Languages Week 2022
The School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies (SALIS) and Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, at DCU are pleased to announce DCU Languages Week 2022 supported by Languages Connect.
Open to all interested 4th, 5th and 6th year secondary school students. ´ó·¢ÌåÓýÔÚÏß_´ó·¢ÌåÓý-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø during language week include:
¡ª virtual workshops
¡ª lecture taster sessions on campus (4th/TY students only)
¡ª a 10 word story language competition
This year's competition attracted over 150 entries.
Winners 2022
| Chinese | ÎÒµÄÃÎÏëÊÇÆï×ÔÐгµ¡£ÎÒµÄÅóÓÑÅÄÁËÒ»¶ÎÊÓƵ£¬Ëý´óº°¡°¼ÓÓÍ¡±À´¹ÄÀøÎÒ¡£ÎÒˤµ¹Á˺ܶà´Î£¬Ëýʵ»°ÊµËµ£¬ÎÒÆï×ÔÐгµÊǺÜÔã¸âµÄ¡£ | Miss Natalie Badin | Our Lady¡¯s Grove Secondary School, Dublin |
| French | Cerf couleur chocolat, aime la musique, pendant une temp¨ºte; c?lin. | Miss Celine Murray | East Glendalough School, Wicklow |
| German | Meerschweinchen, gefolgt von neugierigem Geheimagent, h¨¹pft in Erdbeermarmelade, schreckliches Durcheinander. | Miss Julieta Bruccoleri | Our Lady¡¯s Bower, Athlone |
| Gaeilge | Thit r¨¦alta faoi dhra¨ªocht ar an gcr¨¦, d'fh¨¢s crann ¨®ir. | Miss Sarah Daly | Mountmellick community school, Laois |
| Spanish | Una aventura sorpresa con desconocidos, olvid¨¦ mi mochila, ?qu¨¦ imprevisto! | Amelia Mary Fitzpatrick | Col¨¢iste Chiar¨¢in, Croom, Limerick |
Virtual workshops and lecture taster sessions are delivered by experts, artists and language instructors relating to the following languages: Chinese, French, German, Irish, Japanese and Spanish.
If you are curious to know a little bit more about art or culture in the language you choose, or would like to discover a new language this is a great opportunity to find out!
When: Monday 28th February 2022 - Thursday 3rd March 2022
Registration: Register below
Date: Monday 28 February
Time: 16:00-17:00
Register here: https://dcu-ie.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqcO6hrzotHtZWvQLLvTE5F49sY3O¡
Title of session: Learn about "Manzai"
Presented by: Franpone
About the session: Learn about "Manzai" - a very popular type of comedy in Japan - from professional Japanese comedians. The session will be in English.
Date: Tuesday 1 March
Time: 16:00-17:00
Register here: https://dcu-ie.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEud-GopjstH9w_dGjYjYz1pPpxvd5¡
Presented by: DCU Writer in Residence (Gaeilge) Sadhbh Devlin
Title of session: Shape-a-Sc¨¦al
GA: Tarraing ciorcal. C¨¦ard a fheiceann t¨²? Aghaidh? An ghriain? Pl¨¢ta? Sa cheardlann seo beidh muid ag ¨²s¨¢id cruthanna le sc¨¦alta a chumadh. N¨ªl ag teast¨¢il ach p¨¢ip¨¦ir A4, pinn/pinn luaidhe daite agus do shamhl¨¢¨ªocht le do leabhar f¨¦in a chruth¨².
EN: When you draw a circle, what do you see? A face? The sun? A plate? In this workshop, we¡¯ll be using simple shapes to inspire stories. All you will need is A4 paper, some colouring pens/pencils, and your imagination to create your very own book.
Date: Tuesday 1 March
Time: 16.00-16.40
Register here: https://dcu-ie.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUlceytrTIjGtQMsIlO-0f1z6AITtv¡
Title of session: Change of Perspective - Interactive Workshop with Exchange Students
Presented by: Olga Springer and Tanja Rudert with Erasmus students
About this session: Irish exchange students in Germany and German exchange students in Ireland will discuss their Erasmus. Workshop participants will prepare questions for them in order to discover more about this fun experience.
