University of Minnesota Department of Asian Languages and Literature

Chinese 3021 Intermediate Modern Chinese Summer 2007

Course Syllabus

(subject to change)

Course Description

As the first part of a two-semester sequence in intermediate modern Chinese, this course is to help students further develop their four basic language skills, with an emphasis on listening and speaking. The course consists of 1 lecture session and 2 discussion and/or review sessions every day. The pace of instruction is approximately 2 chapters per week. Students are expected to spend a minimum of 10 hours of study per week outside of class. For this course, students are encouraged to make a shift to simplified Chinese characters . For information regarding quizzes, exams, etc., please see the general course schedule attached.

Course Objectives

Upon the completion of the course, students are expected to acquire the ability:

to converse in some details on subject matters covered in the first 10 chapters of the textbook, using grammatical patterns properly;
to read materials of about 300 Chinese characters on subject matters covered in the first 10 chapters of the textbook;
to write compositions of about 180 different characters on familiar topics, using grammatical patterns properly.

Ground Rules

Attendance: A portion (10%) of a student’s final grade is based on his/her attendance and punctuality. A student who has an unexcused absence will lose all the 20 points for the particular session of class. Students are not allowed to make up quizzes or exams they missed unless a valid excuse slip (e.g. a doctor’s note) is presented.
Participation: Students are required to study vocabulary, grammar notes, and listen to the recording each time before coming to class. Active participation in class activities and in class performance is required and graded (10%).
Assignment: All assigned homework must be handed in on time. Homework turned in one or two days late will be corrected but only receive 80% and 50% of the full credits respectively. Homework overdue for three or more days will be corrected but not graded. Late submission of assignment as a result of excusable absence, such as sick leave, is officially regarded as punctual submission.

Class Meetings

8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. Monday – Friday, Nicholson Hall 315

Instructors

Li, Chi-ping (李篪平) Folwell 444

Ø E-mail address: lixxx204@umn.edu

Ø Office Phone: (612) 626-9746

Ø Mailbox: Folwell 453

Zhen, Zou (邹溱) Jones Hall 110E

Ø E-mail address: zouxx009@umn.edu

Ø Office Phone: (612)625-4826

Ø Mailbox: Folwell 453

Textbook, etc.

Integrated Chinese Level II (textbook, workbook) by Yuehua Liu et al. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2006 are available in University Bookstore and Student Bookstore. The sound files for the textbook and the workbook are now available on our Chinese language program website：

http://www.all.umn.edu/chinese_language/Courses/3021/online/L2-L01.htm

All registered students have access to the resources. You will be informed of your user name and password in class.

Grading

Attendance 10%

Participation and Performance 10%

Homework 25%

Chapter Quizzes 20%

Vocabulary Quizzes 5%

Midterm Exams (oral, written) 15%

Final Exams (oral, written) 15%

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Total: 100%

Grading Scale

A	93%-100%
A-	90%-92%
B+	87%-89%
B	83%-86%
B-	80%-82%
C+	77%-79%
C	73%-76%
C-	70%-72%
D+	67%-69%
D	60%-66%

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