DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES
COURSE OUTLINE AND SYLLABUS
COURSE NAME:
Intermediate Chinese II & Lab: Language & Culture
COURSE NUMBER:
16-202
COURSE CREDIT HOURS:
3
PREREQUISITES:
101, 102 and/or 201 or Chair’s Permission
INSTRUCTOR:
TBA
I. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to continue the development of the audio-lingual skills.
Grammar will consist of the more advanced levels of syntax, and students will be
introduced to Chinese culture and business. Laboratory attendance complements
course. Prerequisites: Chinese 101, 102, and 201 with a C or better.
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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
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.
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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
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)
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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 Chinese. (TEP – I, C DTS – 1, 3
NASDTEC - VII)
IV. TOPICAL OUTLINE:
This course will cover but will not be limited to the following topics:
Understand the general ideas of lectures
Be able to write essays
Recognize the main grammatical structures
Talk about a number of important figures
V. INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS/BEST PRACTICES include but not limited to:
Group Discussion
One on with the instructor
Role Play
Performing
Pair work
Simulation
Lexical Research
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:
With the help of a dictionary, understand the main points of any non-technical text
Carry out basic research
Identify important sources
Understand main ideas
Identify the meaning of unfamiliar words
Initiate and sustain discussion
Understand the general ideas of lectures
Talk about a number of important ideas in Chinese cultural history
VIII. ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
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
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=B
=C
=D
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IX. COURSE TIMELINE
This schedule is tentative and may change based on the needs of the students.
The semester’s schedule is as follows:
Weeks 1 –2
Review of Semester III
Objectives: After completing this unit, students will be able to understand
basic conversation of materials
Linguistic Functions:
Pronunciation:
Cultural Note:
Grammatical Structures:
Weeks 3- 4
Specification.
Introduction
Shanghai
Describing past events
Expressing habitual or continuous actions
Part Two
Listening Strategy:
Duty and obligation
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Linguistic Functions:
Pronunciation:
Cultural Notes:
Grammar:
Week 5- Part Three
Holidays
Introduction
Religion
Understand the details of the grammar
Understand the structure of the test
The Christian’s Holidays
Reading Strategies:
Linguistic Functions:
Pronunciation:
Cultural Notes:
Grammatical Structures:
Utilize the social and cultural background
The Chinese Press
Chinese Tone
Chinese Art
Active participle
Passive participle
Week 6
Review and Mid-Term
Week 7-8
Part Four - Te role of the University
Objective:
Listening and Viewing
Linguistic Functions:
Talk about Chinese Universities
DVD
Grammatical Structures:
Weeks 9-10 Part five The Chinese Country University
Reading strategies:
Linguistic Functions:
Cultural Notes:
Grammatical Structures:
WEEKS 11-12 Part six
Modern Chinese history
Reading Strategies:
Linguistic Functions:
Cultural Notes:
Grammatical Structures:
Weeks 13- 14 Part Seven
Opposite and synonym
Autobiography
Chinese Folk heroes
Pronoun suffix
Modern Chinese Writing
Political and social images
Women in China
Comparative and Superlative
Translation from Chinese to English
Reading Strategies:
Linguistic Functions:
Grammatical Structures:
Cultural Notes:
Syllabic Reading
Nationalities
Demonstrative pronouns
Fronted predicate
Chinese Universities
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Week 15- Part Eight: General Review
Week 16 Part Nine the Final
COURSE POLICIES/PROCEDURES
Class attendance and participation comprise 15% of students’ grade in the semester. The
instructor will grant excused absences if a student is sick, has family emergencies or
some other valid excuse for being absent from class. In such cases the student must
provide the instructor with some written official excuse. Make up for quizzes and exams
will only be granted only under the above-mentioned conditions. Please refer to the
current Delaware State University policies on attendance. Class Participation is
absolutely necessary; students must participate actively in class in order to receive points
deserved.
Students will take five quizzes during the semester. They consist of listening
comprehension, vocabulary, grammatical structures, and a guided composition. In
addition, students will take one mid semester and one final exam. Both exams have the
same sections as quizzes but they also include an oral interview. All work must be
submitted on time and returned graded on time.
The Language Laboratory section of this course takes in the Language Lab located on the
second floor of the EH building to assist students improve on their listening and speaking
proficiency in Chinese. Students must turn in five 90-minute cassette tapes for recording
of aural and oral exercises.
All readings and topics are assigned for study at least 48 hours prior to quiz time with no
extensions unless for reasons stipulated under the attendance policy.
XI. 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.
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DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
COURSE OUTLINE AND SYLLABUS
COURSE NAME:
Elementary Arabic II & Lab: Language and Culture
COURSE NUMBER:
14-202
COURSE CREDIT HOURS
3
PREREQUISITES:
101, 102 and/or 201 or Chair’s Permission
INSTRUCTOR:
Mrs. Laila Girgis
EH
(302) 857- 7058
lgirgis@desu.edu
Office Hours: TBA
LABORATORY EXERCISES
WEEKS 1-12
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Al-Kitaab : Audiocassette tapes
The Lab exercises involve speaking, listening, reading, and comprehension as specified
in the course outline.
OBJECTIVES
The laboratory component of this course is designed to foster the oral and aural
components of proficiency in basic Arabic.
CONTENT
CD ROM /Audio Tape and Music to accompany Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-Arabiyya