Syllabus

CHI 201 Chinese Intermediate I (Online)

Arcadia University Modern Languages Department Fall 2013 Dr. Susan Huang Office: E-mail: HuangS@arcadia.edu Work Phone: N/A Home Phone: N/A

Welcome! Welcome to your Arcadia University course, CHI 201 Chinese Intermediate I. The Goals of the Course: Upon completing this course, students should be able to 1. Provide and inquire about personal information 2. Accurately use a wide range of basic sentence patterns to talk about a variety of matters likely to be encountered in daily life 3. Describe simple situations and express their opinions about such situations 4. Read and write about 500 Chinese characters Required Materials

A. Chinese Link: Level 1 Part 2 (2e) by Pearson The package is available for purchase in the campus bookstore. It consists of a hard copy of the textbook and an access code to the E-book and other on-line materials: http://www.MyChineseLab.com/ (For this website, you need to use Internet Explorer) B. We will need to use Arcadia's online databases, i.e. Blackboard. C. Since this course is being delivered online, your computer system will need to meet specific hardware and software requirements. You will need to have access to Microsoft Office, or software that can author MS Office formats like Google Docs or Open Office. Additionally, you also need

1. Headset with microphone, or a built-in laptop microphone 2. Skype (conferencing software) - http://www.skype.com 3. A Chinese character software to input Chinese characters: e.g. http://www.unispim.com/ Prerequisites The pre-requisite for the course is successful completion of Chinese 102, or the equivalent level of proficiency in Chinese as determined through the placement test. Minimum Technical Skills Expected 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The ability to use a modern web browser, like Internet Explorer or Firefox, to navigate websites. The ability to use your Arcadia e-mail address to send and receive e-mails. The ability to learn My Arcadia features found in the Tutorials section of the course, as needed. The ability to use word processing software to read, author, edit and save documents. The ability to use a search engine, like Google, to find information on the web.

Technical Support If you experience any difficulties with accessing the course or email please contact the IT helpdesk 215.572.2898. If you encounter a problem with an assignment or content in the course please contact me. Resources available In compliance with the Arcadia University policy and equal access laws, appropriate academic accommodations can be made for students eligible for such support. Students are encouraged to register with the Disability Services Office. Please contact either Kathryn Duffy (215-572-2122) or Linda Pizzi (215-572-4068) to verify your eligibility for appropriate accommodations. You can also reach the Disability Support Services website at http://www.arcadia.edu/academic/default.aspx?id=15850. Please speak to me about any requests for academic accommodations or other concerns as early in the semester as possible. Writing Center The Arcadia University Writing Center operates on a collaborative, peer-to-peer tutoring model aimed at making better writers, not just better writing. Through open-ended talk, inquiry and writing, we help others better understand their own idiosyncratic writing processes. We believe when students understand themselves as writers, they can adapt responsibly to a wide variety of rhetorical situations across the disciplines. Students from ALL disciplines, and at ALL stages of the writing process (prewriting, drafting, revising) come to the Writing Center to meet with trained consultants. There are also consultants on staff who have received additional training in how to support ESOL writers.

You can schedule an appointment by calling (215-572-4051), dropping by the Writing Center (Landman Library, Lower Level, emailing writingcenter@arcadia.edu or fill out our scheduling form, and a consultant will email you to confirm your appointment. Here is the link http://www.arcadia.edu/writingcenter-appt-form/

Evaluation Letter grades for the entire course will be assigned as follows: A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D DF 93-100 90-92.99 87-89.99 83-86.99 80-82.99 77-29.99 73-76.99 70-72.99 67-69.99 63-66.99 60-62.99 0-59.99

On-line homework: MyChineseLab.com + Blackboard assignment On-line conference Midterm: 20 min. oral interview and dictation Final: 20 min. oral interview and dictation

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1. MyChineseLab Homework assignments and schedule can be found on the calendar on MyChineseLab, and will be posted in the beginning of the semester. A homework exercise will be evaluated on a scale from 0 to 100. 70 counts as completing it and passing.

