Abstract: The liberal education must keep pace with the new technological developments and adjust its original educational goals and approaches in order to adapt to the new social realities and needs. The demand for Portuguese-speaking talents in China has gone through the budding period and the quantity increasing period, and has now entered the quality increasing period. The Portuguese major should adjust the talents cultivation goals according to this new demand, and cultivate inter-disciplinary English-Portuguese talents who can convey the Chinese voice and tell Chinese story to the world through discipline integration, technology integration, curriculum optimization and model innovation.

Key words: New liberal arts, Portuguese major, Talents cultivation orientation, Talents cultivation path, Teaching reform, Integration of industry and education