3031 中文三年级
Instructor:
Phone:
E-mail:
Office:
Office hours:
Time & Location:
Sec 001:
Sec 002:
Sec 003:
Liu Laoshi (LIU, Hai 刘海)
612-625-6534
liux3655@umn.edi
Folwell Hall 227
MW 2:30 pm-3:30 pm; or by appointment
11:15 am -12:05 pm Monday-Wednesday: Folwell Hall, Thursday: Jones
Hall 30/15
1:25 pm -2:15 pm
Monday-Wednesday: Folwell Hall, Thursday: Jones
Hall 30/35
4:40 pm -6:35 pm
Tuesday: Akerman Hall 317, Thursday: Jones Hall
30/35
Course Description:
This course is designed to help students of Chinese to make a smooth transition from the
intermediate level to the advanced level through the mixed use of the oral and written language.
With a gradually increased load of reading, students will learn to differentiate these two forms of
language and practice using both extensively. The usage of set phrases, instead of the grammar
has become the focus. Chapters in the textbook will be rearranged by topics in order to stimulate
students’ interest in discussions. In addition, news reports and articles that are up to date will be
introduced as supplementary materials to aid in the understanding of complex texts. Chinese is
the ONLY language in this class.
Textbooks, Supplementary Materials and Audio :
* Reading Into a New China Volume 1 by Duanduan Li and Irene Liu; Published by Cheng &
Tsui Company, 2009
* Newspaper articles and films (TBA)
*Moodle: Our class will use this site to publish schedules, lecture slides, homework assignments,
and useful links. To access, go to https://moodle.umn.edu/
Recommended Materials and Websites
Chinese characters & culture: http://www.zhongwen.com
Chinese tools:
http://www.mandarintools.com
Online Dictionary:
http://dict.cn
Chinese culture:
http://www.chinapage.com/china.html
China News:
http://www.chinesenewsnet.com
China News:
http://www.chinanews.com/
Chinese News Week:
http://www.inewsweek.cn/
Life Week:
http://www.lifeweek.com.cn/
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Financial News:
http://www.caijing.com.cn/
Course Requirements
Preparation (!!)
You are expected to come to the class well prepared. Preparation includes, but not limited to (1)
listen to the audio of the lesson everyday; (2) study vocabulary list carefully until you recognize
every character and fully understand the meaning of each word; (3) read the text thoroughly until
you know how the patterns are used in the sentences; (4) do the preview homework, including
question answering and vocabulary writing; (5) be ready for discussing related topics and
expressing your opinions in both oral and written forms. Your preparation is crucial to your
success in this class.
Attendance and Performance (!)
You are expected to attend every class and participate actively. If you speak in class voluntarily,
you will get the full points for participation. If you do not pay enough attention in class, you will
not get any participation points.
Unexcused absences will have a negative impact on the class participation section of your grade.
An excused absence will be granted only if the instructor is contacted ahead of time and an
adequate explanation and documentation of a valid reason to miss class is provided. You may be
required to do additional work to make up for your absence. Coming late to class (5 minutes) for
three times will be considered as one absence. Having more than eight unexcused absences will
automatically turn your final grade to F.
Quizzes, Tests and Exams
Quizzes (in the form of dictation and/or sentence making) will be given at the first 5 minutes of
your class. If you come in late and miss your quiz, you are not allowed to make it up unless a
valid explanation is provided. The worst three quizzes may be dropped at the end.
There will be 4 tests, each covering a topic. There is one midterm and one final exam, each is
consisted of an oral part and a written part. Exams are cumulative in terms of vocabulary and
grammar. Exams are cumulative, but the majority of them come from the last two chapters you
learn. Make-up exams or quizzes will only be granted in the case of an excused absence.
Homework
Refer to your weekly schedule for homework assignments and due dates. You are required to
write down answers in complete sentences. Homework should be turned in at the beginning of
the lecture when it is due. Homework handed in late will lose points unless a documented, valid
reason for the lateness is provided.
Some assignments require you to make a narration, a description or an argument. Such
assignments will be presented in the next class. You will receive comments and suggestions from
your instructor and classmates. Based on the comments and suggestions, you need to revise it
and turn it in either in hard copy or through Moodle. You will get a grade for the presentation
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and a grade for the revised version. The final grade for this assignment is the mean of the two
grades.
Homework can also be assigned as the form of one-to-one talking with the instructor. Please be
prepared and come on time. Coming late will make you lose points unless a documented, valid
reason for the lateness is provided.
Grades:
Your grade in this course will be based on following:
Quizzes
Homework
Writing Assignments
Presentations
Attendance and Performance
Group Projects
Midterm
Final exam
Bonus
10%
20%
10%
10%
20%
10%
10%
10%
up to 3%
Grading Scale:
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
F
93%-100%
90%-92%
87%-89%
83%-86%
80%-82%
77%-79%
73%-76%
70%-72%
67%-69%
60%-66%
0 - 59%
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to review the policies on academic integrity at http://oscai.umn.edu/knowcode/scc-simplified. Falsification of classroom attendance sign-in sheets is also a violation of
academic integrity. If you have questions about particular situations do not hesitate to ask.
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