2. Online Conference

Blackboard Collaborate is a tool in Blackboard that we will visit once a week. During the weekly conference, we will practice conversation using the current lesson vocabulary and sentence patterns. You need to prepare a few questions regarding the lesson content and be ready to converse about the lesson story. For each conference, you will get one point toward the total grade. 3. Voice Board Voice Board is another tool of Blackboard that you will use throughout the semester. For each lesson, you will be assigned to complete an oral homework on Voice Board. Please read carefully the instruction for each audio assignment. The title link of Audio Assignment will take you directly to Voice Board. For each completed audio assignment, you receive two points toward the total grade.

4. The Midterm & Final Each exam is a scheduled in-person oral interview on campus*, which lasts about 20 minutes. During the interview, you will be asked to answer questions or converse about the topics of the lessons. The interview also includes a dictation. You will be dictated to write a few sentences in Chinese. *Campus refers to Arcadia main campus or the KOP site. If the students are not from Arcadia main campus or the KOP site, a scheduled oral interview skype) and a written exam (Blackboard) will be arranged.

Introduction

This course is being presented in an online fashion. It is important that you login on a regular basis (daily if possible) and work on a consistent basis to complete your requirements. Since we are not meeting face to face, it will be imperative that you participate in the weekly online conference meeting as scheduled. You will need to be self-motivated and try to stay as organized as possible. Developing a schedule would be a good idea. Also, the Cyber Caf is available for you to develop community outside of the course content. This course primarily consists of structured and systematic practice of exercises and dialogue from the textbook and on-line resources, i.e. http://www.MyChineseLab.com and Blackboard Unit Schedule The unit schedule will inform you what to study for the week. It is important that you login on a regular basis (daily if possible) to study the lesson materials, learn by heart the weekly lesson dialogue or narrative, and complete the weekly assignments on time. For most of the MyChineseLab exercises, you

will be able to get the feedback right away. This is a four-credit course, so it is recommended that you spend 6-8 hours a week studying the lesson vocabulary, grammar and sentence patterns, doing the online homework, practicing with the audio materials and memorizing the lessons. Memorization Much emphasis is placed on students memorization of basic vocabulary, sentence patterns and the lesson dialogue/narrative. Online Conference The online conference helps you practice and spontaneously utilize what you have studied from the lesson. Therefore, it is imperative that you come to the virtual classroom prepared! The online conference is meant for practicing conversation, NOT a lecture. You will learn the grammars, sentence patterns and vocabulary through MyChineseLab.com. The conference provides the opportunity of speaking Chinese with the instructor or asks questions. Email If you have any question, please do not hesitate to email the instructor. I usually check my email several times a week. Unit Schedule

Unit 1 Objectives 1. Get the book package, which includes the book Chinese Link and the access code to http://www.MyChineseLab.com/ 2. Log on MyChineseLab (using Internet Explorer) and 3. Enroll in the Level 1 Part 2 course The course ID will be announced on Blackboard in the beginning of the semester 4. Familiarize yourself with Blackboard* and MyChineseLab** *Go to the Blackboard->tool->Blackboard Collaborate **Locate the calendar which shows the assigned homework Content of Lesson: None Assignments 1. Introduce yourself to the Class: Go to the Voice Board and record your self-introduction in Chinese (1 min. or 6-8 sentences) 2. Listen to your classmates recording of their self introduction as well as the instructors 3. After listening to all recordings, respond to the questions in Discussion Board

Unit 2 Objectives 1. 2. 3. 4. Learn about Chinese food Order food Present/discuss alternatives Learn more measure words

Content of Lesson: Lesson 11 (on line only) 1. Study vocabulary: core vocabulary, proper nouns and supplementary vocabulary (*only core vocabulary will be tested on the written exams) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Study Sentence pattern Study Language in use (dialogue) Study Grammar & try-it exercise Complete activities: 11-1, 11-2, 11-4, 11-5, 11-7, 11-8 Read Culture Notes: Chinese Food

