Languages Week 2022

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-Scéal

GA: Tarraing ciorcal. Céard a fheiceann tú? Aghaidh? An ghriain? Pláta? Sa cheardlann seo beidh muid ag úsáid cruthanna le scéalta a chumadh. Níl ag teastáil ach páipéir A4, pinn/pinn luaidhe daite agus do shamhláíocht le do leabhar féin a chruthú.

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 Moreau (French online singing atelier)

About this session: The accomplished French singer residing in Ireland Caroline Moreau 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: Wednesday 2 March

Time: 15.00-16.00

Location: U Building, Glasnevin campus

Title of session: Hasta la vista, baby!

Presented by: Cris Guntín

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 Ó Ciardubháin

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.

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 (朋友，梦想，加油，视频，实话实说）
• French (cerf, musique, tempête, calin, chocolat) 
• German (neugierig, Erdbeermarmelade, hüpfen, Meerschweinchen, Geheimagent)
• Irish (crann, draíocht, réalta, cré, ór)
• Japanese (30 characters in Japanese: 一番大切なもの・小さな犬・お好み焼き・きっさてん・おばあさん・ゆうがた）　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
• 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.