Chinese Introductory Full Year (Three Trimesters) Prerequisites: None
studied will be relevant to communicating while in a Chinese-speaking country with the main units focusing on school life, occupations, countries and nationality, time expressions, daily routines, transportation, colors, clothes, and body parts. In-class activities and course assignments are carefully designed to develop students’ language skills and boost their confidence, including but not limited to, class discussion, presentations, skits, songs, videos, games, crafts, calligraphy, and other cultural companions. Students are assessed in all four areas of proficiency through formative and cumulative activities on a regular basis, such as pretending to be a celebrity and making a video blog introducing one’s personal information, family, career, and daily routine. Each student will also have a speaking portfolio where recordings and videos are stored for self-reflection and progress checks. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to further use Pinyin to pronounce clearly and accurately in Mandarin Chinese. Students should be able to recognize 200 fundamental Chinese characters and be able to write paragraphs of 100 characters on topics related to class lessons, conduct basic communication on topics related to class lessons, and understand information conveyed in sentence-length speech on familiar topics. Text: Easy Steps to Chinese Volume 1 Textbook and Workbook Chinese B Full Year (Three Trimesters) Prerequisites: Chinese A or equivalent OR department recommendation This course continues the study of Chinese as a second language for non-native students through speaking, listening, culture, reading, writing and grammar activities. In this proficiency-based course, the target language will be used more than 80% of the time. Students will consistently speak Chinese in the class. Students will learn the sentence structures and vocabulary to communicate adequately in many situations in Chinese-speaking societies, with the main units focusing on travel, languages, school subjects, seasons, climate, food, hobbies, and themes learned in the previous years of the program. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to use Pinyin to pronounce clearly and accurately in Mandarin Chinese. Students should be able to recognize 350 fundamental Chinese characters and be able to write paragraphs of about 150 characters on topics related to class lessons, conduct basic communication on lesson- related topics, and understand information conveyed in sentence-length speech on familiar topics. Students are assessed in all four areas of proficiency through formative and cumulative activities on a regular basis.
This course introduces Chinese as a second language for non-native speakers through speaking, listening, culture, reading, writing, and grammar. The course aims to help students build a strong speaking foundation by learning the phonetic scheme called Pinyin, which helps students speak clearly in the consonants, vowels and tones of Mandarin Chinese, and pronounce new vocabulary independently. The vocabulary studied will be relevant to communicating while in a Chinese-speaking country with the main units focusing on greetings, exchanging personal information, calendar, family, and school. Vocabulary learning emphasizes familiarizing students with structural patterns and logic of the Chinese fundamental characters to build a foundation for sustainable success in learning the Chinese language. In this proficiency-based course, the target language will be used more than 70% of the time. In-class activities and course assignments are carefully designed to develop students’ language skills and boost their confidence, including but not limited to, class discussion, presentations, skits, songs, videos, games, crafts, calligraphy, and other cultural companions. Students are assessed in all four areas of proficiency through formative and cumulative activities on a regular basis, such as making a video blog on self-introduction. Each student will also have a speaking portfolio where recordings and videos are stored for self-reflection and progress checks. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to use Pinyin to pronounce clearly in Mandarin Chinese and teach themselves the pronunciation of new vocabulary independently. Students should be able to recognize 80 fundamental Chinese characters and be able to write 50 characters, conduct basic communication on topics related to class lessons, and understand information conveyed in sentence-length speech on familiar topics. Text: Easy Steps to Chinese Volume 1 Textbook and Workbook
Chinese A Full year (Three Trimesters) Prerequisites: Chinese Introductory or equivalent OR department recommendation
This course is a continuation of Chinese Introductory. Students will further practice listening, speaking in simulated real-life situations in class, learning to read and write characters, and examining how culture and language interact in Chinese-speaking countries. In this proficiency-based course, the target language will be used more than 80% of the time. The vocabulary
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