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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Utilize common Chinese vocabulary related to everyday topics.
2. Read simplified passages from original Chinese texts for general meaning and basic comprehension.
3. Communicate in traditional spoken and written Chinese.
4. Employ greetings and polite expressions in a culturally appropriate context and manner.
5. Develop and organize short sentences and paragraphs in Mandarin Chinese.
6. Identify and use the correct Mandarin Chinese tones in pronunciation.
7. Develop insight into Mandarin Chinese culture, traditions and society.
8. Correctly express thoughts in written form utilizing appropriate traditional Mandarin
Chinese characters.
9. Pronounce the phonetic symbols in Chinese "Pinyin".
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Content and topics will reflect beginning communicative skills required to function in cross-cultural, academic,
social and job-related situations.
I. Sentences
A. Basic sentences with to be "shi", to have "you" and to do "zuo"
B. Write simple sentences with stative verb (hen)
C. Word order in sentences (Chinese sentence orders, difference between English and Chinese)
D. Different sentence forms - statement, question and negative
E. Rules of writing Chinese and Pinyin characters: basic stroke and stroke order
F. Formation of phrases and questions
G. Inquire about one's preferences
II. Common Vocabulary
A. Simple greetings; expressions of courtesy, suggestions, and complaints
B. Describe and ask about locations of people, places, and things
C. Describe activities and events in the present, past, and present progressive tenses
D. Read and write at least 100 basic traditional Chinese characters
E. Telling and asking time
F. Numbers 1-1,000,000
G. Family members
H. Days of the week; months of the year
I. Pastimes, sports, and places
J. Clothing and shopping; colors
III. Conversation
A. Use correct Chinese tones in pronunciation
B. Describe and ask about locations of people, places, and things
C. Describe activities and events in the present, past, present progressive tenses
D. Accept and reject an invitation
IV. Parts of Speech
A. Pronouns - subject "wo", plural form
B. Adverbs and adjectives
C. Conjunctions
D. Adjectives
E. Connecting two verb phrases
V. Grammar
A. Use of a functional marker "le"
B. Possessive word "de "
C. Auxiliary words e.g. "xiang "
D. Measure words (e.g. a cup of tea = "yi bei cha" )
E. Particles with "ba" "ma"
F. Grammatical terminology and identifying parts of speech
G. Utilize all elements of the Pinyin system (Initials, finals, and tones)
VI. Vocabulary of everyday life
A. Descriptive complements
B. Occupations and nationalities
C. Chinese family structures and values
D. Information about demographics, customs, history and geography pertaining to the Chinese-speaking world and Chinese-speaking communities in the U.S.
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Assignments for Chinese 51 may include:
1. Reviewing lesson(s) from the textbook
2. Memorizing vocabulary and verb conjugations
3. Completing exercises in textbook and workbook
4. Weekly quizzes, chapter exams and final
5. Short compositions, simple narrative, and descriptive tasks
6. Engaging in pair and group activities, structured conversations, and projects
7. Oral presentations
8. Dictation and written translation
9. In-class participation
10. Viewing and interpreting video programs in Chinese
11. Comprehension questions related to textbook passages, magazine articles and/or newspaper articles
12. Reading short elementary-level paragraphs and dialogues on cultural topics
featuring target grammar and vocabulary
13. Reading reports
14. Complete online exercises (approximately 2 hours per week)
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Integrated Chinese, Volume 1, Texbook. 4th ed. Cheng & Tsui. 2018
Integrated Chinese, Volume 1, Character Workbook. 4th ed. Cheng & Tsui. 2018
Integrated Chinese, Volume 1, Workbook. 4th ed. Cheng & Tsui. 2018
The way of Chinese characters. 2nd ed. Wu, Jianhsin. Cheng & Tsui. 2015
Cheng & Tsui Chinese Character Dictionary. Huidi, Wang. Cheng & Tsui 1998 (classic)
Instructor prepared materials