Date: Wednesday 2 March
Time: 16.00-17.00
Register here: https://dcu-ie.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqf-uppjgiE9FgSJ5KpVmaxMGqp_4¡
Title of session: French singing workshop
Presented by: Caroline ´ó·¢ÌåÓýÔÚÏß_´ó·¢ÌåÓý-Ͷע|¹ÙÍøau (French online singing atelier)
About this session: The accomplished French singer residing in Ireland Caroline ´ó·¢ÌåÓýÔÚÏß_´ó·¢ÌåÓý-Ͷע|¹ÙÍøau will deliver a 40 minute singing workshop: http://carolinemoreau.com/
Date: Wednesday 2 March
Time: 17.00-17.40
Register here: https://dcu-ie.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYudumtqjsqH9F_tiLCA1Lh4ZZFnLZ¡
Title of session: A taste of Spanish - the language of nearly 600 million speakers
Presented by: Instituto Cervantes
About the session: Learn about how Spanish culture is present in Dublin by joining us on a journey through places which have a conexion with this culture. This will be illustrated with a videopodcast.
Date: Thursday 3 March
Time: 16.30-17.30
Register here: https://dcu-ie.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvf-2gqDIvHNO1cII4IxUSLiU-2L6¡
Title of session: Art of the Brush: Culture & Philosophy/Ink Painting & Calligraphy - www.artofthebrush.ie
Presented by: Yingge Xu - The artist
About this session: Oriental Brush Painting: Introduction to East Asian Calligraphy/Ink Brush Practice through easy and fun brush exercise.
In this workshop we will explore mindfulness, and learn to use an oriental ink brush with a brief introduction to its tradition and culture background. We will start with some simple brush exercises to get your hands in the flow. Then we will learn to draw some calligraphy strokes and some painting topics such as flowers, leaves, fish etc.
IMPORTANT: Tools & Materials
- Ink brush (watercolor brush, or any brush with a rounded tip will do)
- Black ink (or watercolor paint)
- Normal A4 paper / watercolor paper
- Ink container
- Water jar
Date: Tuesday 1 March
Time: 15.00-16.00
Location: U Building, Glasnevin campus
Title of Session: Partons ¨¤ la d¨¦couverte! Let¡¯s discover French and France together
Presented by: Maria Loftus and Aparajita Dey-Plissonneau
About the session: Let¡¯s do some verbal gymnastics in the language of Moli¨¨re by taking part in a French language speed-dating session before packing our bags and exploring France together.
Date: Wednesday 2 March
Time: 15.00-16.00
Location: U Building, Glasnevin campus
Title of session: Hasta la vista, baby!
Presented by: Cris Gunt¨ªn
About the session: Discover that you actually know more Spanish than you thought, learn to introduce yourself and be the one who really knows how to pronounce ¡°paella¡±.
Dates and times:
- Tuesday 1 March, 11.00-12.00
- Wednesday 2 March, 11.00-12.00
Location: U Building, Glasnevin campus
Title of session: Nihao, what¡¯s your name?
Presented by: Lijie Shao
About the session: Fancy your name pronounced and written in Chinese? In this session you will be introduced to the Chinese pronunciation and writing through a fun name-remaking process!
Requirement: Paper and pen are needed
Date: Wednesday 2 March
Time: 14.00-15.00
Location: U Building, Glasnevin campus
Title of session: Hallo und Guten Tag! German Taster Class
Presented by: Olga Springer and Tanja Rudert
About the session: Explore the German words you didn¡¯t know you already had, and get some first glimpses of German culture and of Berlin! You will also find out more about the special language powerhouses of German: compound nouns, for example: Handschuhe = ¡®hand shoes¡¯ (shoes for your hands, i.e. gloves).
Date: Thursday 3 March
Time: 13:00 - 13:40
Location: U Building, Glasnevin campus
Title of session: Onomatopoeia! A reflection of the Japanese worldview
Presented by: Sakiko Pawlak
About the session: How would you describe the sound of heavy rain? How would you describe the sound of falling flower petals? The sound of thunder, a gust of wind, or smoothly running water?
In this session, participants will learn a set of Japanese onomatopoeia and by doing so, they will learn about the Japanese way of perceiving and representing the world.
Date: Thursday 3 March
Time: 12.00-12.40
Location: U Building, Glasnevin campus
Title of Session: What¡¯s in a placename?
Presented by: Colm ? Ciardubh¨¢in
About the session: Placenames do more than tell us what a place is ¡®called¡¯. Embedded in a placename can be information about landscapes, people who lived there and the languages they spoke.
