Chinese III (211-1-20)

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 2-339: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs 2:00PM - 2:50PM

Overview of class

AY27. 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. The course also aims to deepen students' understanding of Chinese culture and contemporary social issues. It systematically expands students' vocabulary and helps them produce well-structured paragraphs, with particular emphasis on precise description and comparison. Chinese is the primary language of instruction in this course. Upon satisfactory completion of the full course sequence, students are expected to reach the Intermediate Mid to Intermediate High level according to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.

Registration Requirements

Students must pass the preceding course with C- or higher, or be placed into the course by through departmental placement test.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, students will be able to

Describe the exterior features of objects and discuss spatial layouts in a clear and structured manner.
Use specific and vivid language to describe impressions of a person's appearance, manner, and style.
Write CVs, application letters, and letters of reference, and introduce new colleagues.
Describe natural phenomena and cities in detail.
Discuss selected social and cultural topics within given contexts.

Teaching Method

The course adopts a bottom-up approach, progressively expanding from words to sentences and from sentences to paragraphs, using student-centered communicative and task-based activities. Classes are conducted in Chinese.

Evaluation Method

Student performance is evaluated based on class attendance and participation, homework and projects, quizzes, oral presentations, essays, and written examinations.

Class Materials (Required)

Developing Chinese Fluency (Textbook)
Author: Phyllis Zhang
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 978-1111342227
Price: $64

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Reserved for students majoring or minoring in Asian Languages & Cultures until the end of preregistration, after which time enrollment will be open to everyone who has taken the prerequisites, if applicable. Prerequisite: Students must have passed Chinese 121-3 with at least a C- or be placed in according to placement test results.