Chinese language for beginners Fall 2014

Students will write Chinese characters.. Purpose The purpose of this course is to train students to communicate in Chinese in an authentic setting... Course outcomes In completing this

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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA

European studies program CHINESE LANGUAGE FOR BEGINNERS CHN 111 /111.1 0067/ 2959 , number of credits 9

FALL 2014

Course Date: 01.09.2014 - 30.12.2014

Course Meeting Times: Monday, Tuesday & Friday 14: 30 16-00

Course Location: 119 / 324

Assistant professor: Aitkeeva Aizhan

E-mail address: aitkeeva_ai@mail.auca.kg / ai-zhan312@mail.ru

COURSE SYLLABUS Description

An introduction to modern spoken and written Mandarin Chinese Beginners’ speaking,

listening comprehension and basic principles in grammar along with simple exercises in compositions and reading which include cultural material Students will write Chinese characters

Purpose

The purpose of this course is to train students to communicate in Chinese in an authentic setting

Topics

• Chinese pronunciation

• Tones

• Chinese writing system

• Vocabulary

• Dialogues

• Idiomatic expressions

• Grammar

• Chinese culture

• Character writing

• Composing short paragraph

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Students will be able to use the communicating skills learned from this class to survive the living overseas in either China or Taiwan

Course outcomes

In completing this course, students will be able to

 Recognize 300 Chinese characters and produce the sounds associated with the characters

 Write 300 Chinese characters in the Simplified Chinese

 Demonstrate comprehension of, and respond to, simple dialogues and speeches on given topics

 Recognize and use simple words and phrases in general social situations (e.g., to greet, introduce, thank, apologize, compliment, express pleasure or regret)

 Talk about daily activities using basic vocabulary, grammar patterns, and standard usage with clear pronunciation and correct tones

 Demonstrate comprehension of short reading selections (e.g., articles, dialogues, or short stories) by correctly responding to multiplechoice or short-answer questions

 Apply basic Chinese grammar rules and syntax in writing sentences on a given topic and in exercises

 Complete both oral and written tests on vocabulary, grammar patterns, and common usage throughout the semester.

Teaching Philosophy

I believe that all students are equal Students have the right to learn and the need to strive for a better life Teachers are there to guide students to the right direction and to help them to gain the skills and knowledge to overcome the challenge they will face

Teaching Strategies

Learner-centered instruction will be implemented along with well-defined tasks driven activities to enhance the learning process

According to the new rules of learning foreign languages in AUCA students will not receive credit for taking only one semester You will receive a grade for each semester, but will not receive for the first semester until you have completed the second, at which time you will receive credit for both semesters

Course work

Learning a language, especially one as difficult as Chinese, is a very demanding task You are

required to attend every class.

You must also complete and turn in ALL assigned homework on time before class begins Some (about half) of the homework assignments will be corrected orally in class to be turned in for credit; others will be corrected and graded by the instructor Your instructor will determine which assignments are to be graded and which are to be corrected orally and let you

know after the assignment is due

The "Audio Assignments" are listed on the syllabus according to the week we want you to work on a given lesson audio and in electronic course of university You should not try to finish the audio work in one sitting Instead, you should work on a regular daily basis on the audio and

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the electronic course sites, pacing your work in increments timed to finish one lesson over a few days during the week it is assigned and before you begin work on the next

In addition to regular classroom work there will be weekly tests or quizzes, exams, and a final All tests and exams are cumulative

Policies on attendance and make up work

• Students are expected to arrive to class on time Three tardies make one absence

• Attendance is mandatory Five absences will result in failure

• Late work is unacceptable If late work is accepted by the instructor due to illness on the part of the student, only partial credit will be given

• Make-ups: There are no make-ups If a student misses an exam due to illness or other

extenuating circumstances that are out of his control (this does not include trips or vacation, etc,)

he must contact the instructor on the day of the exam The instructor will decide whether a make-up exam will be given Arrangements to take the make-up exam must be made prior to the next class session If a student fails to contact the instructor on the day the exam is given, an automatic ten points will be taken off the exam If a student fails to contact the instructor at all, he will receive a 0 on the exam

• The instructor reserves the right to change the dates of tests and assignments

• Homework assignments are necessary not only to check the student’s understanding of the material covered, but also to prepare him for exams and subsequent classes Therefore, students will have regular homework assignments throughout the semester

• Students are expected to do their own work Copying from the Internet or having other people complete their assignments is not acceptable

• Final Exams are to be given during the time specified No early finals will be given due to trips

or vacation plans

• Any disruptive, disrespectful behavior in class will not be tolerated

Grading procedures

Grade Points

A 92-100

B+ 85-91

B 80-84

C+ 75-79

C 70-74

D 60-69

F 59 or below

Course evaluation

Your final grade will be calculated as follows:

