Welcome to
Chinese 102 (#17866)
Elementary Mandarin Chinese II,

 
Spring Semester, 2010

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

Time & Place:  M W 4:30 PM – 6:20 PM, JR 301
Tel: Ex-3467 (message only);                      Ex-2019 (office)
Office Hours:   M W 4:00 – 4:30 PM - 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.

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: 25%
Oral Presentation: 20 %   Active Participation:15%              Homework:15%

Tentative Course Schedule:
 

Week & Date

Monday

Wednesday

1. 1/18 - 1/20

Martin Luther King Holiday

Introduction & L. 15, HW 1

2. 1/25 -1/27

Lesson 15, HW 2

Lesson 15/16, Fun with PCR, 3A, 3B ,  WORKSHOP

3. 2/1 - 2/3

Lesson 16, HW 4

L16, Fun with PCR, Quiz 1

4. 2/8 - 2/10

 furlough

Lesson 17, HW 5Fun with PCR

5. 2/15 - 2/17

Lesson 17, Fun with PCR, Chinese New Year

Lesson 18, HW 6, Fun with PCR

6. 2/22 - 2/24

 furlough

L18HW 7, Fun with PCR, Oral Psntn I

7. 3/1 - 3/3

Lesson 19, HW 8

Lesson 19

8. 3/8 - 3/10

Lesson 19, HW 9

L19, Fun with PCR, Midterm

9. 3/15 - 3/17

Lesson 20, HW 10

furlough

10. 3/22 - 3/24

Lesson 20, HW 11

L20, Fun with PCR, Quiz 2

11. 3/29 – 3/31

Lesson 21, HW 12

Cesar Chavez Day

12. 4/5 - 4/7

Spring Recess

Spring Recess

13. 4/12 - 4/16

Lesson 21, HW 13

Lesson 21, Fun with PCR, Quiz 3

14. 4/19 - 4/21

furlough

Lesson 22, HW 14, Oral  Oral Psntn II

15. 4/26 – 4/28

Lesson 22, HW 15

L22, Fun with PCR

16. 5/3 - 5/5

Review

Oral Final

17. 5/10
5:30 – 7:30 PM

Written Final

 

Online References:

  1. Study Guides, PCR Book I, Lesson 15 - 22, Tim Xie, CSULB
  2. Chinese Character Writing Sheets Book I and II, Designed by John Jinghua Yin, University of Vermont
  3. Audio and Video,  PCR Book I, Lesson 1-30, audio and video files
  4. Chinese Flash Cards,  can be used as a study aid along with the book "Practical Chinese Reader"
  5. Pinyin Guide by Harvard University with audio clips -- excellent, now available again.
  6. Practice Your Pinyin (Univ. of Iowa)
  7. Games for Pinyin and Chinese Characters, by Dr. Tianwei Xie, CSULB
  8. Basic Radicals, by EALC, USC
  9. Strokes of Chinese Characters, by Li Bu Larson, CSUN
  10. Radicals:  An Introduction
  11. Radicals: An Explanation of Major Radicals, prepared by Pat Moran 
  12. 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.
  13. More Practice Chinese Characters on Line, by EALC, USC
  14. E-mail, chat and etc. in Chinese - http://www.langoo.com/
  15. An Extensive List of Measure Words, by nationmaster.com
  16. Chinese New Year Sayings
  17. Chinese Festivals
  18. CHINESE NEW YEAR LANTERN FESTIVAL, Online Exercises on Grammar and Vocabulary, by Dr. Kylie Hsu, CSULA
  19. Conversational Mandarin Chinese Online  (Level I, big 5 version) (Fifteen Units in Pinyin, English, Characters and Exercises with sound), by Tim Xie, CSULB
  20. Chinese Way to Go, by Emily Yih
  21. Video Chips of Survival Chinese, by Jianhua Bai
  22. 实用视听华语,
  23. Supplementary readings, by Dr. Tianwei Xie, CSULB
  24. Download Chinese Word Processing (NJstar)
  25. Download IME Chinese Word Processor
  26. Top 300 Chinese Characters, by Li-Bu Larson, CSUN
  27. Beyond Class Activities, by Li Bu Larson, CSUN

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.

By Li Bu Larson, on January 25, 2010