Chinese I - Accelerated (115-3-21)

Instructors

Jili Sun
8474670539
1880 Campus Drive, Kresge Hall, Office 4-534
Office Hours: Varies quarter to quarter, please check with instructor.

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-343: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs 2:00PM - 2:50PM

Overview of class

AY 22-23 Accelerated Chinese 115 (115-1, 2, 3) is designed for advanced beginners who demonstrate higher levels of listening and speaking proficiency. This course aims to help students further hone all four skills with an emphasis on reading and writing. The literacy goal is to master around 350 characters and to reach the intermediate-low to intermediate-mid level of literacy proficiency.

Registration Requirements

Except for Chinese 115-1, students must pass the preceding course with C- or above, or must be placed into the course by the departmental placement test.

Learning Objectives

Carry out daily conversations with Chinese native speakers using appropriate wordings and manners for various contexts
Read and comprehend short notes and simple stories written in Chinese
Write short, simple communications, compositions, and requests for information in Chinese about personal topics
Master the Chinese phonetic symbols (pinyin) for typing in Chinese

Teaching Method

This course meets four days a week and is conducted in Chinese. Class time mainly focuses on discussion based on the reading and/or writing assignments students complete before class.

Evaluation Method

Classroom attendance and participation, reading and writing assignments, presentations, dictations, written quizzes and one final exam

Class Materials (Required)

Winter quarter & Spring quarter:
Textbook Integrated Chinese (Volume II, 4th edition),
Publisher: Cheng & Tsui Company.
ISBN: 978-1622911417
Price: $63.99

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Pre-requisite: Students must have passed Chinese 115-2 with at least a C- or be placed in according to placement test results. Pre-requisite: Students must have passed Chinese 115-2 with at least a C- or be placed in according to placement test results.