初級中文(二)

TIGP Basic Chinese Class (Feb. 2024 through Jun. 2024) Course Description 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. The course will teach students to read a certain amount of Chinese vocabularies which are commonly used in business, traffic signs, restaurant menu, daily uses and the like. Some basic language skills foreigners can use for their daily needs will also be practiced in the classes. It is a basic Chinese language class of 54 hours teaching in Class room 207, class time is from 6:30 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. evening, three hours, every Tuesday for a period of 18 weeks. Skills and Capabilities The students can be expected to be understood and express themselves well in Chinese language. The goal of the course is to help students speak Chinese and get easy access to other fields on Chinese to which they may be attracted.  Listening: The students can understand and answer questions in 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. 戚恕平 (Supin) chisupin@gmail.com

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. Remarks 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 change 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 triple. 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. Students 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 class days happen to be on official holidays.

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