基礎中文(一)

The course is designed to teach Mandarin beginners to effectively learn the language through repeat dialogues practices according to various situations on food, dressing, daily life, traffic, education, sports and recreations and the like, which are useful for them to communicate with people in a Chinese spoken environment. Additionally, Chinese tradition and culture will also be introduced to students who may take chances to get access to and experience for better understanding of Chinese matters along with Mandarin. It is a basic Chinese language class of 54 hours teachinteaching in Class room 207, class time is from 9 a.m. through 12 noon, three hours, every Monday for a period of 18 weeks. Skills and Capabilities After taking this course the students will be able to make themselves understood in Mandarin in basic Chinese language and help students who are interested in further study in Chinese history and culture by speaking the language language. Listening: The students can understand and answer questions in Chinese Chinese. Speaking: The students can express themselves well in Chinese. Reading: The students can read short articles and make conversation. Writing: The students can recognize and write basic Chinese characters. Typing: The students can correctly use Pinyin system to type Chinese that may be used for sending instant text or email message when needed. The class contents are flexible and may be changed according to the actual study situation.

1. There are 18 weeks (3 hours class a week) of the Elementary Chinese language class scheduled for students this semester. Students have to take not less than 15 weeks classes, otherwise will fail the language program. Those students who fail the program or ask for leave for a time longer than 3 weeks in a semester are required to study the language classes again next year. 2. No excuse for absence is allowed. 3. Once students register certain classes, they have to complete them through the semester without chan ge for other classes which are totally different from each other. Any change of class is supposed to be failure of the classes. 4. Student final performance rating will be deducted by 5 points for no show in class once, 10 points for twice and 20 points for t riple. Any students who fail to attend the class for more than 3 times have to take the same language program again. 5. Students have to get in the classroom on time. Arriving late or leaving early for more than 20 minutes will be considered as absence. 6. St udents have to get at least 70 points on final performance rating to pass the Spring Elementary Chinese language program, otherwise they have to take the same classes again. 7. Teachers will reschedule make up classes time, normally on Saturdays, if the clas s days happen to be on official holidays.

Assessment and Final grade Attendance & Performances: 30% Homework Assignments: 30% Midterm Exam: 20% Final Exam: 20%

Materials Handouts、 Power Point slides 、 Useful websites Those teaching materials include frequently used sentences, phrases with easily understood illustrations. Those materials are well designed to help students quickly get the basic skills to speak in Chinese.