Contra Costa College
Course Outline
Department & Number
Course Title
Prerequisite
Co-requisite
Advisory
CHIN 111
Conversational Mandarin II
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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 high 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 II 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 normal conversational speed.
Communicate effectively in everyday situations using a range of appropriate grammatical structures,
while giving attention to accurate pronunciation.
Demonstrate the ability to narrate, explain, make requests, and express opinions using the structures
and vocabulary learned.
Demonstrate increasing knowledge of the cultures, customs, and locations of the countries of the
Mandarin-speaking world.
COURSE CONTENT (LECTURE): (In detail, and include percentage breakdown)
20
20
% Grammar
Prepositional phrase
Sentences with an adjective predicate
Sentences with a subject-predicate structure as predicate
Alternative questions
Pivotal sentences
Reduplication of the verb
The resultative complement
Four kinds of simple sentences
Six main question types
The six basic functional components of a Chinese sentence
% Vocabulary
Talking about one’s health
Expressing need or necessity
1
20
%
20
%
10
%
10
%
Talking about something that has happened
Renting a house
Asking for suggestions
Making a phone call
Making a complaint or an apology
Passing on someone’s regards
Expressing holiday greetings
Talking about direction and location
Looking for a job
Listening
Listening comprehension through listening activities, dictations, conversations, songs and
short video segments
Speaking
Oral communication through individual and group oral presentations
Cooperative activities in class and assigned practice outside the classroom
Pronunciation
Further refinement of gaining reasonably accurate mastery of Mandarin Chinese
pronunciation
Culture
Cultural readings on China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
Further exploration of Chinese customs and habits
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
Audiovisual materials, including maps, video, audio, Internet
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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
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
3
Textbook study. Students are required to read the textbook and memorize the new words and grammar in each
chapter.
Weekly Writing Assignments (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
4
Weekly Math Problems (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
Lab or Software Application Assignments (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
Other Performance Assignments (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
3
Speaking practice. A sample oral assignment:
5
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.
% Essay (If essay is not included in assessment, explain below.)
%
%
%
50
20
20
10
Computation or Non-computational Problem Solving Skills
Skills Demonstration: listening and speaking skills as well as cultural understanding and sensitivity
Objective Examinations: quizzes, tests, presentations
Other (describe)
%
%
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
Teng
November 2013
Form Revised 09/13
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