Syllabus
Elementary Chinese (II)
Spring 2010
Lectured by Ms. DING Jie
E-mail: jie_ding@fudan.edu.cn
Phone: (86-21) 55664843
Thursday 13:30-15:10
School of Economics Building, SE801
Course Description
This is a beginning Mandarin Chinese course intended for students with no prior
knowledge of any Chinese dialect or written Chinese. This course will focus on the
Chinese Pinyin Romanization system: tones, rules of phonetic spelling, and
pronunciation drill; Chinese characters: creation and evolution, stroke order, structure,
and the writing system. Reading and writing skills are introduced; these include
basic sentence pattern analysis, and development of language skills in listening,
speaking, reading, and writing. It does not follow the linear structure adopted by
earlier Chinese teaching materials, instead adopting a cyclical arrangement with
constant review of language structure and function together with important cultural
information. The teaching of language structure passes through 2 cycles. In the
first cycle, the focus of which is learning pronunciation, students are exposed to
various basic sentence patterns by engaging in simple dialogues, although grammar is
not discussed systematically at this stage. In the second cycle, students learn and
practice fundamental sentence patterns. By guaranteeing the teaching of core
material, it can increase supplementary contents.
Course Objectives
It aims to understand basic pronunciation and grammar rules of Chinese Mandarin
language; to learn and pronounce standard Chinese words; to read all of those words,
and write them in Chinese characters as much as possible; to construct correct
sentences and convey them orally in broadcasting standard quality; to become
conversationally conversant with Mandarin speaking Chinese people based on the
information obtained from the textbook; to provide students with the understanding of
Chinese culture with respect to classical Chinese literature and history. As a result,
by the end of the first year of study, students should have an elementary command of
basic Chinese language structure.
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Required Textbook
New Practical Chinese Reader 1, written by Mr. Liu Xun.
Conduct of the Course
Class activities include daily dictation, reading, oral practice and open conversations
with the instructor.
Grading Criteria
Your grade will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
Participation
10%
Quiz
Class performance
Final Exam
TOTAL
10%
10%
70%
100%
(1) Participation:
Students are expected to attend classes, complete all required readings. Participation
in class discussions is an essential part of the class.
(2)Quiz:
There will be 2 quizzes of each semester. Quizzes are brief assessments to measure
growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills.
(3) Class performance:
What is taught must be determined by students’ needs and must enable them to learn
actively, gradually strengthening their motivation and sense of achievement.
(4) Final Exam
Final letter grade:
A = 94-100
A- = 90-93
B+ = 87-89
B = 84-86
B- = 80-83
C+ = 77-79
C = 74-76
C- = 70-73
D = 60-69
F = Below 59
Make-up exams or extensions will not be granted except in case of emergency.
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Schedule
Week
Content
Week 1
Introduction to the Course
Self-Introduction
Week 2
Lesson 8
1.Text：New Words
2.Notes：The modal particle “啊”
；
The conjunction “和”
；
“两”and“二”
；
Introducing an additional remark；
The adverb “太”
3.Drills and Practice：Talking about one’s family；
Asking about someone’s occupation；
Talking about one’s university
4.Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing
5.Grammar：1）Numbers from 11 to 100
2）Numeral-measure words as attributives
3）Sentences with “有”
4）Questions with “几”or“多少”
6.Chinese Characters：Structure of Chinese characters (1)
Week 3
Reading; Exercises
Supplementary reading
Week 4
Week 5
Chinese family
Lesson 9
1.Text：New Words
2.Notes：The expression “是吗？”
The adverb “多”
“祝你…” to extend one’s good wishes
Verbs or Verbal phrases as objects
3.Drills and Practice：Making an appointment
Asking about someone’s age and birthplace
Celebrating someone’s birthday
4.Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing
5.Grammar：1）Expressing the date and days of the week
2）Words expressing time as adverbials
3）Sentences with a nominal prediction
4）Questions with“…，好吗？”
6.Chinese Characters：Structure of Chinese characters (2)
Reading; Exercises
Supplementary reading
Week 6
Chinese tea
Lesson 10
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1.Text：New Words
2.Notes：Demonstrative
pronouns“这”and“那”
“怎么+VP” to ask about how one should do something
Questions with “…，是不是/是吗？”
“一斤…多少钱？” to ask the price of something
Monetary units of Chinese currency
3.Drills and Practice：Likes and dislikes
Solving language problems
Shopping
4.Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing
5.Grammar：1）Prepositional phrase
2）Sentences with double objects: “给”
“送”
3）Sentences with an adjectival predicate and “很”
6.Chinese Characters：Structure of Chinese characters (3)
Week 7
Reading; Exercises
Supplementary reading
Week 8
Week 9
Shopping in China
Lesson 11
1.Text：New Words
2.Notes：The indefinite measure word “一点儿”
“哪里” with a negative connotation
“还”
：expressing the continuation of a state or action
3.Drills and Practice： Asking about time
Expressing one’s ability
Expressing permission or prohibition
4.Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing
5.Grammar：1）Telling time
2） Portative verbs（1）：“会、能、可以、应该”
3) Sentences with serial verb phrases：Purpose
4) Sentences with double objects: “教” and “问”
6.Chinese Characters：Structure of Chinese characters (4)
Reading; Exercises
Supplementary reading
Week 10
Chinese manners
Lesson 12
1.Text：New Words
2.Notes：The pronoun “每”
“怎么” to ask about the cause of something
The modal particle “吧”
（1）
：to soften the tone of speech
“跟+Pr/NP+一起” as an adverbial modifier
The preposition“给”
The adverbial modifier “有（一）点儿”.
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3.Drills and Practice：Talking about one’s health
Expressing one’s desire
Expressing need or necessity
4.Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing
5.Grammar：1）Sentences with a subject-predicate structure as predicate
2）Alternative questions
3) Portative verbs：“要、想、愿意”
6.Chinese
Characters ： Structure
of
Chinese
characters
(5)
Chinese characters: combined character strokes (1)
Week 11
Quiz
Week 12
Reading; Exercises
Supplementary reading
Week 13
Week 14
Chinese medicine
Lesson 13
1.Text：New Words
2.Notes：Adjectives “多”and“少”as attributives
“Pr/N+这儿/那儿”to indicate location
“常常”and“常”
Verbs or Verbal phrases as attributives
3.Drills and Practice：Talking about something that has happened
Renting a house
Asking for suggestions
Making a phone call
Invitations
4.Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing
5.Grammar：1）The particle “了”
2） Pivotal sentences
3) Portative verbs (3) : “可能、会”
6.Chinese Characters：Consulting a Chinese dictionary using radicals
Reading; Exercises
Supplementary reading
Week 15
Chinese characters
Lesson 14
1.Text：New Words
2.Notes：
“问…好”to extend someone’s regards
Subject-predicate structures as attributives
3.Drills and Practice：Making a complaint or an apology
Passing on someone’s regards
Expressing holiday greetings
4.Reading Comprehension and Paraphrasing
5.Grammar：1）Four kinds of simple sentences
2）Six main question types
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6.Chinese Characters
Week 16
Reading; Exercises
Supplementary reading
Week 17
Quiz
Week 18
Review Session
Week 19
Final Exam
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