Mandarin IV 高级中文 2015-2016
Instructor: Peggy Kao
Contact:pkao@rocklinacademy.org
tel-916-778-4544 ext 830
Classroom: 127
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Chinese IV is designed for students who have successfully completed Chinese III and wish to
further their Chinese study to reach for AP level of Mandarin. The five goal areas
(communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and communities) as outlined in the
Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century will be stressed in this course.
This course will deepen students’ immersion into the Chinese language and culture by
integrating cultural content knowledge and language skills. Students will continue to develop
their communicative competence in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing,
while gaining competence in the Chinese culture.
COURSE GOALS
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Students will develop speaking proficiencies to be able to create a level-appropriate
presentation on a variety of topics related to Chinese culture such as Chinese cuisine,
opera, geography, history etc..
Students will develop reading proficiencies to identify and summarize main ideas and
important details from written materials.
Students will be able to guess the meaning of words in context, use grammatical
knowledge to aid reading comprehension, and apply their cultural knowledge in
comprehending oral and written messages.
Students will acquire expanded knowledge of Chinese culture and traditions.
Students will be able to use iPad to develop writing skills. Student will be able to write
1000 characters t make a story book on iPad.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Speaking
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Students will be able to interact in a variety of situations with comprehensible
pronunciation and tones.
Students will be able to use a variety of vocabulary and expressions appropriately
and with accuracy.
Students will learn oral presentation skills and carry a long (5-15 minutes)
conversation.
Listening
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Students will comprehend and interpret spoken Chinese from various sources on a
variety of topics.
Students will understand formal and informal presentations, given in Chinese by
native speakers of Chinese, on a variety of topics.
Reading
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Students will be able to comprehend a variety of written Chinese texts that pertain to
daily life on both textbook and iPad.
Students will understand the main ideas and significant details from both literary and
no-literary texts on a variety of topics.
Students will identify some aspects of styles.
Writing
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Students will be able to write on a variety of topics in the form of paragraphs, answer
questions, engage in dialogues, and write personal letters, journals, script, and
essays. Be able to write 500 characters. Recognize 800 new characters on iPad
Students will be able to write a narrative and expository essay on a series of
pictures.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Basic Textbooks:
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Chinese Breeze –Learn with Ease by Jian Gao and Eric Keto
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Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 2 Enhanced eBook and work book
Other Supplemental Materials:
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Chinese/English Dictionaries, Pleco Dictionary
Signs, maps, advertisements, magazines, newspapers, and poems
Chinese Stories Intermediate and Elementary level book APP
4 Major assessments dates:
1st Quarter test
10/9/14 TBD
1st Semester Final test , 12//0/14
3rd Quarter test
3/14/2015
Final test
5/18/15
KEY ASSIGNMENTS
Projects
Activity
Objective
Chinese iMovie or
musical video
On iPad
Students create a Chinese movie
including the following
information: provinces, capitals,
clothing, food, weather, races,
customs and special features.
To research and learn
culture ,Chinese pop music
,China geography, races,
traditional food, and
customs
Create a Voice
Chinese Story using
iPad app
Adobe Voice
Student can use photos or
pictures to tell a story
To practice speaking new
vocabulary that relates to
what student have learned
in class
A Book About Me
Students create a travel brochure
including the following
To collect the information
and create a travel
Using iPad
*See the description
below
information: weather, packing,
scenic spots and historical
monuments, food, hotels, and
airline tickets.
brochure; to practice
vocabulary including
weather, traveling, clothing,
and food.
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS
iPad for 21st century classroom
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Teacher modeling with advanced students
Oral interaction
Using most effective iPad as tools
Role play
Lecture and discussion
Cooperative learning
Student oral / PowerPoint presentation
Internet research
Poster/flyer making
Film
Guest presentation
ASSESSMENTS
Assessments will cover the range of presentations prescribed by California State Foreign
Language Framework. To develop language mastery, students will engage in activities that
demonstrate their ability to converse on a variety of topics. They will do projects on various
topics and demonstrate their writing and oral presentation skills using iPad. They will
demonstrate their reading comprehension through various quizzes and tests.
In regard to the Chinese culture, students will demonstrate their understanding and appreciation
through written projects, oral presentation, PowerPoint, role-play, and making posters. Through
various activities and projects students will demonstrate an increased awareness of their
culture, as it is enriched by their knowledge of the Chinese-speaking world.
Testing
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Oral evaluation
Unit quizzes and tests
A comprehensive final examination
Classroom Participation
 Students are expected to actively participate in classroom interaction and activities.
Assignments
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Students will be required to do projects with oral presentations.
Students are responsible for listening and speaking practice ,reading assigned
materials and completing written assignments.
Grading policy
Homework, quiz, participation 10%
Summative tests major summative projects 90%
Filed trip to San Francisco Chinatown on Chinese During New Year Day February 16th(No
school day )