Instructor:  Annie Wantze Liu a.k.a. 傅老師

Office: 322 Van Buren St., Room 6

Phone: 637-5263 (office)

E-mail: awliu@noctrl.edu

Class day and time:  MWF 10:40 – 11:50 a.m.

Classroom: Goldspohn 36

Office hour:    M.W. 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Th. 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

                        And by appointments

      

Required texts:

1.      Integrated Chinese, textbook (IC), Level 1, Part 1, Traditional Character Edition, Yao et al.  Cheng & Tsui, 2005; ISBN: 0-88727-459-5

2.      Integrated Chinese, workbook (WB), Level 1, Part 1, Traditional Character Edition, Yao et al. Cheng & Tsui, 2005; ISBN: 0-88727-461-7

3.      Integrated Chinese, character workbook (CW), Level 1, Part 1, Traditional and Simplified Character Edition, Yao et al. Cheng & Tsui, 2005; ISBN: 0-88727-438-2

 

 

Multimedia material available through Blackboard and at LRC:

1.      Integrated Chinese textbook Audio CD

2.      Integrated Chinese workbook DVD

3.      Integrated Chinese multimedia companion

4.      Cyber Chinese CD-Rom

5.      Pinyin Master CD-Rom

6.      Chinese Characters for Beginners Book and CD-Rom

7.      Chinese Characters (1) Book and CD-Rom

8.      Chinese Characters (2) Book and CD-Rom

 

 

Objectives:

• In addition to learning approximately 200 new characters this term, students of Chinese 102 will improve their understanding in radicals, character, and sound association, and develop skills in character retention.
• Students will learn to conduct conversations, read, and write in topics of dates and time, eating and drinking, common hobbies and activities, introducing friends, and asking and answering about having part time jobs.
• Students will learn about Chinese New Year by contributing their time and talents to plan, prepare, organize, and participate the 2006 Chinese New Year Celebration on NCC campus.
• Students will take a field trip to participate the Chinese New Year parade in South Chinatown in Chicago. 
• Students will examine and discuss Chinese culture through viewing the film, Together.

 

Grading and Requirement: Total 1000 points

 

1)      Attendances are mandatory. After the first unexcused absence, each repeated unexcused absence will be counted as 1 point off the final grade. Chronic and habitual tardiness will receive a warning from the instructor and treated equally as absences if not corrected.

2)      Assignment 150 -- Assignment, due in class, is listed on the last page of this packet. Turn in the completed assignment and you get the points. No assignment, no points. No late assignment will be accepted.

3)      2006 New Year Celebration 150 – Chinese New Year is the most important holiday of the year. Learning how to celebrate Chinese New Year is imperative to understand the Chinese culture. Participation is mandatory. Work is plenty. Prepare early!

4)      Film report and discussion 100 – title: Together. Watch the film by due date and be ready to fully participate in the discussion in class. Show your knowledge of the film will be the only means instructor has to grade you on this assignment.

5)      Quizzes 300 – 6 quizzes will be given throughout the term.

6)      Final Oral 150 – Read a pre-selected narrative in class.

7)      Final Exam 150 – Written exam on Lessons 3 through 5 is on March 13, 2006, 10:30-12:20 p.m.

 

 

The following ten-grade option will be applied in this class:

 

Percentage	93-100%	89-92%	85-88%	82-84%	80-81%
Grade	A	A-	B+	B	B-

 

Percentage	77-79%	73-76%	70-72%	60-69%	Below 60%
Grade	C+	C	C-	D	F

 

 

 

 

 

The scheduled progression is subject to change based on students’ performance and the instructor’s discretion.

 

Week #             Dates               Scheduled Activities &Progression

1                      Jan 4                Introduction

Review basic radicals IC p. 22-24

Review speaking numbers: BINGO （日小我女口）

           

Jan 6                Quiz #1: basic radicals IC p. 22-24

                                                Days, dates, clock time, and age: IC p. 81-85

                                                CW p. 37-38, 1^st one from p.39

 

 

2                      Jan 9                IC p. 81-85

                                                IC p. 72-75

                                                CW p. 39-43

                                               

Jan 11              IC p. 72-75

                        IC p. 89-90

                        CW p. 39-43

Notes on p. 76-77 & the Chinese zodiac

 

Jan 13              IC p. 86-87

                                                IC p. 90-93

 

 

3                      Jan 16              Quiz #2: dictation on Lesson 3, Dialogue I

WB p. 38-40

IC p. 78-80

                                                CW p. 45-47

 

