Department of Modern & Classical Languages
George Mason University, Spring 2007
CHINESE 102-001 – Elementary Chinese II
MW 5:55 p.m. – 7:10 p.m.,  East Building 121 
Instructor: Ms. Xu Wang
Phone: (703)-993-1631 (O),  (703) 624-8873 (C)
Email: xuwang215@yahoo.com
Office Location: 234 A Thompson Hall
Office Hours: MW 7:10-7:40 p.m. or by appointment 

 

Course Objectives
This course is a sequel to Elementary Chinese I.  It will emphasize communicative activities and stress the learning of both receptive and productive skills.  Students are expected, by the end of the semester, to be able to communicate fluently in Chinese in some basic socially interactive situations such as making an appointment, shopping, and talking about weather, etc.  To achieve such a goal, students need to learn Hanyu Pinyin system well, to become modestly proficient in using approximately 400 words, to know how to use the basic grammatical structures, and to learn how to read and write approximately 200 characters.
 

Course Requirements
Students’ own work is the key to the success of this course. You are required to:

1. Preview and review the lessons before and after classes
2. Participate actively in class with the teacher and your classmates
3. Do the homework in the Workbook. You are expected to turn in the written assignments no later than the due date according to the session-by-session schedule. Late homework will be corrected, but penalized 50% of the possible score. You may find your homework answer sheet here.
4. Attend the class consistently and on time.  There will be no penalty for the first two missed classes.  After that, each absence will reduce your final grade by one percentage point.  (That is, twelve absences in one semester will result in a 10% point deduction from your final grade.  So even if you get perfect scores on all tests and homework, you will get a "B" for the course due to your absence). 

5. Honor Code. The George Mason University Honor Code is in effect throughout the entire duration of the course and applies to all course work carried out inside and outside the classroom. It is the responsibility of each student to be familiar with the GMU Honor System and Code as laid out in the Student Handbook. Please refer to http://www.gmu.edu/mlstudents/handbook/honor.html for detailed information.

Quizzes
We will also have numerous simple pop-up quizzes in most of the other class meetings (i.e. non-chapter quizzes days). Students are allowed to drop 2 of the lowest grade, including the missing ones, of their pop-up quizzes.
 
Oral /Aural Tests
 There will be two oral/aural tests. One test will be in the form of a presentation in class. The setting for the other test will be an individual meeting with the instructor. In that meeting, reading aloud, short recitation, and basic conversation will be tested.  More details will be given in class.

Final Written Exam
The written test will be a comprehensive test on your knowledge of characters, grammar, reading and writing skills.  More details will be given in class.  

Text Book
Integrated Chinese, Book I, Part II.  Boston: Chen & Tsui Company, second edition.
(Textbook, Workbook, Character Workbook)

Grading
Paticipation+ In-class Performance       10%
Homework                                           20%
Chapter Quizzes                                  30%
Pop Quizess                                         10%
Oral Exam                                            10%
Final Exam                                            20%
100% minus attendance penalty, if any

Your letter grade is given based on the following point scale:
A   100-93            C+  79-77
A-  92-90              C   76-70
B+  89-87              D   69-60
B   86-83               F   59-0
B-  82-80

Session by Session Schedule

Date	Class	Homework
1/22 M 1/24 W	Introduction.& Lesson 6 Text I Lesson 6 Text II
1/39 M 2/31 W	Lesson 6 Grammar & Drills Lesson 6 Lab & Oral Practice
2/05 M 2/07 W	Lesson 6 Review & Quiz Lesson 7 Text I	L-6 Homework Due
2/12 M 2/14 W	Lesson 7 Text II Lesson 7 Grammar & Lab
2/19 M 2/21 W	Lesson 7 Review & Quiz Lesson 8 Text I	L-7 Homework Due
2/26 M  2/28 W	Lesson 8 Text II Lesson 8 Grammar & Lab
3/05 M 3/07 W	Lesson 8 Review & Quiz Lesson 9 Text I	L-8 Homework Due
3/12-3/18	Spring Break
3/19 M 3/21 W	Lesson 9 Texts II Lesson 9 Grammar & Drills
3/26 M 3/28 W	Lesson 9 Lab & Oral Practice Lesson 9 Review & Quiz	L-9 Homework Due
4/02 M 4/04 W	Lesson 10 Text I Lesson 10 Text II
4/09 M 4/11 W	Lesson 10 Grammar & Oral Lesson 10 Review & Quiz	L-10 Homework Due
4/16 M 4/18 W	Lesson 11 Text I Lesson 11 Text II
4/23 M 4/25 W	Lesson 11 Grammar & Oral Preparation for Oral Presentation	L-11 Homework Due
4/30 M 5/02 W	Final Oral Presentation Preparation for Final
5/14 M	Written Final 4:30 p.m.-7:10 p.m
	Have a great summer!:)