George Mason University
Department of Modern & Classical Languages
Summer 2007
CHIN 102 – Elementary Chinese II
Class
Meeting Time: MWF
Instructor: Dr.
Esther Lee
Office Location: Thompson
Hall 234-A
Office Hours: MW
Office Phone: (703)
-993-1631
E-mail: leeandxu@yahoo.com
Course Objectives
This course is a sequel to Elementary Chinese I. The emphasis in this
class is on building up vocabulary and sentence patterns in communicative
contexts. Students are expected, by the end of the semester, to be able to read
and speak 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.
Textbooks
Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 1
(Simplified Character Edition) by Tao-chung
Yao & Yuehua Liu (et
al.), Cheng & Tsui Company, 2004 (including Textbook, Workbook, and Character Workbook,
available at the GMU Bookstore)
Tests and Quizzes
1. Chapter Quizzes: Chapter quizzes will take place
at the end of each chapter. No make-up chapter quiz will be offered unless
legitimate emergency.
2.
Final
Written Exam
The written test will be a comprehensive test on your knowledge of characters,
grammar, reading and writing skills. 40% of the exam questions will cover
unit 11 and 60% cover previous units.
3. Two oral exams: One
will be in the form of a presentation in class. Each student is required
to give a presentation of approximately 5 minutes in front of the class on a
topic of his or her choice but closely relating to the topics we studied during
the semester. Students should try to incorporate as much of the studied
material/ grammar/ vocabulary as possible, but they can be creative in devising
form and content of the presentation. For example, the presentation can be a
role play, the telling of a story/ experience, the description of a picture or
scene, or a re-enactment of the dialogs in our textbook. Students are
encouraged to submit a draft of the proposed presentation to the instructor in
advance. More details will be given in class. The
other oral exam will be an individual meeting with the instructor. In that
meeting, each student will be asked to read aloud the dialogues/paragraphs
selected from textbook and workbook, and will be tested for his/her proficiency
of Chinese in answering questions relevant to the topics learned in this course.
Attendance
Policy
Students are required to attend all classes. There will be no penalty for the first missed class. After that, each absence will reduce your final grade by one percentage point. (That is, 11 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).
In-class Performance
Students are encouraged to actively
participate in the classroom activities, such as dialogue practices with
instructor or classmates, responding to instructor’s questions, etc.
Preparation for the lesson is strongly recommended in order to effectively
participate in class room activities.
Homework
Homework in the Workbook
is due on the same day of chapter quiz. Late homework will result in reduced
grade. You may use the following link for answers to the “translation” section
of your Workbook:
http://mason.gmu.edu/~kzhang/homework_answer.htm
Grading
In-class Performance and Attendance 15%
Homework 25%
Chapter Quizzes 25%
Oral
Exam 15%
Final Exam 20%
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100% minus absence 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 Schedule
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Class |
Homework |
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Week 1 |
L 6 Dialogue I |
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Fri, July 6 |
L 6 Dialogue II, Review & Pattern Drills |
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Week 2 |
L 7 Dialogue I |
L 6 Workbook Due |
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Wed, July 11 |
L 7 Dialogue II Review and pattern drills |
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Fri, July 13 |
L7 Chapter Quiz L 8 Dialogue I |
L7 Workbook Due |
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Week
3 Mon July 16 |
L 8 Dialogue I I Review and Pattern Drills |
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Wed, July 18 |
L8 Chapter Quiz L9 Dialogue 1 |
L8 Workbook Due |
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Fri, July 20 |
L 9 Dialogue I Review and Pattern Drills |
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Week 4 |
L10 Dialogue 1 |
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Wed, July 25 |
L 10 Dialogue II Review and Pattern Drills |
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Fri, July 27 |
L10 Chapter Quiz |
L10
Workbook Due |
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Week
5 Mon, July 30 |
L 11 Dialogue II Review and Pattern Drills |
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Wed, Aug. 1 |
Class presentation and Oral Exam |
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Fri, Aug 3 |
Final Exam |
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