Jan 18              IC p. 78-80

                        IC p. 88, 93-94

                        WB p. 37

                                                WB p. 41-42 (prepare at home)

                                                CW p. 49 I, p. 50 IV (prepare at home)

 

Jan 20              WB p. 41-42 (ready to read/write out in class)

                        CW p. 49I, p. 50 IV (ready to read/write out in class)

                        WB p. 44-48

                                                WB p. 43

 

 

 

 

 

Week #             Dates               Scheduled Activities &Progression

4                      Jan 23              Quiz #3: comprehensive test on L3 Dialogues I and II

                                                IC p. 97-101

                                                CW p. 51-56

 

Jan 25              IC p. 97-101

                                                CW p. 51-56

Jan 27              IC p. 97-101

IC p. 106-109

                                                WB p. 51-54

 

                        Jan 29 (Sun)     Class field trip (details to come)

Chicago South Chinatown New Year Parade

                                                Kick-off at 1 p.m.

This is the Year of the Dog

 

 

5                      Jan 30              IC p. 101-106

                                                CW p. 57-59

 

Feb 1               IC p. 101-106

                        IC p. 110-116

                        CW p. 57-59

 

Feb 3               Quiz #4: dictation on Lesson 4, Dialogue I

                                                IC p. 111-115

                                                WB p. 57-61

 

 

6                      Feb 6               WB p. 50-51

                                                WB p. 56-57

CW p. 61-62

                                                Review L4

 

Feb 8               IC p. 117-121 

CW p. 63-68

           

Feb 9 (Th)        3^rd Annual Chinese New Year Celebration at NCC

                        (Tentative Date)

 

Feb 10             IC p. 117-121

                                                CW p. 63-68

                                               

 

 

Week #             Dates               Scheduled Activities &Progression

7                      Feb 13             IC p. 117-124

                                                IC p. 127-129

WB p. 65-68

 

Feb 15             IC p. 124-126

                        CW p. 69-70

                        IC p. 129-132

 

                        Feb 17             Film discussion: Together

                                                           

 

8                      Feb 20             IC p. 133-139 

                                                WB p. 70-75              

                                                CW p. 71-72

                                                WB p. 63-64, 69-70

                                               

                        Feb 22             Quiz #5: comprehensive test on Lesson 5, Dialogue

                        IC p. 140-144

                        CW p. 73-78

                                               

Feb 24             IC p. 140-148

                        CW p. 73-78

                                                WB p. 77-83

 

 

9                      Feb 27             IC p. 149-164

                                                CW p. 79-80

 

March 1           Quiz #6: Dictation on Lesson 6, Dialogue I

                                                WB p. 86-93

                                               

March 3           CW p. 81-82

                                                Review Lesson 6

 

 

10                    March 6           Review

March 8           Oral Presentation in class

March 10         Oral Presentation in class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assignment Sheet

 

DO NOT copy the questions from the Workbook. Write down your answers on line-paper clearly marked with the page number and the problem number. The following assignments are DUE on these dates.

 

IC: Integrated Chinese Textbook           WB: Workbook             CW: Character Workbook

 

1/9        Character-webbing/categorizing CW p. 13-33

            Characters from CW p. 37, 38 and the first one on p. 39: 30X each

 

1/13      Characters from CW p. 39-43: 20X each

 

1/16      Copy Lesson 3, Dialogue I on IC p. 75: once

 

1/18      Characters from CW p. 45-47: 20X each

 

1/23      WB p. 48 D

            WB p. 48-49: Translation

            WB p. 49: Writing Practice

 

1/27      Characters from CW 51-56: 20X each

 

1/30      WB p. 54: IV Writing & Grammar Exercises

            WB p. 55: Translation

 

2/1        Copy Lesson 4, IC p. 99-100: Dialogue I: once

IC p. 104: Dialogue II: once

 

2/6        WB p. 61: C (Answer the questions)

            WB p. 61-62: Translation

            WB p. 62: Writing Practice

 

2/13      Characters from CW p. 63-68: 30X each

 

2/17      Copy Lesson 5, IC p. 120, Dialogue: once

WB p. 68-69: Translation

 

2/20      Copy Lesson 5, IC p. 125: Narrative: once

 

2/22      WB p. 75-76: Translation

            WB p. 76: Writing Practice B

 

2/27      WB p. 83 B

            WB p. 84-85 Translation

 

3/3        WB p. 93 C

WB p. 94 D

WB p. 94-95 Translation and Writing Practice