Chinese I (111-1-22)
Instructors
Chin-Hung Chang
847/467-1649
1880 Campus Drive, Kresge Hall, Office, 4-532
Office Hours: Varies quarter to quarter, please check with instructor.
Meeting Info
University Library 5722: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs 1:00PM - 1:50PM
Overview of class
AY 22 -23 This three-quarter sequence of beginning college level Chinese is designed for true beginners with no previous background in the language. This course is an introduction to Chinese, its basic grammar, pinyin system, vocabulary, usage, and the Chinese writing system. It also focuses on developing basic communicative skills and knowledge of the Chinese culture. There will be extensive student-oriented practice in pronunciation, conversations, listening comprehension, and sentence structures in class. Our goal is to lay the solid ground work for your study of Chinese whether you plan to have a concentration in Chinese or to satisfy a language requirement. Upon satisfactory completion of the course, students are expected to reach Novice-High level of the ACTFL proficiency guidelines. (http://actflproficiencyguidelines2012.org)
Registration Requirements
Except for Chinese 111-1, students must pass the preceding course with C- or above, or must be placed into the course by the departmental placement test.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
• Have a good command of the pronunciation system of Mandarin Chinese.
• Have a good command of Chinese characters in both handwriting and typing.
• Use Mandarin Chinese to carry out conversations on daily-life topics (e.g., food preference, hobbies and activities, shopping, visiting a doctor, Chinese culture and relationships.
• Write short passages on the topics above.
• Gain and demonstrate cultural knowledge discussed in the units.
Teaching Method
There will be extensive student-oriented practice in pronunciation, conversations, listening comprehension, and sentence structures in class. English will be used mainly for instruction on sentence structures and patterns. Interaction between instructor and among students will be in Chinese.
Evaluation Method
Attendance and participation
Written assignments
Dictations
Oral quizzes
Written quizzes
Final exam
Class Materials (Required)
Fall quarter and Winter quarter
Textbook and Workbook: Modern Chinese 1A Simplified Characters (second edition)
Publisher: Better Chinese ISBN: 978-1-60603-573-3 (textbook); 978-1-60603-572-6
(workbook)
Price:$59.95(textbook) $ 29.95(workbook)
Spring quarter
Textbook and Workbook: Modern Chinese 1B Simplified Characters (second edition)
Publisher: Better Chinese ISBN: 978-1-60603-578-8 (textbook) 978-1-60603-579-5 (workbook)
Price:$59.95(textbook) $ 29.95(workbook)