Welcome to
Chinese 102/102C (13608/13609)
Elementary Mandarin Chinese II, 
Spring, 2009

Instructor: Li Bu Larson, M.A. in ESL

Time & Place: M T W F 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM, Sierra Hall 221
Tel: Ex-3467 (message only);                      Ex-2019 (office)
Office Hours:   M W 8:45 - 9:00 AM & MW 9:50 - 10:05 AM, by appointment only
Office: Sierra Tower 432
E-Mail: libu.larson@csun.edu
URL: http://www.csun.edu/~ll51106/102.html

Course Description and Objectives:

Chinese 102 is continuation of Chinese 101, a course of elementary Chinese for non-native
Chinese speakers. It aims at helping students to develop further communicative skills in Chinese.

In this semester, students are supposed to learn more topics for oral communication. They are also
expected to develop further reading and writing abilities. The proficiency level the students will
reach by completing this course is Novice Mid/High based on the proficiency guidelines of the
American Council on Teaching Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

About 8 lessons will be covered in this second semester. The number of characters students will
learn is approximately 200-250.

Chinese word processing ability is one of the objectives of this course. Students will learn to type
Chinese texts using Pinyin input method.

The class time will be used for instructor's lecturing and students' activities including listening,
speaking, reading and writing. Students are expected to preview each lesson before class,
complete the assigned homework and study the covered contents after class.

Required Books:

• PRACTICAL CHINESE READER, Book I, edited by Beijing Language Institute, The Commercial Press LTD., June 2005
• FUN WITH PCR I, by Petty Wang, East Asia Linguistic Services, 2000
• Chinese 102 Study Guide and Extra Credit Homework (including character practice sheets and homework sheets), available online http://www.csun.edu/~ll51106/102.html

Recommended Learning Tools:

• Dictionary:

     Concise English-Chinese/Chinese-English Dictionary, The Commercial Press & Oxford
     University Press, 1996.

• Software and CD ROM:
• Pinyin Master I, II by Prof. Li Sanpao & Jeff Winters, in JR 316 (Language Lab.).
• Download Chinese Word Processing (NJstar)
• IME Chinese Word Processor , installed in JR 316 (Language Lab). (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/recommended/ime/install.asp)

• Web Sites:
• Chinese 102 class page - http://www.csun.edu/~ll51106/102.html

Language Lab:

Lab attendance is an important part of taking the course. Since the class meeting time is
limited, most work will be done by students in the lab: learning Pinyin, listening to the recording of
the texts and viewing the video clips of the lessons, learning to write and type characters and doing
exercises and homework.

Tests:

All tests and examinations (midterm and final) are obligatory. The tests will be given on the
assigned days only. No requests for taking the tests before or after the set dates will be honored
without a valid excuse or documentation.

Students' Responsibilities: 1) Attend every class
                                           2) Participate in class activities
                                           3) Hand in assignments on time

Grading System:
Midterm:10%                   Quizzes (5%*3): 15%            Written Final: 30%
Oral Presentation:15%    Active Participation:15%    Homework:15%

Tentative Course Schedule:

Week & Date	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Friday
1. 1/20 - 1/23	Martin Luther King Holiday	Introduction & L. 15	Lesson 15, HW 1	Lesson 15
2. 1/26 -1/30	Chinese New Year Activities	Fun with PCR, HW 2	3A, 3B ,  WORKSHOP	Lesson 16
3. 2/2 - 2/6	Lesson 16, HW 4	Lesson 16	L16, Fun with PCR	Fun with PCR, Quiz 1
4. 2/9 - 2/13	Lesson 17, HW 5	Lesson 17	Lesson 17	Lesson 17
5. 2/16 - 2/20	Fun with PCR, HW 6	L.17, Fun with PCR	Lesson 18	Lesson 18
6. 2/23 - 2/27	Lesson 18, HW 7	L18, Fun with PCR	L18, Fun with PCR	Oral Presentation I
7. 3/2 - 3/6	Lesson 19, HW 8	Lesson 19	Lesson 19	Lesson 19
8. 3/9 - 3/13	Lesson 19, HW 9	L 19, Fun with PCR	L19, Fun with PCR	Midterm
9. 3/16 - 3/20	Lesson 20, HW 10	Lesson 20	Lesson 20	Lesson 20
10. 3/23 - 3/27	Lesson 20, HW 11	Lesson 20	L20, Fun with PCR	Fun with PCR, Quiz 2
11. 3/30 - 4/3	Lesson 21, HW 12	Cesar Chavez Day	Lesson 21	Oral  Presentation II
12. 4/6 - 4/10	Spring Recess	Spring Recess	Spring Recess	Spring Recess
13. 4/13 - 4/17	Lesson 21, HW 13	Lesson 21	Lesson 21, Fun with PCR	Fun with PCR, Quiz 3
14. 4/20 - 4/24	Lesson 22, HW 14	Lesson 22	Lesson 22	Lesson 22
15. 4/27 - 5/1	Lesson 22, HW 15	Lesson 22	L22, Fun with PCR	L22, Fun with PCR
16. 5/4 - 5/8	Review	Review	Oral Final	Review
17. 5/11 8:00 -10:00 AM	Written Final

Online References:

• Chinese Character Writing Sheets Book I and II, Designed by John Jinghua Yin, University of Vermont
• Study Guides, PCR Book I, Lesson 15 - 22, Tim Xie, CSULB
• Audio and Video,  PCR Book I, Lesson 1-30, audio and video files
• Chinese Flash Cards,  can be used as a study aid along with the book "Practical Chinese Reader"
• Pinyin Guide by Harvard University with audio clips -- excellent, now available again.
• Practice Your Pinyin (Univ. of Iowa)
• Games for Pinyin and Chinese Characters, by Dr. Tianwei Xie, CSULB
• Basic Radicals, by EALC, USC (You may need to read it with Chinese fonts.)
• Strokes of Chinese Characters, by Li Bu Larson, CSUN
• Radicals:  An Introduction
• Radicals: An Explanation of Major Radicals, prepared by Pat Moran  (You may need to read  it with Chinese fonts.)
• Chinese  Character Dictionary, a character finding tool that can be used to help locate characters and
   words that are used in Practical Chinese Reader, books I, II and III. (You may need to read it with Chinese fonts.)
• More Practice Chinese Characters on Line, by EALC, USC (You may need to read it with Chinese fonts.)
• E-mail, chat and etc. in Chinese - http://www.langoo.com/
• An Extensive List of Measure Words, by nationmaster.com
• Chinese New Year Sayings
• Chinese Festivals
• CHINESE NEW YEAR LANTERN FESTIVAL, Online Exercises on Grammar and Vocabulary, by Dr. Kylie Hsu, CSULA
• Conversational Mandarin Chinese Online  (Level I, big 5 version) (Fifteen Units in Pinyin, English, Characters and Exercises with sound), by Tim Xie, CSULB
• Chinese Way to Go, by Emily Yih
• Download Chinese Word Processing (NJstar)
• Download IME Chinese Word Processor
• Top 300 Chinese Characters, (you may need GIG5 fonts to view this page) by Li-Bu Larson, CSUN
• Beyond Class Activities, by Li Bu Larson, CSUN (update frequently)

Other Policies: 1) Apart from the guidelines, efforts and progress made will be taken into consideration.
                           2) No make-up quiz or test will be given unless the student can give notice beforehand.

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By Li Bu Larson, on January 12, 2009