We will look at what the county names of Ireland can tell us about language and history. We will also give you the tools to decode placenames in your own area.
Are you a 4th, 5th or 6th Year student learning one or more foreign languages at an Irish secondary school? Then don¡¯t miss your chance to take part in DCU¡¯s 10-word short story competition!
At the School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies at DCU, we teach Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish, and Irish is taught at our Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge (Enterprise and School of Irish). So if you are learning any of these languages and you want to get creative, create your own 10-word short story in our language competition as part of DCU Languages Week 2022.
1. Each student will submit one entry in one of the following six languages:
- Chinese
- French
- German
- Irish
- Japanese
- Spanish
2. Each student will write a 10 word short story. 5 words are given by DCU and you must choose another 5 words in the target language to complete your story in a sentence.
Example in English:
Here are 5 sample words given by DCU: cup, tiles, moon, dog and funny
Here is a completed 10-word story in just one sentence such as:
Funny dog, Moon, slipped on wet tiles and cup broke.
3. Here are the 5 words given by DCU in each language that we teach:
- Chinese (ÅóÓÑ£¬ÃÎÏ룬¼ÓÓÍ£¬ÊÓƵ£¬Êµ»°ÊµËµ£©
- French (cerf, musique, temp¨ºte, calin, chocolat)
- German (neugierig, Erdbeermarmelade, h¨¹pfen, Meerschweinchen, Geheimagent)
- Irish (crann, dra¨ªocht, r¨¦alta, cr¨¦, ¨®r)
- Japanese (30 characters in Japanese: Ò»·¬´óÇФʤâ¤Î?С¤µ¤ÊÈ®?¤ªºÃ¤ßŸ†¤?¤¤Ã¤µ¤Æ¤ó?¤ª¤Ð¤¢¤µ¤ó?¤æ¤¦¤¬¤¿£©¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
- Spanish (imprevisto, aventura, sorpresa, desconocidos, mochila)
4. Go to the Entry Form tab to enter your 10-word story using the words above in the language of your choice - Chinese, French, German, Irish, Japanese or Spanish. We can only accept one entry per student.
Your Data
In order to process your entry please provide your basic details (name, surname, email, school and contact number) so that we can contact the winners. All data will be anonymised and stored securely.
The School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies (SALIS) at DCU is conducting the competition and DCU will be the 'Data Controller' for all personal data obtained. We require your consent to process your competition entry which contains personal data.
Please ensure to tick 'Yes' to give your consent if you are happy that we hold your data until the competition is completed.
Data related to winning entries may be retained by DCU for 2 years after they are submitted for the purpose of promoting another competition of this type in the future.
All other entries and associated data will be deleted at the end of the competition. At any time you are free to withdraw your consent and DCU will delete your data.
A winner in each language will be chosen for the best 10-word stories as judged by our DCU language experts. There will be six winners in total and each winner will receive a €200 one-for-all voucher. The closing date for entries is 4th March 2022 at 5pm sharp and prizes will be announced by DCU in April 2022.
Please direct any queries to languagecompetition@dcu.ie
Don¡¯t miss your chance to win a great prize! This competition was made possible thanks to the support of Languages Connect and DCU¡¯s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Studying languages at DCU is an exciting journey. The School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies (SALIS) and Fiontar agus Scoil na Gaeilge are energetic and innovative schools with colleagues from all corners of the world.
We offer our students an enjoyable experience while learning Chinese, French, Gaeilge, German, Japanese or Spanish. Our broad range of modules, the latest teaching methodologies and a genuinely inspiring teaching team will help you acquire excellent communication skills in the language(s) you choose.
Films and documentaries, press and media, subtitling, art and photography, lab sessions and literature, are but a taster of what you can look forward to.
You may be interested in learning languages on the following DCU undergraduate programmes:
- BA in Applied Language and Translation Studies DC155
- Bachelor of Arts (Joint Honours) DC009, DC291, DC292, or DC293
- Bachelor of Education in Gaeilge, and French or German or Spanish
- Baitsil¨¦ir Oideachais i nGaeilge, agus Fraincis n¨® Gearm¨¢inis n¨® Sp¨¢innis DC013
- BA Gn¨® agus Gaeilge DC118
- BA in International Relations DC231
- Business Studies International DC110
- BA in Global Business France DC112, Germany DC113, or Spain DC114
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