Module: Chinese Language & Culture 4 (A2.2)

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Chinese Language & Culture 4 (A2.2)
Module Code	CHN1016 (ITS: ZH3004)
Faculty	SALIS	School	Humanities & Social Sciences
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5

Description

This module is designed for students who have attained an elementary proficiency level in Chinese language. It focuses on enhancing their ability to communicate effectively in both spoken and written Chinese. Through systematic instruction, interactive activities, and authentic materials, students will develop skills that will help them understand and critically evaluate information around Chinese culture and produce spoken and written texts directed to facilitate the understanding of cultural conventions to Irish speaking audiences. All teaching materials in this module are designed at the A2.2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR).

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the overall meaning of short texts from a variety of simple texts dealing with everyday activities and social interactions, being able to derive the probable meaning of unknown words/signs from the context
2. Demonstrate effective oral skills in a range of social situations (e.g presentation or description of people, living or working conditions, daily routines and basic past activities and personal experiences).
3. Produce short texts on matters of personal relevance e.g. write short basic descriptions of events, activities and personal experiences using present and past simple. Also, engage in basic social communication online (Sharing news and making/confirming arrangements to meet).
4. Demonstrate control of basic structures of the language as well as increasingly complex grammatical structures.
5. Gain cultural insights and awareness through the exploration of Chinese customs, traditions, and contemporary issues.
6. Use IT skills to access language specific-resources (life-long learning) to be able to reflect on your own learning path in your future progression in the language.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Seminars	22	Class contact hours
Independent Study	33	Autonomous learning outside the classroom, aiming to foster students' language and cultural competence. For example, participation in the activities organised in the LanguaCulture Space.
Assignment Completion	25	Completion of prescribed homework and assignments required to monitor the progress of the student.
Portfolio Preparation	45	Preparation, creation, and final submission of the language portfolio.
Total Workload: 125

Section Breakdown
CRN	11925	Part of Term	Semester 1
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	PASS/FAIL	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Elena Lopez	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Participation	Attendance of at least 50% of seminars	10%	n/a
Performance evaluation	Participation and engagement in the development of a project.	40%	n/a
Portfolio	Progress is based on the completion of a language portfolio to show evidence of independent learning and successful achievement of the learning outcomes.	50%	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

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