University of Minnesota    Department of Asian Languages and Literature

 

Chinese 3022    Intermediate Modern Chinese (II)   Spring 2008

 

Course   Syllabus

(subject to change)

 

Course Description

 

As the second part of a two-semester sequence in intermediate modern Chinese, this course is to further cultivate students’ their four basic language skills, with a continued emphasis on listening and speaking, especially the proper and appropriate use of patterns and expressions in genuine language communication. The course consists of 2 lecture sessions and 2 longer discussion meetings per chapter. “The [University] Senate affirms the standard … that one semester credit is to represent, for the average University of Minnesota undergraduate student, three hours of academic work per week (including lectures, laboratories, recitations, discussion groups, field work, study, and so on), averaged over the term, in order to complete the work of the course.” Since this is a 5-credit course, so students are expected to study 15 or more hours per week in total, of which 10 hours are to be spent outside class on homework, preparation for tests, presentations, etc. For this course, simplified Chinese characters are used exclusively by the instructor in classroom teaching and all tests. 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 detail on subject matters covered in the last 10 chapters of the textbook, using grammatical patterns properly;

 

  • to read materials of about 500 Chinese characters on subject matters covered in the last 10 chapters of the textbook;

 

  • to write compositions of about 250 different characters on familiar topics, using grammatical patterns properly.

 

 

Ground Rules

 

  • Attendance, Participation and Performance: A portion (15%) of a student’s final grade is based on his/her attendance, punctuality, participation in class activities and performance. A student who has an unexcused absence will lose all the 15 points for that particular hour. Students are not allowed to make up quizzes or exams they missed unless a valid excuse (e.g. a doctor’s note, jury duty) is presented.

 

           During the whole semester, three hours of unexcused absence are

           allowed. Each additional unexcused absence will count towards your

           final attendance grade.

 

  • Homework Assignment: All assigned homework (25%) 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. However, late submission of assignment as a result of excused absence, such as sick leave, is regarded as punctual submission.

 

 

Class Meetings

 

  • Lecture Sessions:  Tues. Thur.  6:15 p.m. – 7:05 p.m.   Amundson 124

 

  • Discussion sessions:

Section 051 -- Tues.  7:20 p.m. –  8:35 p.m.   Amundson 124

                        Thur.  7:20 p.m. –  8:35 p.m.   Nicholson 120

 

Section 052 -- Tues.  7:20 p.m. –  8:35 p.m.   Nicholson 120

                        Thur.  7:20 p.m. –  8:35 p.m.   Amundson 124

 

 

 

Instructors

 

  • Liu, Zhiang (刘志刚)     Primary Instructor     Folwell 444   

 

Ψ      E-mail addresses: liulaoshihao@yahoo.com, liuxx326@umn.edu

Ψ      Office Phone: (612) 626-9746, (612) 625-0047

Ψ      Office hours: Mon.    3:45 p.m. –   4:15 p.m.  

                           Tues.  11:15 a.m. –  11:45 a.m.

                              Tues.   5:15 p.m. –  5:45 p.m.  

                           Thur.  11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Ψ      Mailbox: Folwell 453

 

  • Qu, Wanling (屈婉玲)     Teaching Assistant      Folwell 444   

 

Ψ      E-mail address: quxxx010@umn.edu

Ψ      Office Phone: (612) 625-0047, (612) 624-2366

Ψ      Office hours: Thur. 12:20 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.

Ψ      Mailbox: Folwell 453

 

Textbook, etc.

 

Integrated Chinese Level II (textbook and workbook, 2nd ed.) by Yuehua Liu et al. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2006 is available in Coffman Bookstore and Student Bookstore. The sound files for the textbook and the workbook are available for free on our Chinese language program website：

http://www.all.umn.edu/chinese_language/Courses/3022Day/online/index.htm

All registered students have access to the resources. You will be informed of your user name and password in class. Students who want to have CDs and/or DVDs for this course may order online from the publisher at http://www.cheng-tsui.com/sb_catalog-csm.asp?grp=++++&item=INTEGRATED+CHINESE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grading

 

                       Attendance & Participation             15%

                                                Homework             25%

                                       Chapter Quizzes             20%

                                  Vocabulary Quizzes              5%

                   Midterm Exams (oral, written)            15%

                        Final Exams (oral, written)            20%

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                                                         Total:          100%

 

Standard 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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