SFVCCA Chinese 101

Welcome to
Chinese 101 SFVCCA, Spring, 2003 Teacher: Li-Bu Larson
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E-mail: libu.larson@csun.edu URL: http://www.csun.edu/~ll51106/libu.html
Required Text-books:

Hanyu Pinyin, edited by Beijing Chinese Language and Culture School, Jinan University Press, 1999
Hanyu Pinyin Workbook, edited by Beijing Chinese Language and Culture School, Jinan University Press, 1999

Course Description and Objectives:
Chinese 101 in Spring 2003 is continuation of Chinese 101 in Fall 2002, a course of elementary Chinese for non-native Chinese speakers. The training focuses on Hanyu Pinyin, pronunciation, tones, speaking and listening comprehension. The class activities make learning enjoyable and aim at helping students to develop further communication in Chinese, as well as demonstrate the possibilities of using simple language to communicate more meaningfully and extensively with others.
Most of assignments should be done orally. Students are encouraged to practice speaking and listening Chinese online.
Tentative Course Schedule:

Week & Date	Teaching Plan	Assignment
1. 2/8	Review L 1 - 3; Introduction; New Poem	Ex. pg. 1, 4 & 7; read & memorize the new poem & record it
2. 2/15	Review L 4-5; Quiz 1; "Xiaoxiao Ai Baba"	Ex.pg.9 & 11; read "Xiaoxiao Ai Baba" 3 times and record it.
3. 2/22	Review L 6-7; Quiz 2; "Yueliang Zou"	Ex.pg.13 & 14; read "Yueliang Zou" three times and record it.
4. 3/1	Review L 7-8; Quiz 3; "Kiss My Baby"	Ex. pg.16 & 19; sing "Kiss My Baby"
5. 3/8	Review L 9-10; Quiz 4; "Pets at Home"; animals and zodiac calendar	Ex. pg. 22 & 26; read "Pets at Home" 3 times and record it.
6. 3/15	L 11; Quiz 5; "Kiss My Baby"; some classroom expressions	Ex. pg. 29; read and sing "Kiss my Baby"
7. 3/22	L 12; Quiz 6; "Goose";"I Watch You"	Review L 1-12; read "Goose" & "I Watch You", & record them.
8. 3/29	Midterm; L 13; "Ping Ban Ping"	Ex. pg. 36; do "Ping Ban Ping"
9. 4/5	L 14; Quiz 7; "White Flowers & Red Flowers"; "Rain"	Ex. pg. 39; read "White Flowers & Red Flowers"; "Rain" 3 times & record
10. 4/12 4/19 Spring Recess 4/26-27 Sport Meet	L 15; Quiz 7; "Moli Hua"	Ex. pg. 43; read & sing "Moli Hua"
11. 5/3	L 16; Quiz 8; prepare performance	Ex. pg. 46-47; practice the songs for the performance
12. 5/10	L 17 un un; Quiz 9; "A Happy Man": "Friends"	Ex. pg. 50-51; read "A Happy Man", & "Friends" 3 times & record them.
13. 5/17	L 18(ang eng ing ong); Quiz 10; Mother's Day Activities; "A Big Bird"	Ex. pg. 53-54; read "A Big Bird" 3 times & record it.
14. 5/31	Review L 1 - 18; Quiz 11; "Five Senses"	Ex. pg. 55-57; review L 1-18; read "Five Senses" 3 times & record it.
15. 6/7	Final written and oral exam	Practice the two songs.
16. 6/14	Report Card	Have a good vacation! Hao hao wanr!

References Online:

Pinyin Guide by Harvard University with audio clips -- excellent, now available again.
Practice Your Pinyin (Univ. of Iowa)
Conversational Mandarin Chinese Online (Level I, big 5 version) (Fifteen Units in Pinyin, English, Characters and Exercises with sound), by Tim Xie, CSULB
Learn Pinyin
Animated characters Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 by Tianwei Xie, CSULB
Some Chinese Characters, a few randomly chosen Chinese words are here just for you to look at.
A is for Love, a set of Flash Cards for learning Chinese
Painting of Month, by Shao Shengqiu, SFVCCA, Chinese School
Jasmine Flower Song (may need BIG 5 to view), by Li-Bu Larson, CSUN
Beyond Class Activities (update frequently), by Li-Bu Larson, CSUN
Year 01-02 Class Picture
Year 02-03 Class Pictures

Created & updated by Li-Bu Larson
June 13, 2003