Beginning Chinese I初级中文 I（College）Fall 2018 巴德高中，克利夫兰分校

4 Bard Credits (1 CMSD credit)

Prof. Ling-Ling Shih 施玲玲教授Email via Jupiter or lshih@bhsec.bard.edu

Office 办公室: Classroom 教室#312Class 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. 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: Chinese 10 II

Learning Objectives 学习目标By the end of this course, you will be able to use Chinese to: 

Perform such tasks as answering or making a phone call; setting an appointment with a teacher on the phone, asking someone to return your call, asking for a favor.

Comment on how well one’s performance in certain activities, such as sports, skills (singing, writing, reading, speaking, etc.), exams, etc.

Present information to your class, for example, describing your visit to a friend, sharing your experience in learning Chinese, your study habits or your typical daily routines in your school.

 

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By the end of this course, you will be able to read Chinese to: Decode signs and simple words that relate to daily tasks. 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 message to ask someone to return your call. Write classroom rules. Write a narrative describing your visit to a friend. Write a narrative describing your experience in learning Chinese. Write a brief letter in the proper format. Write a simple dairy. Invite friends to go on an outing.

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/

Free Chinese-English Dictionaries and other Chinese language tools: Chinese Language Tools

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A complete list of Chinese learning resources is available on my website: Ling-LingChinese.com on the page of Chinese Learning Resources

Schedule 课程安排Please note that the following schedule may change to accommodate unexpected opportunities or unplanned events, as well as other needs.

Note: In addition to Integrated Chinese lessons specified below, additional Material will be added throughout the semester to enrich the curriculum.

Wk第#星期 Date日期 Learning Modules学习单元1 8/7- 8/11 8/7-8/11 Professional Development Days—

(No school for students)

2 8/13-8/17

August 13-15 Writing and Thinking Workshop August 16: First Day of Fall Semester Classes

August 16 & 17:

Go over syllabus 介绍新课程 Review 复习 L 1-L6D1:

3 8/20-8/24 Review Week: 复习 L 1-L6D1

4 8/27-8/31 Learn Lesson 6 Making AppointmentLearn L6D2 Calling a Friend for help学习第六课会话二打电话给朋友找他帮忙

5 9/3-9/7 September 3 Labor Day (No School) Learn L6D2学习第六课会话二

6 9/10-9/14 September 13 Fall Open House (Early dismissal—at 12:45 PM), Open House from 6:00-8:00 pm

Learn L6D2 学习第六课会话二 Test L6 考第六课

7 9/17-9/21

Learn Lesson 7 Studying ChineseL7D1 How Did you Do on the Exam?

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第七课会话一你考试考得怎么样？8 9/24-9/28 L7D1 How Did you Do on the Exam第七课会话一你考试考得怎么样？9 10/1-10/5 L7D1 How Did you Do on the Exam第七课会话一你考试考得怎么样？10 10/8-

10/12 October 8th: Columbus Day (Teacher Professional

Development Day—No Students) October 10: PSAT and SAT

Testing (all students) October 11-12 Midterm —No mid-term Turn in Journal for a midterm participation grade by Oct 12. Oct 12: Fall Semester Midpoint/End of 1st Marking Period L7D2 Preparing for a Chinese Class第七课会话二

11 10/15-10/19

L7D2 Preparing for a Chinese Class第七课会话二10/22-10/26

October 22 Fall semester midterm grades and narrative due October 25 Fall Semester Parent Teacher Conferences

(12:30-7:00 pm)—No Classes L7D2 Preparing for a Chinese Class第七课会话二 考第七课

13 10/29-11/2

L8 School LifeL8（1）A Diary: A Typical School Day第八课（1） 一篇日记

14 11/5-11/9 November 6 Election Day—Teacher Professional Development Day (No Students)

L8（1）A Diary: A Typical School Day第八课（1） 一篇日记

15 11/12-11/16

November 12 Veteran’s Day—No School

L8（1）A Diary: A Typical School Day第八课（1） 一篇日记

16 11/19-11/23

Nov. 21-23: Thanksgiving Break感恩节快乐！ (No School)

17 11/26-11/30

(Nov 26 -- Dec. 14: NWEA Test Math + Literature (9th and 10th graders)

L8（2）A Letter

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第八课（2） 一封信18 12/3-

12/7 L8（2）A Letter

第八课（2） 一封信19 12/10-

12/14 Watch a movie 看电影 Review L7 & L8 复习第七课和第八课

20 12/17-12/21

Finals Week & Presentation Week Final Exam 期末考

考 L7 to L8 考第七课和第八课（L7 & L8） Project due

December 21 ： Last day of School—End of Second Semester /End of Fourth Marking Period. 十二月二十一日：这个学期最后一天

＊＊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.

Evaluation You will be assessed on the following:

Oral Performances 15%Assignments 20%Quizzes 15%Tests for each lesson 15%Final Exam 15% (Oral: 30%; Written: 70%)Final Project 10%Class Participation & Attendance 10%Total 100%

Oral Performances: We will have one oral performance for each 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 self-evaluation form as well as the entire written script written by each participant. Some oral performance may be presentational and done without a partner.

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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; violation of this rule 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.

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.

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 Policies

1. 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

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participation grade. Unexcused 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 may result in a failing grade for this class.

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 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:

Office Hours 办公室时间: M & W 3:30 – 4:20 pm or by appointment

If you would like to discuss other academic support option, you are welcome to contact both me and/or the Dean of Studies.

好的开始就是成功的一半。希望你们都有好的开始，而且都能持之以恒！7

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