Class Syllabus 课程表

Chinese 203 – Intermediate Chinese III 中文二零三

Spring 2006 二零零六年春季班

 

Instructor:  Annie Wantze Liu a.k.a. 傅老師

Office: 322 Van Buren St., Room 6

Phone: 637-5263 (office)

E-mail: awliu@noctrl.edu

Class day and time:  TU 11:30-12:30 p.m.

         WF 1:20–2:30 p.m.

Office hour:    W. F. 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Tu. 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. at the Chinese Language Table

                        And by appointments

     

 

需要书籍 Required Texts:

 

1.  中文听说读写 Integrated Chinese,第二级 Level 2,课本 Textbook

2.  中文听说读写 Integrated Chinese,第二级 Level 2,作业本 Workbook

3.  剑桥汉英双解词典 Cheng & Tsui Chinese-Pinyin-English Dictionary for Learners

 

 

此课程之目标 Class Objectives

(1) 引导学生增加其字汇能力及会话能力

(2) 要求重述电影作业训练学生之书写与说话能力

(3) 看电影来学习与探讨中国之文化,及民间风俗。。

 

Chinese 203 aims to reach the following objectives:

1. Increase student’s vocabulary pool and their speaking ability

2. Strengthen student’s writing ability through writing movie summaries and the speech for oral final.

3. Enhance student’s appreciation of Chinese cultures through watching two Chinese films.

 

Multimedia material available through Blackboard and at LRC:

1.      Integrated Chinese textbook Audio CD

2.      Integrated Chinese workbook DVD

3.      Integrated Chinese multimedia companion

4.      Cyber Chinese CD-Rom

5.      Pinyin Master CD-Rom

6.      Chinese Characters for Beginners Book and CD-Rom

7.      Chinese Characters (1) Book and CD-Rom

8.      Chinese Characters (2) Book and CD-Rom

 

  

Grading System and requirements:

1)      Attendances: absences and tardiness are strongly disfavored by the instructor. Be courteous and report your absence beforehand. After 1 free ticket (1 absence), each unreported absence will be counted as 1 point off the final grade. Chronic and habitual tardiness will be warned and treated equally as absences if not corrected.

2)      Assignment 20% -- Due dates for assignments are listed on the last page of this syllabus.

3)      Movie summaries 20% -- Students will watch 2 movies of their choice this term, retell each movie in their own words verbally, and record their summaries on audio cassettes or CDs.  

4)      Oral final 20%: students will choose one of the topics provided by the instructor, write and memorize a 5-8 minute speech, and deliver the speech on the last day of class. The speech will need to be graded by the instructor before they are memorized.

5)      Quizzes 20% -- 4 quizzes on Ch. 8, 9, 10, 11 will be given throughout the term in lieu of a Midterm.

6)      Final Exam 20% -- Written exam on Lessons 8-11 on Monday, June 5, 1:15-3:05 p.m.

 

 

 

The following ten-grade option will be applied in this class:

 

Percentage

93-100%

89-92%

85-88%

82-84%

80-81%

Grade

A

A-

B+

B

B-

 

Percentage

 77-79%

73-76%

70-72%

60-69%

Below 60%

Grade

C+

C

C-

D

F

 

 

  

 

 

n      The scheduled progression is subject to change pending on students’ performance and the instructor’s discretion.

 

Week #           Dates              Progress

 

1                      3/28                 复习第七课课文

                                                第八课:生词和课文

 

                        3/29                 第八课:生词和课文

                                                第八课语法

                                               

                        3/31                 第八课:生词和课文

第八课语法

                                                作业本第八课:82-88

 

 

 

2                      4/4                   第八课:生词和课文

第八课语法

                                                作业本第八课:82-88

                                               

                        4/5                   第八课:生词和课文

第八课语法

                                                作业本第八课:82-88

 

                        4/7                   讨论作业本第八课 88A-90G

 

 

 

3                      4/11                 讨论作业本第八课 p. 91 翻译

 

                        4/12                 小考一:第八课

                                                第九课:生词和课文

讨论第一部电影

 

                        4/14                 今天不上课 – Easter holidy

                                               

 

 

 

 

 

Week #           Dates              Progress

 

4                      4/18                 第九课:生词和课文

                                                第九课语法

 

                        4/19                 第九课:生词和课文

                                                第九课语法

                                                作业本第九课 93-101

 

                        4/21                 今天不上课 傅老师有事

 

 

 

5                      4/25                 作业本第九课 93-101

                                                讨论作业本第九课 101-106

                                               

                        4/26                 作业本第九课 93-101

                                                讨论作业本第九课 101-106

                                               

                        4/28                 复习第九课

小考二:第九课

                                               

 

6                      5/2                   第十课:生词和课文

                                               

                        5/3                   第十课:生词和课文

                                                第十课:语法

 

                        5/5                   第十课:语法

                                                作业本第十课:107-110C

 

 

7                      5/9                   作业本第十课:107-110C

 

                        5/10                 作业本第十课:107-110C

                                               

                        5/12                 讨论作业本第十课:112-114F

                                                作业本第十课:107-110C

 

 

 

 

 

Week #           Dates              Progress

 

8                      5/16                 讨论作业本第十课:p. 114-115

                                               

                        5/17                 复习第十课

                                               

                        5/19                 小考三:第十课

 第十一课:生词和课文

 

                                               

9                      5/23                 第十一课:生词和课文

                                                第十一课语法                                               

                                               

5/24                 第十一课语法

作业本第十一课:p. 116-123C

 

                        5/26                 作业本第十一课:p. 116-123C

                                               

                                               

 

10                    5/29                 今天不上课 – Memorial Day holiday

 

                        5/31                 小考四:第十一课生词

                                                讨论第十一课:123-126

                                                复习第十一课

 

                        6/2                   复习第十一课

                                                期末口语测验

 

 Monday         6/5                   期末考 1:15 – 3:05 p.m.

 

 

 

口语测验话题:

 

1.  谈谈你最喜欢的电视节目。

2.  谈谈电视节目对大众的影响。

3.  谈谈你最有趣的旅行经验。

4.  谈谈美国邮局的办公时间以及他们的服务。

5.  谈谈出国旅行应注意的事项。

 

 

 

 

Assignment Sheet

DO NOT copy the questions from the Workbook. Write down your answers clearly marked with the page numbers and the problem numbers. The following assignments are DUE on these dates.

Dates              Homework due

4/7                   WB p. 88A-90G

 

4/11                 WB p. 91 Translation

                       

4/25                 WB p. 101-106

 

4/25                 Submit Movie summary #1

 

5/12                 WB p. 112-114F

 

5/16                 WB p. 114-115

 

5/23                 Submit Movie summary #2

 

5/31                 WB p. 123-6