Module: Chinese Language & Contemporary Society

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Chinese Language & Contemporary Society
Module Code	CHN1011 (ITS: ZH379)
Faculty	SALIS	School	Humanities & Social Sciences
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	10

Description

The purpose of this module is to help students to improve their Chinese language proficiency and strengthen their awareness of Chinese contemporary society. Students will be able to recognise and respond appropriately to linguistic nuances and register in a range of realistic situations such as presentations, discussions, and debates on a range of social, cultural, and political issues. Students will read more advanced texts in Chinese from a range of sources including news, media and literature to respond critically and appropriately to these texts and will be enabled to present well-founded arguments and opinions on the texts in written form.

Learning Outcomes

1. Express ideas clearly and accurately both orally and in writing through Chinese using complex grammatical structures and appropriate register.
2. Extract information from a variety of sources including newspapers, journals, current affairs programmes, additional internet sources, literary texts etc.
3. Present a complex topic in an interactive manner and in a register suitable for a particular situation.
4. Deliver a coherent argument orally and in writing in an appropriate register and style.
5. Demonstrate an awareness of Chinese culture and significant social, economic and cultural issues and events.

Total Workload: 0

Section Breakdown
CRN	10282	Part of Term	Semester 1 & 2
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Weiming Liu	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Loop Quiz	Listening	25%	n/a
Oral Examination	n/a	25%	n/a
Loop Quiz	Reading	25%	n/a
Loop Quiz	Writing	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

Contemporary society
The content will relate primarily to current affairs in a Chinese and global context, chronological change and development of Chinese culture and society, and wider Asian topical issues.

Learning skills
An additional focus will be on methodologies around researching, structuring and presenting arguments and information.

Indicative Reading List

Books:
None

Articles:
None

Other Resources

None