1 Effort 10% (or more)

2 Homework/assignments 10%

3 Tests+quizzes 20%+5%

4 Hour Exams 30%

5 Final 25% (including an oral exam)

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The "effort" grade will be based on regular attendance, preparation, and class participation Students will lose points for unexcused absences, tardiness, leaving class early, poor classroom attitude, failure to regularly attend the class, and failure to hand in homework on time

Remember: You, the student, are the one who is learning the language; we, the instructors, can only provide you with the opportunity to learn

Exams

A midterm test and a final exam (oral and written)

Daily Works

Quizzes

A quiz will be given after each unit (Lessons)

Homework

Workbook and Character Workbook

Academic honesty statement

The university is committed to academic integrity in all its practices The faculty value intellectual integrity and a high standard of academic conduct Activities that violate academic integrity undermine the quality and diminish the value of educational achievement

Cheating on papers, tests, or other academic works is violation of University rules

The instructor reserves the right to use the resources of the University to check student work for plagiarism

TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS

Textbook Title: Новый практический курс китайского языка, Сирко Е.В, Ван Я Ли 新实用汉语课本，俄语版

ISBN: 978-7-5619-2317-7/ H 09056

Publisher: Beijing language and culture university press 2010

Supporting materials:

1 Разговорная речь 301,

2 Основы китайского языка, Вводный курс, Задоенко Т.П, 1993

3 История китайской иероглифической письменности, 2010

4 Практический курс китайского языка, Кондрашевский, 2001

8 汉语图解词典，2009

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11 Learn Chinese with me , for Beginners, people’s education electronic audiovisual press, 2009

Websites:

1 银视网 WECTV: This site includes many Chinese Internet broadcast channels providing on-line access to live and pre-recorded programs produced by major TV and radio stations from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and U.S Web site at <http://http://www.wcetv.com/new/main.asp>

2 Univ of Virginia Chinese Language and Literature: This site includes a variety of reading materials, from student compositions, magazine articles to classical poems and stories,

developed by Anne Behnke-Kinney and Helen Shen at Univ of Virginia Web site at

<http://faculty.virginia.edu/cll/>

3 Learn Chinese Fables: Listen to Chinese fables and learn the idioms online, developed by Marlowe Shaeffer and Annie Yang, Jing-Heng Ma, Chinese Department, Wellesley College Web site at <http://www.wellesley.edu/Chinese/Chinese_Fables/title/title_page.html>

4 中时电子报 ChinaTimes Interactive: A daily news magazine, this site provides current news from all sectors of Taiwan Web site at http: <//news.chinatimes.com/>

5 光华杂志 Sinorama Magazine: A monthly magazine from Taiwan, with in-depth articles

on topics of all interests Web site in Chinese at: <http://www.sinorama.com.tw/ch/> Web site in English at <http://www.sinorama.com.tw/en/>

6 中华网 CHINA.COM: A weekly news magazine, this site provides current news from all sectors of China Web site at <http://chinese.china.com/zh_cn/>

7 人民网 People’s Daily Online: The nation-wide newspaper from PRC Web site at <http:// www.peopledaily.com.cn/>

8 中国大全迷津指点 ChinaSite.Com A complete reference to China/China-related web sites with links, descriptions and ratings A good starting point for web research Web site at

<http://www.chinasite.com/>

9 Sending and receiving email in Chinese:

http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/Language/

chinese_emailsummary.html

10 Chinese news media and more: http://chinastudygroup.org

11 www.dict.cn Dictionary

12 www.pinyinput.sourceforge.net

13 www.audacity.sourceforge.net

14 http://zhongwen.com/bingfa.htm (Chinese Text with hyperlink to Chinese Dictionary)

SESSION SCHEDULE

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1 Introduction: Chinese Pronunciation-Pinyin

System, Tones, Chinese characters, Useful

Expressions, 听力

Cultural Notes: Chinese dialects, Chinese

characters

Learn strokes of a Chinese characters, practice Tones

Checking, Course Topics: Chinese

Pronunciation (continued), Chinese

characters, Useful Expressions, Lesson 1

(Dialogue 1), 听力

Learn strokes of a Chinese characters, practice Tones, learn new words and how to write them

