Beginning Chinese 初初初初 For Year 1 Spring 2019 巴巴 ，巴巴巴 4 Bard Credits (1 CMSD credit) Prof. Ling-Ling Shih 初初初初初 Email via Jupiter or [email protected]Office 初初初: Classroom 初初#312 Class meeting times: 8th period: 2:40 pm-3:30 pm (MTWRF) Course Description 初初初初 This course is a beginning Chinese for college (Spring Semester). You will obtain a basic foundation in listening 巴, speaking 巴, reading 巴, and writing 巴. You will participate in listening, speaking, reading, writing exercises, complete grammar exercises and learn dialogues of progressive length and complexity. Besides Integrated Chinese textbooks and workbooks, this course will also incorporate materials such as trade books for Beginning Chinese learners, short news articles, songs, poems, tongue twisters, jokes, movies to help you learn the Chinese language. You will also gain Chinese cultural knowledge and an international perspective. Pre-requisites: Beginning Chinese for College (Fall Semester) 1
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Beginning Chinese 初级中文 For Year 1 Spring 2019巴德高中，克利夫兰分校
Class meeting times: 8th period: 2:40 pm-3:30 pm (MTWRF)
Course Description课程介绍This course is a beginning Chinese for college (Spring Semester). You will obtain a basic foundation in listening 听, speaking 说, reading 读, and writing 写. You will participate in listening, speaking, reading, writing exercises, complete grammar exercises and learn dialogues of progressive length and complexity. Besides Integrated Chinese textbooks and workbooks, this course will also incorporate materials such as trade books for Beginning Chinese learners, short news articles, songs, poems, tongue twisters, jokes, movies to help you learn the Chinese language. You will also gain Chinese cultural knowledge and an international perspective.
Pre-requisites: Beginning Chinese for College (Fall Semester)
Learning Objectives 学习目标By the end of this course, you will be able to use Chinese to:
Describe your daily routine. Describe the color, size and price of a purchase. Know how to use Chinese currency. Pay in cash or with a credit card. Determine the proper change you should receive. Ask for merchandise in a different size or color. Exchange merchandise.
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Discuss different means of transportation. Navigate public transit. Express gratitude after receiving a favor. Offer New Year wishes.
By the end of this course, you will be able to read Chinese to: Decode signs and words that relate to daily tasks and familiar topics. Recognize new characters and vocabulary around course themes in dialogues and
short pieces of text. Comprehend the dialogues in the textbook and translate the main ideas in reading
passages and puzzle out simple messages, personal notes, short narratives
By the end of this course, you will be able to acquire the following writing skills in Chinese:
Write a simple diary entry or blog post. Write a brief letter or formal email applying appropriate conventions. Update a friend on recent activities. Express hope that a friend will accept your invitation.
By the end of this course, you will also learn about Chinese cultural topics with reference to specific themes covered in class.
Required Texts/ materials课程教材 Integrated Chinese 中文听说读写, Level 1, Part 1, Third Edition, Yuehua Liu
and Tao-chung Yao, et al. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company. 2009. o Textbook (Simplified Characters)o Workbook (Simplified Characters)o Character Workbook (Simplified and Traditional Characters)
You can expect regular supplementary materials in addition to the textbook. Keep a journal--Bring a spiral-bound notebook for this class. Bring this notebook
to every class. This journal will be collected during the mid-term and final exam for participation grades.
Have a binder to keep all returned HW, in-class work, quizzes, and tests. (Keep them to study for your mid-term/final exam; they can also be used for proof of work if there is any dispute concerning a grade).
Bring a black/blue Pens, a red pen, and a pencil An earphone headset for the computer lab 3x5 cards for vocabulary flash cards
Reading and Resources Class Website: ling-lingchinese.com. It is important you check regularly to keep
updated about homework, upcoming assignments, quizzes, and tests. You will also find a lot of resources to help you learn Chinese.
Handouts and worksheets: to be distributed in class or/and posted on the website: https://ling-lingchinese.com/worksheets/
6 Feb 11 (4 day week—No students Friday 02/15, PD)
Lesson 9 Shopping(第九课 买东西)
o Describe the color, size, and price of a purchaseo Recognize Chinese currencyo Pay in cash or with a credit cardo Determine the proper change you should
receive.o Ask for merchandise in a different size or coloro Exchange merchandize.
L9D1 Shopping for clothes（学习第九课会话一买衣服）7 Feb 18 (4 day
week—No school Monday President’s Day 2/18)
Rehearse for Chinese New Year Play.
