COURSE
SYLLABUS -- CHINESE 211 JA
COLLOQUIAL
MANDARIN CHINESE I, ELEMENTARY
Spring 2009 CRN 90327 W 6:30-9:35 pm Bldg 16-240
Instructor: Jing Wu Office: Bldg 12-188 Phone:
(650) 574-6341
E-mail: wu@smccd.edu
Office Hr: MTW
5:30-6:30pm
Textbook: Colloquial Chinese I (pack)
Course Description:
Beginning conversational
course. Extensive oral training in Mandarin.
Practice
listening,
speaking, and understanding. Course designed for students who
would like to
acquire basic skills of spoken Mandarin Chinese.
Course Content and Student Learning
Outcomes:
Emphasis on oral
communication. The phonetic system Pinyin is used to
represent the sounds
in Mandarin and substitute the characters as written form.
The
content of the lessons deals with topics of daily life.
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.
Use basic reading
strategies to identify categories, main ideas, organizations.
Writing: Master
correct Pinyin writing including tone marks. Employ basic
sentence structures
and vocabulary, produce coherent sentences, short
paragraphs and
dialogues in Pinyin.
Homework and Assignments:
Homework
and assignments include oral practice and written work (in pinyin).
Students are expected to turn in homework
and assignments on time to receive
full credit. Late
submission (next class) will receive only half credit. If later than
a week, the
homework or assignment will not be accepted. After an absence, it
is students’ responsibility
to make up a missed homework or assignment in a
week. 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
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
oral and written (pinyin) exams
covering the
lessons taught in the textbook and the supplementary materials
discussed in class. The final Exam will be held
on the date assigned by the
college.
Grading Policy:
The final grade will be based on the
following:
a. Class participation (20%)
b. Completion of assignments on time (20%)
c. Quizzes (30%)
d. Final exam (30%)
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.
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.
Important
Dates:
Last day to
drop without appearing on record: September 11
Last day to
declare Pass/No Pass grade option: September 23
Last day to
withdraw with assurance of a “W” grade: November 18
Final Exam: December
9 (written); December 16 (oral)
*It
is student’s responsibility to drop or withdraw from the class.