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Beginners Arabic for
Business and Tourism
This course introduces the student to the basic
language skills of modern standard Arabic
required for travelling and conducting business,
as well as providing a guide to contemporary
culture in the Middle East. This course will
normally run if there is a minimum of nine
students enrolled for the year.
Lecturer
Ali Selim
How to apply
Contact: Sinéad Dixon, Department of Near
and Middle Eastern Studies, Arts Building,
Trinity College, Dublin 2. Phone: 01 896 1451,
email:
Fee
€480 (concession rate €350), payable in
advance. This fee is non-refundable once the
course has commenced. For security reasons
payment should be by cheque/draft/postal
money order only, made payable to
Trinity College no. 1 account.
Date, time and place
Mondays, 6.45 p.m. - 8.45 p.m., in the
Weingreen Museum, Arts Building, Trinity
College, Dublin 2. Teaching in Michaelmas term
commences on 23 September 2013, and in
Hilary term on 13 January 2014.
Duration
The course runs for a total of twenty-two weeks.
Introduction to Chinese
Language and Culture
This course teaches a basic ‘survival’ repertoire
of spoken Chinese and introduces some central
aspects of Chinese culture, including the writing
system. As much use as possible is made of
authentic materials.
How to apply
Apply to: The Secretary, Centre for Language
and Communication Studies, room 4091, Arts
Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2 (before 6
September 2013). Phone: 01 896 1560
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.
Date, time and place
Mondays, 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m., beginning on
23
September 2013, or Thursdays, 6.30 p.m. -
8.30
p.m., beginning on 26 September 2013,
in the Centre for Language and Communication
Studies, Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin 2.
Duration
The course lasts for twenty-four weeks, divided
into two twelve-week terms.
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.
