1. Introduction:
The course is aimed at enhancing
students' mastery of basic Chinese vocabulary and
grammatical structures and enabling them to be able to carry on daily
conversations in
Chinese, read authentic materials, and write about themselves and various
social issues.
During the course, we will
go over more useful structures and further build up the
vocabulary through reading near-original Chinese texts and carrying
out various other
activities including class discussion, presentation, writing and translation
assignments, movie
viewing and questions, and web surfing and reports.
2. Text:
Liu, Irene with Li Xiaoqi.
1998. A New Text for a Modern China. Boston: Cheng &
Tsui.
Jin, Hong Gang et al. 1997.
Reality of Chinese Society and Culture. Hamilton College
Chinese Text Project.
3. Requirements:
Read the text before class
so you will prepare better to participate in class discusssions.
Class attendance and active participation is necessary for you to make
progress in both
speech and reading. Each homework assignment must be turned on the
due day and no late
homework will be credited. Two individual oral examinations will be
held with the instructor,
one for Week 6 (Oct 1-5), and the other for Week 12 (Nov 12-16).
The audio tapes are reserved
in the Language Lab and you can either listen in the lab
or have a copy made for you. Every week one movie on video will be
assigned (on reserve in
the library) and you should watch it and complete the question sheet
which should be turned
in on the following Monday in class.
Every absence after the
first 3 will reduce the final grade by one point and more than
10 absences for any reason will automatically lead to an "F" grade
for the course.
Attend the Chinese Table
as often as possible and at least no less than twice a week.
4. Grading:
Class participation: 20
Oral exams: 10
Homework:
20
Midterm:
10
Quizzes:
20
Final exam: 20
5. Class schedule:
August | September | October | November | December
1st Week (Aug 30-31)
Th: Introduction to course, Text p 2.
2nd Week (Sept 3-7)
Movie for the week: February; Questions
M: Text 8.
T: Text 8 & 18(5). [17(1A-B)]
(Note: Read p. 8 of text; turn in homework of 1A & 1B on p. 17 of textbook.)
W: Text 18(5). [17(2), 17(3)]
Th: Text 18(5) & 22. [17(4)]
3rd Week (Sept 10-14) Movie for the week:
Girl
from Hunan; Questions
M: Th: Text 22. [Paragraphs 1 &
2 of 22]
T: Discuss 32(4A-B). [31(1),
31(2)]
W: Text 33(A). [31(3)]
Th: No class
4th Week (Sept 17-21) Movie for the week:
A
Women's Story; Questions
M: Review Unit 1. [32(4B)]
T: Review Unit 1. [32(5)]
W: Text 33-34
Th: Review 1-34
5th Week (Sept 24-28) Movie for the week:
Wild
Mountain; Questions
M: Quiz 1 on Unit 1.
T: Text 40. [Translate 40]
W: Text 40. [55(1)]
Th: No class
August | September | October | November | December
6th Week (Oct 1-5)
Movie for the week: Under the Bridge; Questions
M: Text 46. [55(2)]
T: Text 46. [55(3)]
W: Text 55(4).
Th: Text 60. [72(1)]
7th Week (Oct 8-12) Movie for the week:
Strange
Friends; Questions
M: Text 60-61. [72(2)]
T: Text 73(6). [72/73(3-4)]
W: Review 2.1 and 2.2 [73(5)] [Translate
57/58(4)]
Th: Quiz 2 on 2.1 and 2.2 [Translate
57-58(4)] Text 80. [87(1)]
8th Week (Oct 15-19) Movie for the week:
Stage
Sisters; Questions
M: Text 80. [87(2)]
T: Text 87(3).
W: Text 92. [87(2)]
Th: Oral 1, Text 96. [106(1)][Translate
92]
9th Week (Oct 22-26) Movie for the week:
The
Family; Questions
M: Text 96-97. [106(2)]
T: Text 106(4A). [106(3) (based on
pp 96-97)]
W: Text 107(4-B).
Th: Text 112. [125(1)]
August | September | October | November | December
10th Week (Oct 29-Nov 2) Movie for the week:
The
Lin's Store; Questions
M: Text 112-113. [125(2)]
T: Text 125(4). [125(3)]
W: Text 130-131. [138(1-2)]
Th: Text 130-131. [138(3A-B)]
11th Week (Nov 5-9)
Movie for the week: Seseme Oil Woman; Questions
M: Text 139(5). [Translate 139(5)]
T: Review Unit 3. [139(4)]
W: Quiz 3 on Unit 3 [139(4)]
Th: Text 146. [Translate Paragraph
1 of 146]
12th Week (Nov 12-16) Movie for the week:
Old
Well; Questions
M: Text 150. [157(1), 157(2)]
T: Text 150-156. [157(3)]
W: Text 157(4). [Translate 157(4)]
T: Text 162. [173(1), 173(2)]
13th Week (Nov 19-23) Movie for the week:
Raise
the Red Lantern; Questions
M: Text 162-163. [173(3), 173(4)]
T: Text 174(5). [Translate 174(5)]
W/Th: No class
August | September | October | November | December
14th Week (Nov 26-30) Movie for the week:
Eat
Drink Man Woman; Questions
M: Text 180.
T: Text 180-185. [188(1-2)]
W: Text 180-185. [188(3)]
Th: Text 188/189(4). [Translate 188(4)]
15th Week (Dec 3-7)
Movie for the week: Ju Dou; Questions
M: Quiz 4 on Unit 4. [TBA]
T: Text 194. [206(1)]
W: Text 198. [206(2)]
Th: Oral 2, Text 206/207(4A-B). [206(3)]
16th Week (Dec 10-14)
M: Text 212-213. [221(1-2)]
T: Text 212-213
W: Discussion 222(5). [221(3A-B)]
Th: Text 222-223(6). [222(4-5)]
Final exam: TBA