[email protected]
Course
Outline:
This
honor course is for students who want to sharpen their Chinese language skills.
The offers more advanced training on listening to native-speed conversations,
speaking confidently and fluently, reading and writing with correct grammar and
a strong sense of the language. More real-life related
contents and culture topics will be covered in this course.
Course
Objectives:
Upon
completion, successful students will be able to do the following in Mandarin
Chinese:
- Speak
and write sentences with more advanced words and grammar
- Compare
and different
action words and practice
using accurate
verbs
- Use
common conjunction words to create compound sentences
- Use
common measure words accurately
- Discuss
common topics more fluently
- Write
descriptive paragraphs
and short essays
- Have
enough listening, reading and writing skills to pass standardized HSK level 3
test
Topics to be covered:
- The
geographic regions and major cities of China
- The
Countries and regions which Chinese are mostly spoken
- Travel
experiences, in the airport, Changing money
- Going
to the library, taking bus in Beijing
- Visiting
a doctor and compare eastern and western medicine
- Chinese
Holidays and festivals
- Chinese
New Year food and traditions
- Going
to restaurant and
talk about Chinese food
- Comparing
Chinese culture and western culture
Class behavior
expectations
- Be on time
- Bring proper materials
- Complete homework
- Have a positive attitude
- Put cell phones and other electronics away
during class
- Use target language as much as you can
Grading
Policy:
There
will be a quiz at the end of each dialogue. Tests will be given at
the end of each unit (one lesson on the text book). Students who are
absent during a quiz or test need to be ready to make up the quiz or test on
the day they return to school.
Quarter
grades will be calculated with the following:
20%---homework
assignments, class work, participation, attendance
50%---oral
quizzes writing quizzes
30%---unit
tests
Semester
grades will be calculated with the following:
Quarter
one grade: 40%
Quarter
two grade: 40%
Semester
final exam: 20%
Attendance
and Homework:
Attendance
will be taken every day at the beginning of class. Excused absences
require make-up work to be done within 2 days. Students are responsible for
catching up their missed classwork and homework on their own time. Both reading
and writing homework assignments are always due at the beginning of class. For
detailed homework and attendance policies, please refer to 1st day students
handout: Chinese 1 & 2 Grading and Attendance Policies 2013-2014.
Textbook
and supplies:
- Integrated
Chinese Level 1 part 2 (ISBN# 0887275338)
Integrated Chinese Workbook Level 1
part 2
Integrated Chinese Character
workbook Level 1 part 2
Integrated Chinese Audio CD Level 1
part 2
- Easy
Step to Chinese 3 (ISBN# 978-7-5619-1889-0)
Additional
materials and online Chinese Learning Tools:
Videos and audios:
http://www.hanyu.com.cn/oldedition/en/htm_newlesson/mulu.htm
http://chinese.fluentu.com/videos/#level/2/elementary/most-recent
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/mandarin2/contents
Online dictionaries:
http://xh.5156edu.com/ http://dict.cn/ http://www.iciba.com/
Available
support for students:
Students
who need extra help are encouraged to email me, come to me before or after
class, or setup an appointment during my travel hours. My email is [email protected]. My daily
schedule is:
2nd
hour: teach at John Marshall 3rd
hour: prep at John Marshall
4th
hour: travel to Mayo 5th
hour: teach at Mayo
7th
hour: travel to Century 8th
hour: teach at Century
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