PPLI Annual Report 2022 - Flipbook - Page 47
Chinese in Leaving Certificate
Action 2.A.6
110 PPLI students sat first Leaving Certificate Mandarin Chinese exam in 2022
Overview:
The 2022 Leaving Certificate exam marked the completion of the first cycle of implementation for Mandarin
Chinese as one of the four new languages introduced in 2020. PPLI Teachers brought 19 students from
schools and another 91 from the Saturday classes to sit the Leaving Certificate Chinese exam for the first time.
Main Aims:
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Support the establishment and further development of the Leaving Certificate Chinese curriculum in
schools
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Increase access to the Chinese language and uptake in Senior Cycle
Activity:
A small cohort of schools have been providing Leaving Certificate Chinese courses, which were mostly built
up from the successful experiences of embedding Junior Cycle and Transition Year Chinese programmes.
With a full cycle of a two-year support system completed, the PPLI Chinese teachers have progressed
significantly and gained expertise in the teaching, learning and assessment in the context of Leaving
Certificate Chinese provision.
The curriculum delivered by PPLI teachers was gradually developed to fully reflect the curriculum
specification and beyond. In the past year, more extensive community engagements were seen among
Leaving Certificate programmes in schools to provide concrete and meaningful opportunities for students to
acquire and use the language.
In order to support students who do not have access to the curriculum in their own schools, PPLI continued
to offer Saturday classes in Dublin and Cork, and the online Saturday class will finish the pilot in Spring 2023.
Impact:
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110 students taught by PPLI teachers sat Leaving Certificate Chinese. This accounts for about 40% of the
Leaving Certificate Chinese exam candidates based on State Examinations Commission Statistics
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Excellent results achieved by students and also a changed perception in relation to the language and the
curriculum – most students found the course to be less daunting and more enjoyable than they had
imagined prior to joining the class
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