Chinese 201, Fall 2006

Department of Asian Languages and Literature

University of Washington

Teaching Staff:

Coordinator:

Liping Yu / Y^ Lăoshī Gowen 214 (O) 685-0394 email: lyu@

Office Hours: T 1:00-2:30pm; or by appointment

Teaching Assistants:

Jung-Im Chang /Zhāng lǎoshī Gowen M216 email: jichang@

Office hours: M : 3:30-4:30 or by appt.

Erin Brightwell/Bái lǎoshī Gowen 235, (O) 543-4202 ebn@

Office hours: W 11:30-12:30 or by appt

Please take advantage of the office hours to review, ask questions, and practice speaking Chinese with the teaching staff.

Class Schedule and Classrooms:

			Time	CLRM	Instructor
CHIN 201 A	SECOND YEAR CHINESE	MTWThF	930-1020	SAV 317	Chang
CHIN 201 B	SECOND YEAR CHINESE	MTWThF	1030-1120	SMI 307	Brightwell
CHIN 201 C	SECOND YEAR CHINESE	MTWThF	1130-1220	LOW 216	Yu

Useful Web Resources: http://www.usc.edu/dept/ealc/chinese/character/

Text Materials: (available at the University Bookstore)

1. Integrated Chinese: Textbook, Level 2 (Traditional Character Edition)

2. Integrated Chinese: Workbook, Level 2 (Traditional Character Edition)

3. Chinese 201 SupplementaryReading Materials:

4. Audio tapes for the textbook: https://depts.washington.edu/llc/olr/chinese/CHI_011/index.php

Course Description:

Chinese 201 is a very demanding course. In this course, you will improve your Chinese skills in the areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and will make significant gains in the acquisition of vocabulary and grammar. Chinese is the official language in class. Unless you absolutely have to, English is not allowed. Work in the language laboratory or on the internet is coordinated with class work. Chinese 201 (Fall), Chinese 202 (Winter), and Chinese 203 (Spring) form a sequence. The Fall quarter is a prerequisite for the Winter and the Spring quarters.

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

1. Talk about school issues, choose a major, look for apt, shop, comment on food, boy/girlfriends

2. Write short articles in the target language

3. Memorize characters taught in the course and comprehend readings related to learned materials

Preparation:

Chinese 201 is a very demanding course. You must commit yourself to daily preparation and active participation. Time, discipline and commitment are required to succeed in this class. Memorization, repetition, recitation, and taking notes are skills that you need to utilize everyday. Please do read your weekly schedule, listen to and repeat after the tape or the audio CDs/files as required, study the characters daily.

In-class activities will be conducted mainly in the target language. Because of the nature of this course, the in-class training will not be effective unless students are ully prepared before they come to class.

Language Learning Center (LLC) and Internet Resources:

LLC is located in the basement of Denny Hall (Denny 108). LLC duplicates tapes and CDs for language courses. You can place your order online.

Please give yourself 24-hour lead-time if you wish to have the lab duplicate tapes/CDs for you. Or you can listen to it online for free. The address is

https://depts.washington.edu/llc/olr/chinese/CHI_011/index.php

Format of Class:

There are five hours of class each week. Usually, each lesson will take 5-6 hours to finish. The first 2-3 hours will concentrate on the explanation of vocabulary, grammar points, & text; the 3rd-6th hour will be pattern practice, drill, & mini-dialogue; reading exercises, reproduce the text in your own words, debates, etc. There will be three character quizzes per lesson. The first 2 character quiz is mainly character recognition, the 3^th will be a dictation of a sentence. By finishing one lesson, a test on the lesson will be given.

Grading:

Class participation: 10%

Vocabulary quizzes and dictation: 15%

Weekly test: 20%

Homework: 10%

Midterm: 20%

Final: 25%

*Any forms of cheating in all the above work will not be tolerated. (For more information, please consult the Student Conduct Code of the University of Washington.)

Your final grade will be determined in the following way:

Class Participation: In addition to daily review and preparation outside of the classroom, constant listening and speaking exercises in class are required to learn the language well. Your daily participation is the key for you to obtain the maximum practice and it counts for 10% of your grade.

Dictations &

Vocabulary Quizzes: Character quizzes will be given every other day. They count for 15% of

your grade.

Weekly Tests: They are the written tests given at the end of each lesson or two lessons. They compose 20% of your final grade.

Midterm Exam: It makes up 20% of your final grade.

Final Exam: It counts for 25% of your final grade. The final exam will be held from 2:00-4:00 pm on Saturday, December 9, 2006. Please notify the teaching staff by Monday, October 9 if you have a time conflict with another test. We won’t be able to reschedule your exam after October 9, so please check your exam schedule very carefully.

Homeworks: These make up 10% of your grade. You will be responsible for the completion of ALL of workbook exercises indicated on the weekly schedule as well as those assigned by the instructor. All assignments are due on the next class day unless indicated otherwise. Incomplete homework will be corrected but will not receive full credit. Late homework is not accepted.

Homework is graded as follows: √+: extra credit; √: full credit; √-: reduced credit; 0: no credit.

Final Grade:

100-97%=A

4.0

96-94%=A

3.9

93-90%=A-

3.8-3.5

89-87%=B+

3.4-3.2

86-84%=B

3.1-2.9

83-80%=B-

2.8-2.5

79-77%=C+

2.4-2.2

76-74%=C

2.1-1.9

73-70%=C-

1.8-1.5

69-67%=D+

1.4-1.2

66-64%=D

1.1-0.9

63-60%=D-

0.8-0.7

59%--=F

0.0

Because of the heavy workload and the accelerated pace of the class, daily preparation and active participation in class are essential for successful completion of the course. You are responsible for collecting the lecture notes and handouts missed during your absence. Makeup quizzes and tests are given only in cases of documented medical or personal leave. You are allowed to drop one quiz and one test at the end of the term. Because of the cumulative nature of the subject matter, no incompletes will be given except when dealing with serious health problems or family emergencies. According to the university policy, “you may request an incomplete if you have successfully completed all course requirements up to the last two weeks of the quarter and have other circumstances beyond [your] control.” The final grades are determined according to the grading system listed above and subject to further evaluation of the teaching staff. Please talk to your instructor or contact the coordinator at lyu@u.washington.edu if you have any questions regarding the requirements for this course.

Tentative Schedule

Text : Integrated Chinese, Level 2

This schedule is tentative and is subject to change. For an up to date schedule, please consult the weekly syllabus distributed by the instructor.

(CRQ:character recognition quiz)

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

September 27

cOURSE

Orientation

rEVIEW

crq

OCt 2

crq

dICTATION

tEST ON l1

crQ

crq

Dictation

tEST ON l2

CRQ

Dictation

CRQ

SM-1

CRQ

SM-1

Sm-1

Dictation

SM-1

Midterm

(Oral)

MIdterm

(WR)

Nov 1

CRQ

Dictation

CRQ

SM-2

nO CLASS

vETERANS’ d

SM-2

CRQ

SM-2

Dictation

SM-2

Sm-2

Test (L4 & SM2)

CRQ

tHANKSGIVING

Dictation

CRQ

Dec. 1

CRQ

Oral exam

oRAL exam

Dec 9 2:00-4:00PM Final written exam