DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES
COURSE OUTLINE AND SYLLABUS
COURSE NAME:
COURSE NUMBER:
COURSE CREDIT HOURS:
PREREQUISITES:
INSTRUCTOR:
Intermediate Chinese I & Lab: Language & Culture
16-201
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101 and 102 or Chair’s Permission
TBA
Required:
1. Teng, Shou-hsin, et al. 1999. Taiwan Today.Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company. (CDs are
optional).
2. Online Learning Chinese (available at URL:http://www.china.org.cn)
(It is free, but needs to install RealPlay for listening practice).
3. Other supplementary materials
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I. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course, for advanced beginners, is designed to develop aural ability, oral facility,
reading and comprehension. Laboratory attendance is required.
Prerequisites: Elementary Chinese 101 and 102 with a C or better.
II. RATIONALE FOR THE COURSE:
This course uses an intensive oral-aural approach to Chinese. Abundant practice in
listening, reading, writing and comprehending Chinese is provided with basic grammar
integrated in the learning process. Laboratory attendance is required to enhance basic
proficiency in Chinese. This course fulfills part of the General Education requirement in
the humanities. It is also part of the foundational course work required of all foreign
language minors and Education majors who choose Chinese as their concentration area.
The course is designed to develop aural ability, oral facility, reading, comprehension and
writing. As such, it forms part of the Professional Education Unit. The framework of the
Unit is conceptualized in the model that follows.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK COMPONENTS (TEP) ADDRESSED IN THIS
COURSE
DIRECT (TEP)
D = Diversity (working with cultural activities and diverse populations)
I = Interpersonal Communication Skills
R = Reflections
E = Effective Teaching and assessment Strategies
C= Content and Pedagogical knowledge
T = Technology
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Delaware Teaching Standards (DTS)
Content
Human Development & Learning
Diverse Learners
Communication
Learning Environment
Planning
Instructional Strategies
Assessment
Professional Growth
Professional Relationships
Educational Technology
Professional Conduct
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NASDTEC STANDARDS
3.5.1.3 FOREIGN LANGUAGES
3.5.1.3 Standard I
The program shall require demonstrated competence in the knowledge and
understanding of the language, as spoken by a proficient speaker, at normal
conversational tempo, on non-technical general topics.
3.5.1.3 Standard II
The program shall require demonstrated competence in the knowledge of and
experiences in speaking the language with sufficient command of vocabulary,
phonology, and syntax to converse with a proficient speaker on non-technical,
general topics.
3.5.1.3 Standard III
The program shall require demonstrated competence in the knowledge of and
experiences in reading and comprehending general non-technical materials.
3.5.1.3 Standard IV
The program shall require demonstrated competency in the knowledge of and
experiences in writing the language with grammatical accuracy and clarity.
3.5.1.3 Standard V
The program shall require demonstrated competence in the knowledge of
phonology, morphology, and syntax.
3.5.1.3 Standard VI
The program shall require demonstrated competency in the knowledge of
geography, history, social structure, and artistic contributions of the target society.
3.5.1.3 Standard VII
The program shall require demonstrated competency in the knowledge,
understanding, and interpretation of the contemporary lifestyles, customs, and
cultural patterns of the target society.
3.5.1.3 Standard VIII
The program shall require demonstrated competency in the knowledge of major
literacy masterpieces and the relationship to the historical and social context of the
target society.
III. COURSE OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES:
This course is designed to teach students basic reading, writing, speaking and
comprehension of the Chinese language, using a combination of traditional and
innovative pedagogical methodologies. Students will be able to hear spoken Chinese at
their leisure outside the classroom and the language laboratory. The homework
assignments will help students to develop their problem solving abilities using Chinese as
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the medium of communication. By the end of the course, students will develop a deep
appreciation of the cultural and linguistic diversity of the Chinese-speaking world.
Listening
Comprehend most Chinese spoken at a slower than normal
pace using skills and coping strategies to fill in the gaps of
comprehension (TEP- D, I, E, C DTS – 1, 4 NASDTEC –
I, VII)
Speaking
Ask and answer questions on a variety of everyday topics
(TEP – D, I, E, C DTS – 4, 9 NASDTEC - II)
Describe people, places, and things ((TEP – I, C DTS -1,
4 NASDTEC – I, II, III, VI, VII)
Narrate present and recurring present events. (TEP- C
DTS - 1 NASDTEC – II, III)
Reading
Comprehend culturally authentic material of a simple
nature (TEP – D, I, R, C DTS – 1, 4 NASDTEC – VI)
Writing
Describe and narrate (TEP – D, I, E, C DTS –1, 4
NASDTEC – II, IV)
Culture
Perform daily routines with cultural appropriateness (TEP –
D, R, C DTS – 1, 3 NASDTEC – VII)
Identify and describe general historical, social, political,
and cultural patterns of China. (TEP – I, C DTS – 1, 3
NASDTEC - VII)
IV. TOPICAL OUTLINE:
This course will cover but will not be limited to: culture; comparisons; knowing facts,
people and places; expressing the simple past; more present tense with stem changing
verbs; expressing the concept of “used to;” food; weather; daily life; courtesy; etc.
V. INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS/BEST PRACTICES include but not limited to:
Group Discussion
One on with the instructor
Role Playing
Performing
Paired interaction
Simulation
Lexical Research
Language Laboratory interaction
VI. STUDENT PREPARATION ROLES include but not limited to:
Active participant
Group discussion
Workbook review
Performers
Evaluators
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VII. LEARNING ACTIVITIES include but not limited to:
Greeting and departing
Identify and describe a group of two
Describing basic physical attributes of humans and non-humans
Narrate and describe in the present
Narrate past events
Describe past events using the verb was
Relate habitual and continuous activities
Talk about the future
Express and report opinions
Use impersonal constructions to express obligations and possibilities
Make authoritative statements
Compare and contrast
Describe similarity and likeness
Give reasons and purposes
Deny or refuse statements and assumptions and answer in the negative
VIII. ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
The final course grade will be calculated as a total percentage of the following:
Methods
Workbook/Lab Manual
Homework
Chapter Tests
Attendance and Participation
Mid-Term Exam
Final Exam
Grading Scale
100 - 90
89 - 80
79 - 70
69 - 60
59 and below
20%
10%
15%
15%
20%
20%
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100 %
Common
Assessment
=A
=B
=C
=D
=F
IX. COURSE TIMELINE
This schedule is tentative and may change based on the needs of the students.
The semester’s schedule is as follows:
Week 1 – Review of Semester II
Objectives:
Listening Strategy:
At the end of this unit students should understand:
Understand basic conversation of materials studied
during the second semester.
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Linguistic Functions:
Classroom commands: Greetings
Formal and Informal Introductions
Leave Taking; Saying good-bye
Colors and clothing; adjective placement
The cardinal numbers (0 – 100)
Pronunciation:
Cultural Notes:
Grammatical Structures:
Introduction; Chinese Tone
Relevance of Culture
Responding to Instruction
The Present
Agreement
Week 2 – a letter from my aunt – Chapter 16
Reading Strategies:
Linguistic Functions:
Grammatical Structures:
Cultural Notes:
Habitual Experiences
The months of the year
The super markets
The comparative and superlative
Verbs: arrive; buy
The roots of the verbs
The Chinese Market
Watch the DVD for a short portrayal of a
Chinese market
Week 3 – Happy Holidays – Chapter 17
Objective:
Listening Strategies:
Linguistic Functions:
Cultural Notes:
Grammatical Structures:
At the end of this course students should
understand:
Holidays Vocabulary
Telling the time
Chinese Music
Identify the roots of all new verbs
The transitive
Week 4 – Khalid and Maha’s opinions – Chapter 18
Reading Strategies:
Linguistic Functions:
Cultural Notes:
Grammatical Structures:
Scan for tense markers
To practice the names of the body parts
Color
Chinese Music
Dual ending on nouns plural agreement in the
pronouns, adjectives and verbs
Demonstrative and relative pronouns
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Week 5 – What does it mean the word occasion – Chapter 19
Reading Strategies:
Linguistic Functions:
Cultural Notes:
Grammatical Structures:
Lessons for women in the university
Getting ready to visit China
Tourism in China
What did you buy?
Verb chart (past, present and root)
Connectors
Expressing Similarity
Week 6 – MID-SEMESTER REVIEW, EVALUATION AND EXAMS
Weeks 7 & 8 – El Quds – Chapter 20
Reading Strategies:
Linguistic Functions:
Cultural Notes:
Grammatical Structures:
Reviewing past and present tense
Making plans
Sports in China
Object and Possessive
Verb conjugations
The relative pronouns
Weeks 10 & 11 – The longest trip in the history – Chapter 1 – Part 2
Linguistic Functions:
Grammatical Structures:
Cultural Notes:
Understanding the details of the grammar and
structure of the text
Singular indefinite noun
Specification
The past continuous
Sports in China
Week 12 – Holidays and celebrations – Chapter 2
Listening Strategy:
Linguistic Functions:
Grammatical Structures:
Cultural Notes:
Understand Single versus Habitual Actions
Using the verbs: live, visit
Past continuous actions
Religion in China
Weeks 13 & 14 – The role of the university – Chapter 4
Reading Strategies:
Linguistic Functions:
Grammatical Structures:
Cultural Notes:
Use as many strategies as possible
Identify the subject and the predicate of the (inn)
clause
The passive
Full conjugation for the verb yehtem
Doubled or Geminate Verbs
Marriage in China
Weeks 15 – 16 – Review and final Exams
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COURSE POLICIES / PROCEDURES:
Appropriate demeanor is required of all students. No student will be permitted
to interrupt the educational environment of the University experience. Talking as
well as sleeping in class is not appropriate and will be recorded as part of the
class participation grade. Turn off all cell phones and pagers.
Cheating and Plagiarism will result in class failure at the least and possibly or
probably separation from the University. Do your own work!
Attendance is mandatory. Language learning involves daily practice. Students
should be in class every day (including the day following an absence) prepared to
demonstrate their skills. The instructor will grant excused absences if the student
has a documented health problem, family emergency or other valid reason for
being absent. In order to make up any type of graded material due to an
absence, the student must provide the instructor with an official written
excuse from the appropriate University or professional area on the first day
returning to class. It is the student’s responsibility upon returning with the
above written excuse, to be prepared for any graded material that was missed.
“Extra Credit” will be limited to “Pop” quizzes that normally are given at the
very beginning of class and are not eligible to be made up by students that are
absent or late.
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GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE:
This course offers students the opportunity to understand the socio-cultural
patterns and linguistic diversity of the Chinese language. Students will thus learn
to appreciate and become tolerant of other world cultures.