Program Overview

Applied Chinese Structured Elective

Overview

The Applied Chinese Structured Elective is designed to emphasize learning a language for work or study internationally. The focus is on functional language for use in social, professional, or scholarly environments. Upon completion of these modules, students should be able to communicate in Chinese at a beginner or intermediate level, speak, understand, read, and write in Chinese to the specified CEFR level, and demonstrate a better awareness of cultural issues in relation to Chinese and Chinese-speaking regions.

Benefits

The aim of this structured elective is to prepare students for greater mobility socially, professionally, or academically. Modules can be chosen to complement students' studies or work opportunities in Ireland or internationally. Competence in global languages is increasingly valued in a multilingual, international work environment in Ireland and overseas.

Requirements

• Students who have completed at least 15 credits from the set of specified modules will have a Structured Elective in Applied Chinese noted on their official transcript.
• To be awarded this Structured Elective, students must take 15 credits from the list of modules outlined below.
• Students will not register for this Structured Elective in advance. It will be awarded post hoc based on the modules they have chosen during their undergraduate studies.
• No guarantee will be given to students that it will be possible to take 15 credits from the set. This will depend on module places being available and on the exigencies of the timetable.
• Modules must be taken in ascending order.
• Pre-requisites apply to some modules.

Modules

The following modules are part of the Applied Chinese Structured Elective:

• LANG10020: Chinese General Purpose 1 (5 credits)
• LANG10160: Chinese General Purpose 2 (5 credits)
• LANG20420: Chinese General Purpose 3 (5 credits)
• LANG20520: Chinese General Purpose 4 (5 credits)

Eligibility

Students will not be awarded this Structured Elective if they are graduating with a major or minor in the following programs:

• BA Humanities Global Studies (HSS5) - programme language
• Commerce (International) Chinese (CNI2)
• Law with Chinese (LWWC/CNI3)
• Food Business with Chinese Studies (FAW1/CNI4)
• Social Sciences Chinese (CNI5)