Module: Chinese Language 2

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Chinese Language 2
Module Code	CHN1005 (ITS: ZH292)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	SALIS
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	10

Description

This module aims to help students to acquire Chinese language proficiency and to further develop their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills, as well as independent learning skills. The module also aims to develop students' communicative competence, which will help them to engage in academic activities during their Year 3 study abroad in China. Students are expected to master 1,200 common Chinese characters related to society, daily life, the workplace and campus life. The use of Chinese is optimised in classes.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school and leisure contexts, including short narratives. (DACS: Demonstrate appropriate listening skills to enhance communication.)
2. Initiate, maintain and close simple face-to-face conversations on topics that are familiar or of personal interest. (DACS: Communicate effectively in oral formats, adapting to audience profile as required.)
3. Give or seek personal views and opinions when discussing topics of interest in interactions with others. (DACS: Demonstrate awareness of one’s communication abilities, including areas for development.)
4. Produce writing compositions on everyday topics using Chinese characters.
5. Find and understand relevant information in everyday materials, such as letters, brochures and short official documents.
6. Understand essential aspects of Chinese culture, including interpersonal relations and basic value systems. (DACS: Demonstrate how to adapt communication styles in order to effectively interact with people from different cultures.)
7. Use IT skills: 1) word processing, 2) web-search and 3) accessing language specific resources. (DACS: Demonstrate the effective use of digital technology for communication.)

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	44	Timetabled sessions
Assignment Completion	44	Listening, speaking, reading, writing
Independent Study	162	Students familiarise themselves with new learning content in advance and prepare questions about any points that are unclear during synchronous classes; review what has been covered in synchronous classes after class and communicate with the lecturer if they have any questions; complete all homework and assignments; engage with regular Loop quizzes as practice exercises; review and understand learning resources posted on the module Loop page, such as notes and videos.
Total Workload: 250

Section Breakdown
CRN	10279	Part of Term	Semester 1 & 2
Coursework	100%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	N
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Mengdi Wang	Module Teacher	Weiming Liu

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
In Class Test	Writing	25%	n/a
Oral Examination	Oral	25%	n/a
In Class Test	Listening	25%	n/a
In Class Test	Reading	25%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Reading Skills
A variety of authentic texts on different topics will be read, analysed and discussed in a group setting. Consolidation of characters and words acquired previously and acquisition of additional new characters and words.

Listening Skills
A variety of authentic conversations of more formal registers of spoken Chinese will be listened to, analysed and repeated in class.

Writing Skills
Students will write writing compositions, creative and more formal, on given topics and current affairs. They will develop their range and active application of more advanced grammatical structures.

Speaking skills
Students will actively participate in simple discussions in class. They will express personal opinions, make suggestions and give instructions with clarity.

Indicative Reading List

Books:
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Articles:
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Other Resources

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