CHN 1011, Fall 2007         

Weekly Schedule

 

Week 1 (September 4~ September 7)

Date

Lectures and Drills

Homework Due

09/04

Tuesday

Introduction to the course.

Drill: Useful Chinese Expressions

你好,老師好,謝謝,再見,

 

09/05

Wednesday

 

 

Introduction: Chinese Pronunciation

Lecture:

1. Simple Finals: a, o, e, i, u, ü (TB: p.1)

    Initials: b, p, m, f (TB: p.2)

2. Four Tones and Neutral Tone
    (TB: p.1
5, p.19)

3. Useful expressions

上課,下課,對不對,懂不懂

4. Radicals. (p.22)

           

Drill:  Pinyin Practice

1. Review  a, o, e, i, u, ü; b, p, m, f and tones

2. Compound  Finals: ai, ei, ao, ou (p.11)

     Initials: d, t, n, l (p.3)

3. Review Four Tones and Neutral Tone

4. Radicals.

        

5. Pinyin Practice

1. Review: Useful Expressions

2. Preview: Simple Finals, Initials, 

    and Tones
3. Listen to

    Simple Finals and Initials

    (b, p, m, f)

 

09/06

Thursday

 

 

 Chinese Pronunciation

1. Compound Finals:

    an, en, ang, eng, ong   (TB: p.11)

    Initials: g, k, h,  (TB: p.2)

2. Review Four Tones and Neutral Tone

3. Tone Sandhi  (TB: pp.18-19)

4. Useful expressions

對不起    沒關係   

5. Radicals.

       

6. Pinyin Practice

1. Review: Simple Finals, Four

    tones, & Initials

    (b, p, m, f, d, t, l, n)

2. Preview: Compound  Finals ( an, en, ang, eng, ong) and Initials (g, k, h, )

 

09/7

Friday

 

 

Review:

1. Initials: b, p, m, f,  d, t, n, l,  g, k, h,

     Finals: a, o, e, i, u,  ü

                 ai, ei, ao, ou, an, en, ang,   

                 eng, ong

2. Review Four and Neutral Tones

3. Pinyin Quiz

1. Review: Compound  Finals (ai,

  ei, ao, ou) and Initials (d, t, n, l,

Listen Pinyin online: Introduction (Pinyin)

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