8 Feb 25 L9D1 Shopping for clothes（学习第九课会话一买衣服）9 March 4 L9D1 Shopping for clothes（学习第九课会话一买衣服）
Workbook L9D1 due on Friday
10 March 11 (4 day week—No students Friday 03/15, PD)
Learn L9D2 Exchanging Shoes（学习第九课会话二换鞋）11 March 18 (4
day week—No school Thursday 03/21, Parent Teacher Conferences 12:30-7)
No School
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Spring Break
March 25-29th) Learn L9D2 Exchanging Shoes（学习第九课会话二换鞋）
Workbook L9D2 due on Friday
12 April 1 Test on L9 （考第九课）Lesson 10 Transportation第十课交通
L10D1 Going Home for Winter Vacation（学习第十课会话一回家过寒假）13 April 8 L10D1 Going Home for Winter Vacation（学习第十课会话一回家过寒假）
14 April 15 (4 day week—No school Friday 04/19)
L10D1 Going Home for Winter Vacation（学习第十课会话一回家过寒假）Workbook L10D1 due on Friday
15 April 22 (4 day week—No school Monday 04/22)
L10D2 Thanks for the Ride（第十课会话二谢谢你开车送我）
16 April 29th L10D2 Thanks for the Ride （第十课会话二谢谢你开车送我） Workbook L10D2 due on Friday
17 May 6th Watch a movie 看电影 Review 8 (复习第八课)
18 May 13th Review L9 （复习第九课） Review L10 (复习第十课) Project Presentation （ due on the last two
days）
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19 May 20th Finals Week & Presentation Week Final Exam 期末考 Test on L8-L10 考第八课到第十课
o One lesson has two dialogues/parts. Each dialogue has one vocabulary list. We have a vocabulary quiz for each dialogue and one test for each lesson. Each dialogue has character sheets and workbook assignments to be collected as homework.
Oral Performances: We will have one oral performance for every dialogue; that means two oral performances for one lesson. An assignment sheet will be given for each oral performance task and a separate rubric sheet will be given for self-evaluation. You will work together with a partner to come up with a script and perform WITHOUT READING the script in class. Each participant will need to turn in the following:
The self-evaluation form based on the rubric The entire written script written by each participant.
Some oral performance may be presentational requiring a visual aid (e.g., a poster, PowerPoint, video) and done without a partner.
Assignments: All homework and assignments should be turned in on time at the beginning of class. Do not use class time to write homework assignments; do not use machine translation for your assignment. Violation of these rules will require you to redo the entire homework. Turn in after class is considered late. Late homework and assignments will receive a reduced grade. 10% if one day late, 20% if two days late, and so on. An assignment turns in more than 10 days will result in 0 credits.
In-class work will be collected and given credit by the instructor. If you miss classes, you will miss credits for the in-class work and cannot be made up unless you are officially excused.
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Quizzes: These are quizzes on the vocabulary list from each dialogue. These quizzes include flash card quizzes and written quizzes (dictation) for each dialogue (There are two dialogues in each lesson). The lowest score will be dropped.
Tests: We will have a test after learning each lesson.
Final Exam: It will be a comprehensive exam. This final exam has two sections: The Oral Section (30%) and Written Section (70%).
Final Project: Instructions/expectations will be distributed separately. You will expect a written instruction sheet and rubrics for the final project during the semester. Students who have performed solo or in a very small group (2 to 3) for Chinese New Year Celebration can use their performance to satisfy this requirement.
Participation & Attendance: It is based on your class participation and quality of your journal. More information on this category is specified on Expectations and Policies.
Grading Scale
The college-level grading scale uses letter grades instead of numbers and follows the Bard College grading scale:
A Equivalent to 4.0 or 100-94A- Equivalent to 3.7 or 93-90B+ Equivalent to 3.3 or 89-87B Equivalent to 3.0 or 86-84B- Equivalent to 2.7 or 83-80 C+ Equivalent to 2.3 or 79-77C Equivalent to 2.0 or 76-74C- Equivalent to 1.7 or 73-70D Equivalent 1.0 or 69-60F Equivalent 0 or 59 and below
W: For college students only. For students who withdrew from the course by the appropriate deadline.
Expectations and Policies1. Attendance : Attendance is mandatory. You are expected to attend classes on time.
If you are late for the class, please go to the office to obtain a late pass before attending the class. Absences without valid reasons and tardiness will affect your participation grade. Absences will result in 0 grade for in-class work. Regardless of the reason for your absence, it is the individual student's responsibility to find out the assigned homework for that day. Too many absences will affect your participation grade.
2. Participation : I expect all students to participate in classroom activities. Those who pay attention in class and actively participate in class will do better than
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those who don’t and will receive a good participation grade. If you miss too many classes, you won’t get a good participation grade. Besides class participation, your journal will also be used as part of your participation grade.
3. Makeups . Make-up oral performance/quizzes/tests/exam will only be granted for emergencies or extenuating circumstances. If you know you will be absent on a certain date, you should come to see me and make arrangement ahead of time; otherwise, a make-up should be arranged as soon as possible, if you have an excused absence.
4. Academic integrity . All work at BHSEC Cleveland must be original, used for only one class, and be written by the student being given credit. All work must correctly attribute all citations and sources. Failure to adhere to these standards will results in a zero for the assignment. Subsequent instances of plagiarism will result in an automatic “F” in the class. Please refer to the BHSEC Cleveland Student Contract for the full academic honesty policy for additional details.
Please refer to the Expectations and Policies Addendum for more detailed information.
Cell Phone Use Policy
Cell phones should be silenced and put away in the bag before class begins. In Chinese class, no one should use a cell phone or any other electronic devices without teacher’s permission.
As per school policy, inappropriate use of cell phones or other electronic devices will result in the device being confiscated. For the first infraction, you can pick up the device from Dr. Williams at the end of the day. Second and third infractions will require a parent, guardian, or caretaker to acquire the device from Dr. Williams.
Office Hours and Academic SupportYou should follow your progress through Jupiter and also feel free to come in for extra support if you need extra help or explanation.
Office Hours: 办公室时间 Office Hours: M & W 3:30-4:20 or by appointment (at Room #312)
If you would like to discuss other academic support option, you are welcome to contact both me and/or the Dean of Studies.
