CHNS 213: Intermediate Chinese

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Instructors:  Ms. Lijuan Guo, guol@kenyon.edu
Office: Ascension Hall, 12
Phone: 740-427-5877 (Guo)
Office Hours: MWF 11:00--12:00, TUE. 1:30--2:30
Schedule: 9:10-10:00, MWF, ASC114
Drill Classes: TBA (2 hours weekly)

Textbook: David and Helen in China by Phyllis Ni Zhang

Click here to go to a web site for the recordings of the textbook

Click here to learn more about the Chinese language (UCLA).

Click here to go to a tool that help you create wordlists of your own texts.

Course Description
This course is a continuation of CHNS 111/112. It is not going to be as intensive, but the expected level of language tasks will be more advanced. You are going to acquire paragraph-level language competency such as narration, description, comparison and etc. Throughout the course, students develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills across the three communicative modes: interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational. The following are the components of the course:

1. Explanation
The instructor will introduce and explain the content. Content here refers to the communicative tasks and the vocabulary, grammar, and cultural information that are required for accomplishing the communicative tasks specified. The in-class work will be devoted to developing skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing.

2. Practice
A foreign language is acquired only as a consequence of using that language. The purpose of the practice class is to build each week's new material into an increasingly versatile proficiency. Practice is the most important activity in this course. Every minute is valuable to you. Every class meeting contributes, cumulatively, to the attainment of your personal objective. The practice class (drill sessions) activities are conducted in Chinese and is essential for our success in this course. There are also weekly one-on-one sessions.

3. Dialogue Journal
This is part of the writing exercises. The instructor will communicate with the student in writing (in characters) on anything the student wants to write about: a question about the class, a question about Chinese culture, a question about Chinese food, a comment on teaching and learning, a comment on what is going on around the world, a story you want to share with others ... you name it. The student should hand in the journal every Monday and get it back on Wednesday.

4. Evaluation
Evaluation provides each student multiple opportunities to demonstrate incremental skill development over discrete segments of material. It provides feedback for both teaching and learning. Each unit evaluation is cumulative, including all previous material plus the most recent week's new material.

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Course Grade (Click here to see your performance scores.)
The final letter grade assigned represents the judgement of the following aspects:
1. Class participation 20%.
2. Word Dictation 5%
3. Homework 10%
4.biweekly quizzes 25%.
5. Final Examination 40%. Final written: 8:30-10:30, Dec 21.
6. Attending Chinese Table for extra credits (5:30 to 6:30, Tuesday, Upper Dempsy)

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Daily Schedule of Week 1

Dates

Pre-class Assignment

During-class Activities

Post-class Tasks

8/30

Review some grammar points we’ve learned and get ready for the new semester

Grammar points review

1.Preview the first part of vocabulary in lesson 1(1-18), page3.

2.Preview 1st paragraph of the text. (line1-4)

 

9/1

Preview the first part of vocabulary in lesson 1(1-18), page3 and get ready for Word dictation 1

1.Word dictation 1 (1-18)

 2.Q&A

 3. Study and learn new words  & patterns (line 1- 4)

1.Review the words and patterns we’ve  learned.

2.Preview the second part of vocabulary in lesson 1(19-39, page3-4) and get ready for Word dictation2.

3.Preview 2nd paragraph(line5-12) and answer question1,2 &3 on page 5

9/3

Review the words and patterns we’ve learned and get ready for Word dictation 2 (19-39)

 

1.Word dictation 2 (19-39)

 2.Q&A

 3.Learn new words  & patterns (line5-12)

1. Preview the rest part of lesson

2. Exercise IV on page14 (Due: next Monday, Sep.6!!)

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Daily Schedule of Week 2

Dates

Pre-class Assignment

During-class Activities

Post-class Tasks

9/6

 

Exercise IV on page14 & Dialogue journal 1 are due today, no make up.

 

Preview paragraph 3 and the dialogue on page 4 and answer questions 4, 5 & 6  on page 5

1.Q&A

2.Learn new words &patterns of the rest part

1.Review the words and patterns we’ve learned

2. Exercise III, page 14(due: Wednesday)

 

9/8

Exercise III, page 14(due: Wednesday, no make up.

 

Review the words and patterns we’ve learned

1.Learn new words &patterns of the rest part of the text

2.Review

Review the whole lesson

Exercise III, page 14(due: Friday)

9/10

Review the words and patterns we’ve learned and get ready for biweekly quiz 1

Review

Biweekly quiz 1

 

1.Study and learn the new words of lesson 2 (1-15)and get ready for Word dictation 1

2.Preview the first paragraph of the text

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Daily Schedule of Week 3

 

Dates

Pre-class Assignment

During-class Activities

Post-class Tasks

9/13

Preview the new words (1-15) and get ready for word dictation 1

Preview the first paragraph of the text and answer the question1, 2 and 3 on Page 24  

Word dictation 1 (1-15)

Q&A

Learn new words &patterns of 1st  paragraph

Review the words and patterns we’ve learned

Preview the rest part of vocabulary

 

9/15

 

Get ready for word dictation 2

Preview paragraph 2 and the dialogue on page 22 and answer the question 4 & 5 on Page 24  

1.Word dictation 2(16-30)

2.Q & A

3.Learn new words &patterns of the rest part of the text

Review the whole lesson

Exercise IV, page 35(Due: Friday)

9/17

Exercise IV, page 35 is due today, no make up.

Preview the dialogue on page 22

1.Q & A

2.Learn new words &patterns of the rest part of the text

 

Review what we’ve learned

Exercise III on page 34, due next Monday

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Daily Schedule of Week 4

Dates

Pre-class Assignment

During-class Activities

Post-class Tasks

9/20

Exercise III on page 34 &Dialogue journal 2  are due today, no make up.

 

Preview the dialogue of the text on Page 22  

Q&A

Learn new words &patterns of the dialogue on page 22

Review the words and patterns we’ve learned

 

9/22

 

 

Review what we’ve learned in lesson two

Review

Writing exercise

Review the whole lesson

 

9/24

 

Review and get ready for the quiz

 

Review

30 minute quiz

 

Preview the text of lesson 3 and answer the question 1&2(Page 47)

Memorize new words (1-20)

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Disability Access Statemen
If you have a hidden or visible disability which may require classroom or test accommodations please see me as soon as possible during a scheduled office hour. If you have not already done so, you must register with the Coordinator of Disability Services (Erin Salva, salvae@kenyon.edu, x5145), who is the individual responsible for coordinating accommodations and
services for students with disabilities. All information and documentation of disability is strictly confidential. No accommodations will be granted in this course without notification from the Office of Disability Services.
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