10th Grade Beginning Chinese 初级中文 巴德高中，克利夫兰分校

BARDHS27 (.5 units)

Prof. Ling-Ling Shih 施玲玲教授Email via Jupiter or lshih@bhsec.bard.edu

Office 办公室: Classroom 教室#312Class meeting times: M T Th F: 9:00-9: 50 Period #1

上课时间：星期一、二、四、五

Course Description课程介绍This course is for the spring semester of the 10th Graders’ Beginning Chinese instruction. You will obtain a basic foundation in listening 听, speaking 说, reading 读, and writing写. You will participate in listening, speaking, reading, writing exercises, complete grammar exercises and learn dialogues of progressive length and complexity. Supplementary materials such as songs, poems, tongue twisters, jokes, movies may be added to help you learn the Chinese language. You will also gain Chinese cultural knowledge and an international perspective.

Pre-requisites: Two semesters of High School Chinese Courses

Learning Objectives 学习目标By the end of this course, you will be able to use Chinese to: 

Ask and answer questions in conversation on common topics such as asking for beverages as a guest or offering beverages to visitors, asking for a favor, asking about what a person did (past events) or will do (future events).

Perform such tasks as welcoming a guest to your house, introducing one person to another, answering or making a phone call; setting an appointment with a teacher on the phone, asking someone to return your call.

Comment on how well one’s performance in certain activities, such as sports, skills (singing, writing, reading, speaking, etc.), exams, etc.

Present information to your class, for example, describing your visit to a friend, sharing your experience in learning Chinese, your study habits or your typical scenes from one’s language class.

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 By the end of this course, you will be able to read Chinese to:

Decode signs, simple drink menus, calendar, and simple words that relate to daily tasks.

Recognize new characters and vocabulary around course themes in dialogues and short pieces of text.

Comprehend the dialogues in the textbook and translate the main ideas in reading passages and puzzle out simple messages, personal notes, short narratives

By the end of this course, you will be able to acquire the following writing skills in Chinese:

Write the name of different drinks Write a message to ask someone to return your call. Write classroom rules. Write a narrative describing your visit to a friend. Write a narrative describing your experience in learning Chinese. Write Statements involving learning experience and study habits.

By the end of this course, you will also learn about Chinese cultural topics with reference to specific themes covered in class.

Required Texts课程教材 Integrated Chinese 中文听说读写, Level 1, Part 1, Third Edition, Yuehua Liu

and Tao-chung Yao, et al. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company. 2009. o Textbook (Simplified Characters)o Workbook (Simplified Characters)o Character Workbook (Simplified and Traditional Characters)

A three-hole punched perorated notebook for in-class work (Will be collected on Friday each week).

A binder to keep all returned HW, in-class work, quizzes, and tests. (Don’t throw them away; use it if there is any dispute concerning missing work and you can also use them to study for your final exam).

A black/blue Pens, a red pen, and a pencil (We will grade each other’s work starting from this semester)

An earphone headset for the computer lab 3x5 cards for flash cards and oral performance

Suggested or Further Reading and Resources Class Website: ling-lingchinese.com. It is important you check regularly to keep

updated about homework, upcoming assignments, quizzes, and tests. You will also find a lot of resources to help you learn Chinese.

Handouts and worksheets: to be distributed in class or/and posted on the website: https://ling-lingchinese.com/worksheets/

Free Chinese-English Dictionary website: http://www.mandarintools.com/worddict.html

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A complete list of Chinese learning resources is available on my website: Ling-LingChinese.com on the page of Chinese Learning Resources

Schedule 课程安排Please note that the following schedule may change to accommodate unexpected opportunities or unplanned events, as well as other needs.

Week第＃星期 Date日期 Learning Modules学习单元1 1/8- 1/12 1/8 PD Days—

(No school for students)

Lesson 5： Visiting Friends第五课 看朋友L5D1 Visiting a Friend’s House第五课会话一去朋友家玩儿

2 1/15-1/19 1/15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)

L5D1 Visiting a Friend’s House第五课会话一去朋友家玩儿3 1/22-1/26 L5D1 Visiting a Friend’s House第五课会话一去朋友家玩儿4 1/29-2/2 L5 Narrative: At a Friend’s House第五课 在朋友家5 2/5-2/9 L5 Narrative: At a Friend’s House第五课 在朋友家

2/8InterimParent/Teacher Conferences (early release for student 12:30) Extended Day for Teachers

6 2/12-2/16 L5 Narrative: At a Friend’s House第五课 在朋友家 2/16 PD Day (No school for students)

7 2/19-2/23 2/19 Presidents’ Day (No School)Lesson 6: Making AppointmentsL6D1 Calling One’s Teacher

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第六课会话一打电话给老师8 2/26-3/2 L6D1 Calling One’s Teacher第六课会话一打电话给老师9 3/5-3/9 L6D1 Calling One’s Teacher第六课会话一打电话给老师10 3/12-3/16 L6D2 Calling a Friend for Help第六课会话二 打电话找朋友帮忙11 3/19-3/23 L6D2 Calling a Friend for Help第六课会话二 打电话找朋友帮忙