Assignments MyChineseLab Blackboard (Voice Board): audio recording assignment

Unit 3 Objectives 1. 2. 3. 4. make requests & give permission express wishes, obligations, capabilities & possibilities talk about driving a car learn/review the optative verbs (or auxiliary verbs): yao; xiang; hui (; ; ) dei; yinggai (; ) neng; hui; keyi (; ; ) Content of Lesson: Lesson 12 1. Study vocabulary: core vocabulary, proper nouns and supplementary vocabulary (*only core vocabulary will be tested on the written exams)

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Study Sentence pattern Study Language in use (dialogue) Study Grammar & try-it exercise Complete activities: 12-2, 12-4, 12-7, 12-8, 12-9 Read Culture Notes: Cars in China

Assignments MyChineseLab Blackboard (Voice Board): audio recording assignment

Unit 4 Objectives 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Ask how much $$$ Talk about clothes Express opinion Learn the difference between huozhe () and haishi () Learn about the duplication of verbs Learn more measure words

Content of Lesson: Lesson 13 1. Study vocabulary: core vocabulary, proper nouns and supplementary vocabulary (*only core vocabulary will be tested on the written exams) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Study Sentence pattern Study Language in use (dialogue) Study Grammar & try-it exercise Complete activities: 13-1, 13-3, 13-6, 13-7, 13-8 Read Cultural Notes: Traditional Chinese Clothing

Assignments MyChineseLab Blackboard (Voice Board): audio recording assignment

Unit 5 Objectives

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Learn 12 Chinese Zodiac Study the days of the week and dates Extend & accept invitation Talk about birthdays and celebrations Learn the preposition wei ()

Content of Lesson: Lesson 14 1. Study vocabulary: core vocabulary, proper nouns and supplementary vocabulary (*only core vocabulary will be tested on the written exams) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Study Sentence pattern Study Language in use (dialogue) Study Grammar & try-it exercise Complete activities: 14-1, 14-2, 14-5, 14-7, 14-8 Read Cultural Notes: The Chinese Zodiac

Assignments MyChineseLab Blackboard (Voice Board): audio recording assignment

Unit 6 Objectives 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Learn the position words Describe location with position words Ask where something or someone is located Express location and existence with zai (), you () and shi () Describe different rooms in a house

Content of Lesson: Lesson 15 1. Study vocabulary: core vocabulary, proper nouns and supplementary vocabulary (*only core vocabulary will be tested on the written exams) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Study Sentence pattern Study Language in use (dialogue) Study Grammar & try-it exercise Complete activities: 15-2, 15-4, 15-7, 15-8 Read Culture Notes: Feng Shui

Assignments MyChineseLab Blackboard (Voice Board): audio recording assignment

Unit 7 Objectives 1. Talk about hobbies, sports and exercise 2. Describe how an action is performed, using de () Content of Lesson: Lesson 16 1. Study vocabulary: core vocabulary, proper nouns and supplementary vocabulary (*only core vocabulary will be tested on the written exams) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Study Sentence pattern Study Language in use (dialogue) Study Grammar & try-it exercise Complete activities: 16-2, 16-4, 16-7, 16-8, 16-9 Read Culture Notes: Chinese Martial Arts (Kung Fu)

Assignments MyChineseLab Blackboard (Voice Board): audio recording assignment

Unit 8 Objectives Midterm Content of Lesson Lesson 11-16 Assignments None

Unit 9 Objectives 1. Describe the weather and the four seasons 2. Learn about three important Chinese festivals (Cultural Link) 3. Express that something will happen soon, using the sentence pattern jiuyao () or kuaiyao () + verb + le () 4. Superlative zui () 5. Use ji le () to indicate a very high degree of the adjective Content of Lesson: Lesson 17 1. Study vocabulary: core vocabulary, proper nouns and supplementary vocabulary (*only core vocabulary will be tested on the written exams) 2. 3. 4. 7. 8. Study Sentence pattern Study Language in use (dialogue) Study Grammar & try-it exercise Complete activities: 17-1, 17-2, 17-4, 17-7, 17-8 Read Culture Notes: The Main Chinese Festivals

