Welcome to Chinese 201 (62052)
Intermediate  Mandarin Chinese I
Fall,  2003
Instructor: Li-Bu Larson
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Time & Place: M W F12: 00 – 12:50; JR203
Tel: Ex. 3467 (message only);  Ex. 2019 (office)
Office Hours: MW 11:00 – 12:00;             Office: ST 432
E-mail: libu.larson@csun.edu                       URL: http://www.csun.edu/~ll51106/libu.html


Objective:

The general objective of the Intermediate Mandarin Chinese course is to continue the Elementary Mandarin Chinese and to improve the skills  in the Chinese language.
In this semester, students are expected to learn more topics for conversation.  They are also required to develop further reading and writing abilities.   About 8 lessons will be covered in this semester. The number of characters students will  be expected to learn are approximately 200.   Chinese word processing ability is one of the objectives of this course.  Students will learn to type Chinese texts using  the Pinyin input method.
The class time will be used for instructor's lecturing and students' activities including listening, speaking, reading and writing.   In order to practice the target language in real life, we will experiment practicing Chinese in the Chinese communities. The activities will include class activities, interviews, workshops in the language lab and Chinese movies. The students will make the questionnaires, which guide them to observe the social and cultural behaviors. After the site visits and interviews, the students will share their findings, conclusions and comments in the class. It is my hope that after fifteen weeks of training, the students will have not only learned the traditional four basic abilities in the Chinese language, but also Chinese culture. Therefore, the objective of this course will be the following:

Books Required:

1. PRACTICAL CHINESE READER, Book I, edited by Beijing Language Institute,
    The Commercial Press, Beijing;
2. FUN WITH PCR I, by Peggy Wang, EALS
3. PCR I: Patterns and Exercises, by Madeline Men-li Chu, Cheng & Tsui Company
4. Chinese Character Writing Sheets (http://www.uvm.edu/~chinese/characte.htm), Book I and II or
     Practical Chinese Reader I & II: Writing Workbook (Traditional character edition) edited by Teng,
     Shou-hsin. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 1990.
5. Chinese 201 Study Guide and Homework (including character practice sheets and homework sheets),
     available online (http://www.csun.edu/~ll51106/201.html)

Materials Highly Recommended:

     Concise English-Chinese/Chinese-English Dictionary, The Commercial Press & Oxford
     University Press, 1986. Students' Responsibilities:
  1. Attend every class on time
  2. Participate in class activities
  3. Hand in assignments on time
  4. Do individual questionnaires
Grading System: Tentative Course Schedule:
 
Week Mon Wed Fri
1. 8/26 - 8/30 Introduction L 23 Lab Orientation
2. 9/2 - 9/6 Labor Day L 23 L 23
3. 9/9 -9/13 L 24 L 24 L 24
4. 9/16 - 9/20 L 24 L 24 L 24 & Quiz 1
5. 9/23 - 9/27 Movie Movie L 25
6. 9/30 - 10/4 L 25 L 25 L 25
7. 10/7 - 10/11 L 26 L 26 L 26
8. 10/14 - 10/18 L 26 L 26 Midterm
9. 10/21 - 10/25 L 27 in Lab  Questionnaires Interview
10. 10/28 - 11/1 L 27 L 27 L 27
11. 11/4 - 11/8 Movie Movie L 28
12. 11/11 - 11/15 L 28 L 28 L 28 & Quiz 2
13. 11/18 - 11/22 L 29 L 29 L 29
14. 11/25 - 11/29 L 29 L 29 Thanksgiving Recess
15. 12/2 - 12/6 L 30 & Review  Oral Presentation No Instruction
16. 12/11  Written Final (12:45p.m.-2:45p.m.)

References Online:

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 give unless the student can give notice beforehand.
By Li-Bu Larson
Updated in February, 2003