3/19 Third Marking Period Grades Due 3/22 Parent Teacher Conference (12:30-7:00

pm) (No classes for students)

3/26-3/30 Spring Break 春假13 4/2-4/6 4/2 Easter Monday (school closed)

Lesson 7: Studying Chinese第七课： 学中文L7D1 How Did You Do on the Exam第七课会话一你考试考得怎么样？

14 4/9-4/13 L7D1 How Did You Do on the Exam第七课会话一你考试考得怎么样？15 4/16-4/20 L7D1 How Did You Do on the Exam第七课会话一你考试考得怎么样？16 4/23-4/27 L7D2 Preparing for a Chinese Class第七课会话二准备中文课

4/25 Early Release for students (12:30-12:50 p.m.) Extended Day for Teachers

17 4/30-5/4 L7D2 Preparing for a Chinese Class第七课会话二准备中文课

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18 5/7-5/11 L7D2 Preparing for a Chinese Class第七课会话二准备中文课19 5/14-5/18 Review Week复习周20 5/21-5/25 Finals期末考

5/23 Last Day for students 5/24 PD Day (No school for students)

Evaluation You will be assessed on the following:

Oral Performances 15%Assignments 20%Quizzes 10%Tests for each lesson 20%Final Exam 15% (Oral: 30%; Written: 70%)Final Project 10%Class Participation & Attendance 10%

Oral Performances: We will have one oral performance for each dialogue; that means, two oral performances for one lesson. You will work together with a partner to come up with a script and perform WITHOUT READING the script in class. Each participant will need to turn in the self-evaluation form as well as the entire written script written by each participant. However, you are not allowed to bring the written script with you when you perform. When you perform, you are allowed to have one 3x5 card to jot down notes for your performance. Some oral performance may be presentational and done without a partner.

Assignments: All homework and assignments should be turned in on time at the beginning of class. Do not use class time to write homework assignments that are supposed to be due at the beginning of class; violation of this rule will require you to redo the entire homework. Turn in after class is considered late. Late homework and assignments will receive a reduced grade. 10% if one day late, 20% if two days late, and so on. A homework turns in more than 10 days will result in 0 credits.

In-class work will be collected and given credit by the instructor. If you miss classes, you will miss credits for the in-class work and cannot be made up unless you are officially excused.

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Quizzes: These are quizzes on the vocabulary list from each dialogue, but a sentence from a dialogue will also be included in the quizzes. The lowest score will be dropped.

Tests: We will have a test after learning a lesson (which covers two dialogues).

Final Exam: It will be a comprehensive exam. This final exam has two sections: The Oral Section (30%) and Written Section (70%).

Final Project: Further details on the project will be announced in class.

Grading Scale

The grading scale for high school courses follows the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s grading scale of:

A 90.0 - 100.0%B 80.0 - 89.9%C 70.0 - 79.9%D 60.0 - 69.9%F 0.0 - 59.9%

Expectations and Policies

1. Attendance : Attendance is mandatory. You are expected to attend classes on time. If you are late for the class, please go to the office to obtain a late pass before attending the class. Absences without valid reasons and tardiness will affect your participation grade. Unexcused absences will result in 0 grade for in-class work. Regardless of the reason for your absence, it is the individual student's responsibility to find out the assigned homework for that day. Too many absences may result in a failing grade for this class.

2. Participation : I expect all students to participate in classroom activities. Those who pay attention in class and actively participate in class will do better than those who don’t and will receive a good participation grade. If you miss too many classes, you won’t get a good participation grade.

3. Makeups . Make-up oral performance/quizzes/tests/exam will only be granted for emergencies or extenuating circumstances. If you know you will be absent on a certain date, you should come to see me and make arrangement ahead of time; otherwise, a make-up should be arranged as soon as possible, if you have an excused absence.

4. Academic integrity . All work at BHSEC Cleveland must be original, used for only one class, and be written by the student being given credit. All work must correctly attribute all citations and sources. Failure to adhere to these standards will results in a zero for the assignment. Subsequent instances of plagiarism will result in an automatic “F” in the class. Please refer to the BHSEC Cleveland Student Contract for the full academic honesty policy for additional details.

Please refer to the Expectations and Policies Addendum for more detailed information.

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Office Hours and Academic SupportYou should follow your progress through Jupiter and also feel free to come in for extra support if you need extra help or explanation.

Office Hours: 办公室时间 Office Hours: M 11:00-11:50 (at Room #312) & F 11:55-12:45 (at Room #312)W 2:40-3:30 (at Library)

If you would like to discuss other academic support option, you are welcome to contact both me and/or the Dean of Studies.

好的开始就是成功的一半。希望你们都有好的开始，而且都能持之以恒！“A good beginning prepares you for success. Hope all of you have a great beginning and will be consistent and persistent in your learning until the very end!”

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