Contra Costa College
Course Outline
Department & Number
Course Title
Prerequisite
Co-requisite
Advisory
CHIN 110
Conversational Mandarin I
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none
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Number of Weeks per term
Lecture Hours per term
Lab Hours per term
*HBA per term
Units
18
54
3
Hours per term.
*HOURS BY ARRANGEMENT:
ACTIVITIES: (Please provide a list of the activities students will perform in order to satisfy the HBA requirement):
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course provides practice in beginning-level Mandarin conversation, with attention to the use of basic
vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar. It is designed for students who wish to acquire the basics of spoken
Mandarin rather than reading and writing Chinese characters. Conversational Mandarin I is intended for
students who are not native Mandarin speakers. The course does not satisfy the academic requirements of the
CHIN 120 series. Not repeatable.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the completion of the course the student will be able to:
Demonstrate comprehension of clearly articulated Mandarin spoken at a moderate conversational
speed
Communicate effectively in basic everyday situations using a range of appropriate grammatical
structures, while giving attention to pronunciation.
Use elementary vocabulary to describe, request, and communicate personal information, feelings
and preferences in everyday situations.
Demonstrate basic knowledge of the cultures, customs, and locations of the countries of the
Mandarin-speaking world.
COURSE CONTENT (LECTURE): (In detail, and include percentage breakdown)
25
% Listening comprehension: listening to conversations; vocabulary building and comprehension
checks
25
% Speaking: individual and group presentations; pair and small group activities in class and assigned
practice outside of class
50
% Culture: videos, readings and discussions on the topic of Chinese culture
COURSE CONTENT (LAB): (In detail, and include percentage breakdown)
%
%
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
Lecture, language exercises, pair and group work
Computer-assisted instruction, online assignments and online content delivery
1
Audiovisual materials, including maps, video, audio, Internet
Guest speakers
Conferences as needed
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
NOTE: To be UC/CSU transferable, the text must be dated within the last 7 years OR a statement of justification for a text
beyond the last 7 years must be included.
Textbook Title:
Author:
Publisher:
Edition/Date:
Textbook Reading Level:
Justification Statement:
Success with Chinese
De-An Wu Swihart, Cong Meng
Cheng & Tsui
2nd edition, 2013
Author name: De-An Wu Swihart, Cong Meng
Title of textbook: Success with Chinese
Year the book was published: 2nd edition, 2013
Universities where the text is currently being used: The textbook Success
with Chinese, is adopted by the University of California- Berkeley, the
University of California- Davis, the University of San Francisco, and some
other major universities for their conversational Chinese courses.
The publisher Cheng and Tsui is a well-known and the biggest publishing
company in the North America for Asian language textbooks at college
level.
Textbook Title: Supplementary teaching materials
Author: course instructor
Publisher:
Edition/Date: 2014
Textbook Reading Level:
Justification Statement:
Suggested but not required:
Textbook Title:
Author:
Publisher:
Edition/Date:
Textbook Reading Level:
Justification Statement:
Experiencing Chinese: Experiencing Culture in China
Zheng Xiao Yu
Higher Education Press
2010
OUTSIDE OF CLASS WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS:
Title 5, section 55002.5 establishes that a range of 48 -54hours of lecture, study, or lab work is required for one unit
of credit. For each hour of lecture, students should be required to spend an additional two hours of study outside of
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class to earn one unit of credit.
 State mandates that sample assignments must be included on the Course Outline of Record.
Outside of Class Weekly Assignments
Weekly Reading Assignments (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
Hours per week
3
Textbook study. Students are required to listen to the textbook audio and practice the new words and grammar.
Weekly Writing Assignments (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
Weekly Math Problems (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
3
Lab or Software Application Assignments (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
Other Performance Assignments (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
3
Listening and speaking practice.
See sample below:
You and your partner can pick one of the topics below to discuss; create a dialog based on the
topic; rehearse it; then perform it on the day of the quiz. Here are the topics:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Visiting a friend's home.
Talking about the location of an action.
Talking about actions in the past.
Talking about actions that happen later than expected.
Your conversation should include greetings and parting expressions and each person must
include at least 4 of the following structures:
a. 因为…所以…
b. 觉得
c. 在
d. adjective as predicate
e. 吧
f. completion了
g. 才
h. 要是 （就）
Your grade will be based on the following criteria:
1. Richness of content
2. Comprehensibility, including:
a. pronunciation
b. correct grammar
c. appropriate vocabulary (especially recent vocabulary)
3. Comprehension (of what your partner says)
4. Fluency and flow of the conversation
Each conversation should be about three minutes long.
STUDENT EVALUATION: (Show percentage breakdown for evaluation instruments)
 Course must require use of critical thinking, college-level concepts & college-level learning skills.
 For degree credit, course requires essay writing unless that requirement would be inappropriate to the course objectives. If writing
is inappropriate, there must be a requirement of problem-solving or skills demonstration.
4
%
Essay (If essay is not included in assessment, explain below.)
50
%
%
Computation or Non-computational Problem Solving Skills
Skills Demonstration: listening and speaking skills
20
%
Objective Examinations: quizzes, tests, presentations
Other (describe)
20
10
%
%
Homework
Class Participation
GRADING POLICY (Choose LG, P/NP, or SC)
Letter Grade
Pass / No Pass
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Below 60% = F
70% and above = Pass
Below 70% = No Pass
Prepared by:
Date:
X
Student Choice
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Below 60% = F
or
70% and above = Pass
Below 70% = No Pass
Yachi Teng
November 2013
Form Revised 09/13
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