Chinese III (211-1-20)

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 2:00PM - 2:50PM

Overview of class

AY 22-23 CHINESE 211 is a year-long intermediate-level course, designed to further develop students' communicative competence in listening, speaking, reading and writing in modern Chinese as well as to deepen understanding of Chinese culture and social issues. The course systematically expands students' vocabulary and help them produce paragraphs, particularly in the area of description, comparison and introduction. The goal of the course is to effectively build descriptive and comparative skills through rigorous activities and discussion on various topics. Chinese is the language used in this course. Upon satisfactory completion of the whole sequence course, students are expected to reach Intermediate-High level of the ACTFL proficiency guidelines.

Registration Requirements

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
• Describe exterior features of objects, and discuss spatial layouts in a clear and structured manner.
• Use specific and vivid expressions to describe impressions pertaining to a person's appearance, manner and style.
• Describe in detail weather conditions and natural disasters, personal feelings specifically and vividly.
• Introduce and compare climate features and prepare reports of weather in paragraph(s).
• Discuss some social and cultural topics in the given contexts.

Teaching Method

Bottom-up approach to expand progressively from words to sentences, and sentences to paragraphs with student-centered communicative and task-based activities. Class conducted in Chinese.

Evaluation Method

Class attendance and participation, homework/projects, quizzes, oral presentations, and written exams.

Class Materials (Required)

Developing Chinese Fluency Textbook ($64) and Workbook ($43); Author: Phyllis Zhang; Publisher: Cengage Learning. ISBN: 978-1-111-34223-4

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisite: Students must have passed Chinese 121-3 with at least a C- or be placed in according to placement test results. Prerequisite: Students must have passed Chinese 121-3 with at least a C- or be placed in according to placement test results.