Office: 5 -137 Phone: 509-533- 3701 Email: GloriaG@spokanefalls.edu
Office Hours: 11:30am-1:30pm (Daily) or by appointment
Course Description:
This course is for beginners. It will teach the standard Chinese language-Mandarin.
It approaches to basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
During the course you will learn how to speak, read, and write in Chinese language.
We will use the everyday simplified characters used in Mainland China.
The most widely used Chinese phonetic system-Pinyin will be taught as a tool.
It will also focus on the 4 tones. The course will be vivid with information on Chinese Culture.
Textbooks and Listening Materials
1. Textbook:
Chinese Link 中文天地 (Elementary Chinese) (Second Version)
Sue-mei Wu, Yueming Yu, Yanhui Zhang and Weizhong Tian
Publisher: Prentice Hall
2. Workbook:
Chinese Link中文天地 (Elementary Chinese) Homework
Sue-mei Wu, Yueming Yu, Yanhui Zhang and Weizhong Tian
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Grades
Grades:
Calculation
A: 90 and above
B: 80 to 90
C: 70 to 80
D: 60 to 70
Distribution
Class attendance and Participation
7 home works
Midterm
Two interviews with instructor
Final Exam
Total (100%)
9%
35 %
25 %
6%
25 %
Schedule (Tentative)
The first quarter of a three-quarter sequence will cover the Foundation section and Lessons 1 through
5.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Introduction to China and Culture Topic
Pinyin, Homework 1 (I & II)
Pinyin, Homework 2 (III & IV)
Pinyin, Special Rules
Lesson 1, Homework 3 for Lesson 1
Lesson 2, Homework 4 for Lesson 2
Lesson 3, Homework 5 for Lesson 3, Review and Midterm
Lesson 4, Homework 6 for Lesson 4
Lesson 4, Chinese Culture Topic
Lesson 5, Homework 7 for Lesson 5
Dead Day, Review, Chinese Movie
Week 12
Final