2 Checking, Course Topics: structure of

Chinese characters

Cultural Notes: Chinese Names & Chinese

History

Learn radicals and how to write them, read dialogue 1 Addition – 当代中文

Ch, Course Topics: Radicals, Review

Lesson 1, pronunciation, Chinese

characters, Useful Expressions

Learn radicals and how to write them, exercise 1, p 7, new words p4

3 Ch, Course Topics: Lesson 2, (1,2,3)

Pronunciation-Pinyin System, exercise 1,2,3

p15

Learn radicals, new words p

14, Addition – 当代中文 Dictation, Course Topics: Review Lesson 2,

听力, additional material Learn radicals, new wordsp14, exercise 2 p 16

4 Checking, Course Topics: Lesson 2,

ex.1,2,3,4 p 13 audio file, Useful

Expressions

14, ex 1,2,3 p 23-24

Ch, Course Topics: Lesson 3, p 25, Useful

Expressions, 听力, grammar 动词谓语句，

“ ” 是”字句字句, translation

29, translate sentences, ex 1,2,3 p 28-32 Expressions

5 Ch, Course Topics: Lesson 3, grammar 动

“ ” 词谓语句，是”字句字句, ex 5 p 36-37, Learn radicals, new words p31, ex 1,2,3,4 p 35-37

Expressions

Ch, Course Topics: Review , read the

dialogue, text, ex 1,2,3 p 38

Oral practice Translation

6 Ch, Course Topics: Lesson 4, Useful

Expressions, (Dialogue),grammar 名词谓

语, ex 2 p 42-45

40, ex 1,2,3,4 p 47-49 Expressions

Ch, Course Topics: Lesson 4, Useful

Expressions, (Dialogue),grammar “ 有 ” 字

句，介词结构，ex 1,2,3,4,5 p 48-51

Learn radicals, new words p 47-48, ex 1,2,3,4 p 48-51 Expressions

Expressions, (Dialogue),

ex 1,2,3,4,5 p 55-56

Learn radicals, new words p 52-54

Expressions

ex 1,2,3,4,5 p 55-63

Expressions, (Dialogue ),

ex 1,2,3,4 p 67-68, ex 2 p 68 dialogue

Learn radicals, new words p 64-65, ex 1,3,4 p 67-68 Expressions

8 Ch, Course Topics: Lesson 6 Useful

Expressions, (Dialogue),grammar 方位词，

ex 1,2,3,4,5 p 68-74

Learn radicals, new words p 66-67, ex 1,2,4 p 72-73 Expressions

dialogue, text

测验

Retell the text , Oral practice

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Expressions, (Dialogue ),

grammar 动词重叠

ex 1-5 p 88-92

Learn new words p 83-85,

ex 2,3,4,5 p 81-82 Expressions

汉语图解词典

Expressions, (Dialogue 1,2),

ex 1,2,3,4 p 92

Learn new words p 86, ex 1,2,4 p 95-98

Expressions

Expressions, Dialogue 1,2,3, p 100-102

Grammar ，正反疑问句, 动句，状语

ex 1,2,3,4,5,6 p 106-109

Learn new words p 1041,

ex 1,2,3,4 p 112-115 Expressions

retell the text p98

Expressions, Dialogue 1,2,3 p 109-110

Grammar 语气助词了” “ ” 介词给” “ ”

ex 1,2,3,4,5,6 p108-109

Learn new words p 107, ex 1,2,4 p 112-113

Expressions

retell the text p110

Expressions, Dialogue 1,2,3,4 p 122

Grammar 结果补语，数量词

ex 1-6 p121-122

Learn new words p

119-120, ex 1-6 p 125-126 Expressions

dialogue, text p123

测验

Retell the text p 123, Oral practice

Expressions, Dialogue 1,2,3 p134-135

Grammar “是”字句……的”

ex 1-6 p134

Learn new words p

132-133, ex 1,2,3,4,5 p 137-138 Expressions

Retell the text p 135

Expressions, Dialogue 1,2,3 p147

Grammar ，从”和“在”的宾语与“这儿” 和“在”的宾语与“这儿” 在”的宾语与“这儿” 的宾语与“这儿” 这儿” “ ” “ ” “ ”

“ 哪儿” ” grammar 钟点的读法

ex 1- 6 p146-147

Learn new words p

144-145, ex 1-6 p 151-152 Expressions

Retell the text p 148

Expressions, 155

Grammar “……以后” “…… ，以前” “…… ”

的时候”，ex 1-7 p157-158

Learn new words p 156, ex 1-6 p 161-162

Expressions

汉语图解词典

Expressions, Dialogue 1,2,3,4 p 218

Grammar 定语还是”字句 “ ”

ex 1-6 p 167

Learn new words p

221-222, ex 1,2,5 p 232-236 Expressions

14 Checking, repeat all radicals and grammar,

translation

Expressions

Composition

dialogue, text

Read the text Retell the text Translation

15 Quiz, Dictation 测验

Examination (project)

Final Exam

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