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Post-Beginners Chinese
Continuing from the introduction to Chinese
language and culture, this course is designed to
extend learners’ ‘survival’ repertoire of spoken
Chinese and their knowledge of the Chinese
writing system (there is regular practice in
character composition and recognition). Aspects
of the cultural background are also dealt with.
How to apply
Apply to: The Secretary, Centre for Language
and Communication Studies, room 4091, Arts
Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2 (before
5
September 2014). Phone: 01 896 1560,
email:
Please note: you must be 18 years of age or
older to enrol in the CLCS extra-mural evening
language courses.
Fee
€395 payable in advance (reduced fee for
unemployed persons and those in receipt of a
social welfare pension). For security reasons
payment should be by cheque/draft/postal
money order only, made payable to Trinity
College no. 1 account. This fee is non-
refundable once the course has commenced.
Date, time and place
Tuesdays, 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m., beginning on
23
September 2014, in room 4018, Arts
Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2.
Duration
The course lasts for twenty-four weeks, divided
into two twelve-week terms.
Dutch
The Department of Germanic Studies will run
Dutch language courses at the following levels:
General Dutch
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Beginners
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Intermediate
Fee
€210 for each eleven hour course. This includes
the course reader.
Duration of courses
One hour per week over eleven weeks. Courses
commence in October and January.
Should there be interest, some preparation for
three levels of the Certificate in Dutch as a
foreign language (CNaVT), which is examined
annually in May, is offered as part of the above
courses. There will also be a special preparation
module in April (four one-hour classes)
specifically for the CNaVT examinations.
Dates and times of all courses have to be
confirmed and all courses are offered subject
to minimum registration numbers. Further
information can be obtained on the departmental
website:
by email:
or by phone:
01 896 1373.
Ancient Greek Language and
Culture
This course will run subject to sufficient numbers
enrolling – there will be a limited number of
places available.
This course offers a comprehensive appraisal of
the language of ancient Greece. It also explores
some central features of ancient Greek
literature. In this course we aim to examine the
cultural context surrounding classical Greek and
