching.
The launching ceremony was hosted by Li Yimeng, a Phoenix School staff. The heads of functional departments, colleges and academies, teachers' representatives and students' representatives attended the ceremony.
He Jiangkun, Deputy Dean of Phoenix School, delivered a speech
He Jiangkun, Deputy Dean of Phoenix School, expressed warm welcome and heartfelt thanks to the guests who attended the launching ceremony of "Phoenix Language Village Portuguese Village." He introduced the achievements of French Village project in the past year. During this period, French Village integrated resources inside and outside the university and carried out various French learning and French cultural exchange activities including courses, lectures, exhibitions. The French Village provides a communication platform for teachers and students to understand French and experience French culture. Mr. He also mentioned the importance of Portuguese in exchanging among countries along "the Belt and Road." Relying on Zhuhai's geographical advantage as a neighboring city to Macao, Phoenix School will jointly explore and promote Portuguese cultural activities with universities in Macao. The construction of Phoenix Language Village also undertakes its own mission in the process of internationalization of Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Campus. Through the development of Phoenix Language Village, we strive to build an international platform for world cultural experience, exchange, intercommunication and learning at Zhuhai Campus.
Kong Ying, Dean of Bay Area International Business School, delivered a speech
Kong Ying, Dean of Bay Area International Business School, delivered a speechay Area International Business School, congratulated Phoenix School on the launching of Portuguese Village. He said that we now live in a multicultural world. Cultural exchanges are the source of all exchanges, and language is of extraordinary importance for cultural exchanges and business exchanges. In the future, Bay Area International Business School will join hands with Phoenix Language Village to carry out a variety of international cultural exchange activities.
Group photo of leaders and guests at the launching ceremony of Portuguese village
Chen Xi, Dean of Phoenix School, also mentioned that Portuguese village is an important support for talent development at Zhuhai Campus. She thanked all her colleagues for their support to Phoenix School and their recognition of Phoenix Language Village, and looked forward to cooperating with all units to promote the cultivation of international talents in Zhuhai Campus.
Teachers and students listen to the Phoenix Concert "Portuguese Charm" online and offline
After the launching ceremony, Guo Yuwen, a famous violinist in Hong Kong, brought a "Portuguese Charm" concert to the teachers and students online. The "Portuguese Charm Special Session" of Phoenix Concert opened the door to the world of classical music with the Portuguese folk song Fado's Mother, combined with the use of Paganini's Bell in BLACKINK's Shutdown, and took Tchaikovsky's Ship Song in June, which is contained in Jay Chou's Qin Wound as an example, showing the use of various materials of classical music in popular music. Teacher Guo also performed the western classical music Aria on G String and the Chinese classical music Butterfly Lovers, leading everyone to experience the unique role of classical music in the integration of Chinese and Western cultures. Finally, through combining classical music with modern visual art, Teacher Guo performed Vivaldi's Autumn, which integrates listening and visual appreciation. Guo's proficient playing skills, clear explanations and religious pursuit of artistic effects won warm applause from the audience.
Portuguese book display
Site layout of Portuguese Language Village
Phoenix School, with the mission of promoting the development of international education in the campus and cultivating high-level talents with global vision, devotes itself to building Phoenix Language Village in Zhuhai Campus. French Village is the first language village established in Phoenix Language Village, which has received a warm response from teachers and students. The launch of Portuguese Village will further strengthen international language education and multicultural exchanges, and promote the internationalization of Zhuhai campus. In the future, Phoenix Language Village will also establish English, German, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic and other language villages; fully build a multi-ages learning community integrating teaching, ability development, guidance for further education and cultural exchanges; provide a better place for teachers and students to understand multiculturalism, history, customs and art, and build a language learning and cultural communication platform with international influence.
Translator: Yu Wanping
Proofreading: Martin Wittenberg
