Chinese courses in Ireland

Teaching and research in Chinese Studies at Maynooth University is focused on culture, society, history and literature rather than on business and commerce. Research includes the role of sport in the making of modern China and modern Ireland, Chinese Cinema and national identity and how Western thinking reshaped traditional Chinese knowledge. The MA in Chinese…

CHINESE – (Mandarin) This 10 week beginner’s course provides a brief introduction to the Chinese language, its scripts and sounds, and how words are formed. The course is designed to meet the basic requirements for daily social communication, and focuses on both listening and speaking skills. The course aims to cover the following: The sound…

This Mandarin Chinese for complete beginners course is designed for complete beginners who are travelling to China. The focus is on oral communication (oral and aural skills) and the students will cover the following practical “survival skills”: Greetings – Introducing yourself, your friends and your family Talking about yourself, your job, tastes and hobbies Travelling…

The course will be off particular relevance to second level teachers as Mandarin is being introduced into schools for Junior Certificate and Transition Year. Speakers of Mandarin Chinese are therefore well positioned to pursue careers in teaching (note that it has also been proposed that Mandarin be included as a Leaving Certificate subject, meaning yet…