Assignments MyChineseLab Blackboard (Voice Board): audio recording assignment

Unit 10 Objectives 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Describe means of transportation Talk about travel plans Study different verbs for different kinds of vehicles: zuo (), qi () and kai () Describe a sequence of activities, using xian () zai () ranhou () Learn to say A is near/far from B with the word li ()

Content of Lesson: Lesson 18 1. Study vocabulary: core vocabulary, proper nouns and supplementary vocabulary (*only core vocabulary will be tested on the written exams) 2. Study Sentence pattern

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Study Language in use (dialogue) Study Grammar & try-it exercise Complete activities: 18-1, 18-4, 18-6, 18-7 Read Culture Notes: Traveling by Train or Boat in China

Assignments MyChineseLab Blackboard (Voice Board): audio recording assignment

Unit 11 Objectives 1. Describe the symptoms of an illness & treatment 2. Learn the differences between the action completed le () and the sentence le () 3. Learn the differences of the three de (, , ) de () + Noun Verb + de () + Adv. Adj. + + Verb Content of Lesson: Lesson 19 1. Study vocabulary: core vocabulary, proper nouns and supplementary vocabulary (*only core vocabulary will be tested on the written exams) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Study Sentence pattern Study Language in use (dialogue) Study Grammar & try-it exercise Complete activities: 19-3, 19-6, 19-7 Read Culture Notes: Traditional Chinese Medicine

Assignments MyChineseLab Blackboard (Voice Board): audio recording assignment

Unit 12 Objectives 1. Talk about different kinds of housing, particularly dormitory and apartment

2. Specify the effect or results of an action on an object 3. Learn the directional complement (DC): a. Simple DC b. Compound DC 4. Learn how to use ba () in a sentence: Subject + ba + Object + Verb Complement (or Directional Complement) Content of Lesson: Lesson 20 1. Study vocabulary: core vocabulary, proper nouns and supplementary vocabulary (*only core vocabulary will be tested on the written exams) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Study Sentence pattern Study Language in use (dialogue) Study Grammar & try-it exercise Complete activities: 20-1, 20-3, 20-6, 20-7, 20-8 Read Culture Notes: Houses in China

Assignments MyChineseLab Blackboard (Voice Board): audio recording assignment

Unit 13 Objectives 1. 2. 3. 4. Talk about future plans Express blessings and wishes Describe two actions being done at the same time, using yimian () or yibian () Review different verbal aspects a. Progressive aspect of an action: zhengzai/zai (/) + verb b. Imminent action: jiuyao/kuaiyao (/) + verb c. Action completed: verb + le () Content of Lesson: Lesson 21 1. Study vocabulary: core vocabulary, proper nouns and supplementary vocabulary (*only core vocabulary will be tested on the written exams) 2. Study Sentence pattern

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Study Language in use (dialogue) Study Grammar & try-it exercise Complete activities: 21-1, 21-3, 21-6, 21-7 Read Culture Notes: Summer Study in China

Assignments MyChineseLab Blackboard (Voice Board): audio recording assignment

Unit 14 Objectives 1. Give examples, using the conjunction biru () 2. Describe your current situation 3. Describe cause & effect with the conjunctions, yinwei () and suoyi () Content of Lesson: Lesson 22 4. Study vocabulary: core vocabulary, proper nouns and supplementary vocabulary (*only core vocabulary will be tested on the written exams) 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Study Sentence pattern Study Language in use (dialogue) Study Grammar & try-it exercise Complete activities: 22-1, 22-3, 22-6, 22-7 Read Culture Notes: Peking Opera and Chinese Calligraphy

Assignments MyChineseLab Blackboard (Voice Board): audio recording assignment

Unit 15 Objectives Final Exam Content of Lesson

Lesson 11-22 (but focus on Lesson 17-22) Assignments None