 College of San Mateo - Foreign Language Department COURSE SYLLABUS -- CHINESE 111 JA ELEMENTARY CHINESE I Textbook: Integrated Chinese, Level 1 Part 1 Workbook: Workbook for Integrated Chinese, Level 1 Part 1 Character Workbook for Integrated Chinese, Level 1 Part 1 Course Description: Beginning Mandarin course. Practice in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing. Writing will be in both Pinyin phonetic system and Chinese characters. Course Content and Student Learning Outcomes: Instruction in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in everyday topics:greeting, family, dates and time, hobbies, visit friends. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: Speaking: Master the pinyin phonetic system. Conduct oral communications, produce accurate pronunciation and intonation. Listening: Understand short dialogues, narratives on daily life situations introduced in the textbook and supplementary material. Reading: Comprehend simple reading texts on personal and social matters. Use basic reading strategies to identify categories, main ideas, organizations, and specific details. Writing: Master strokes and their orders, radicles. Write traditional characters, comprehend corelational simplified characters. Employ basic sentence structures and vocabulary, produce coherent sentences, short paragraphs and dialogues. Homework and Assignments: Homework and assignments will be on both oral and written (characters and pinyin). Students are expected to turn in homework and assignments on time to receive full credit. Late submission within the week of the due date will receive only half credit. If later than a week, the homework or assignment may not be accepted. After an absence, it is the student’s responsibility to make up a missed homework or assignment with in the week of the due date. Test and quiz cannot be made up unless it was approved by the instructor in advance. The required hours by arrangement in this class can be fulfilled in a number of ways, in the Foreign Language Center or at home, listen to recorded audio or video materials that accompany the textbook, do on-line exercises, or visit recommended web sites to learn about the culture. Final Examination: The final examination will be comprehensive exams covering the lessons taught in the textbook and the supplementary materials practiced in class. The final Exam will be held on the date assigned by the college (Schedule of Classes page 95). Attendance Regulations: Students are expected to attend class on time. Six hours of absences are the maximum allowed in the entire semester. Three tardies are considered the equivalency of one absence. Come to the class 30 minutes late will be count as half absence. If a student is absent excessively, the final grade will be affected. It is student’s responsibility to drop or withdraw from the class. During class sessions turn off your cell phone, and no gum chewing. Grading Policy: The final grade will be based on the following: a. Class performance – Attendance and participation (20%) b. Completion of homework and assignments on time (30%) c. Quizzes (15%) d. Final exam (35%) Disability Policy: If you have a documented disability and need accommodations for this class, please see me as soon as possible or contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) for assistance. The DRC is located in Bldg. 16 Room 150. (650) 574-6438; TTY (650) 574-6230 Plagiarism/Cheating Policy: Dishonesty such as cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the College and its officials is prohibited and may lead to appropriate disciplinary action. (650) 574-6161 1700 W. Hillsdale Boulevard San Mateo, California 94402 United States Fax Phone Phone: (650) 574-6161 Tuition charges Tuition fees: Please check website for details. Other Categories:  MANDARIN universities/ colleges |
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