Chinese 2202 Syllabus
Spring 2016
Instructors:
Office:
TENG Qiuyun;
LI Jixing
360 Rockefeller Hall,
Phone number:
344 Rockefeller Hall
254-6585
255-8287
E-mail:
qt11
Course web-page:
http://lrc.cornell.edu/asian/courses/ch/chin201
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What is Chinese 2202 and who can take this course?
Chinese 2202 is the second semester of the intermediate course in spoken and
written Mandarin. Like Chinese 2201, this course emphasizes both conversation
and reading. Students in this course will move from learning individual Chinese
characters to reading Chinese texts. Therefore, be prepared to read a lot and talk
about the content of the reading in class.
Prerequisites for the course are a grade of at least B in Chinese 2201. Students
who haven’t taken Chinese 2201, but have received permission to enroll from the
instructors through placement testing are required to learn the first 13 lessons of
the textbook, which have been completed by 2201 students. Consult with the
instructors if your grade is lower than B in Chinese 2201 but you are still
interested in taking this course.
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What level can students reach after taking Chinese 2202?
After taking Chinese 2202 students are expected to be able to handle most daily
conversation with moderate fluency.
Students should be able to read with
comprehension texts with narrative content but designed for Chinese language
learners. Students should also be able to write letters and diaries.
Finally,
students should be able to express views on serious, topical issues in increased
detail.
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What textbooks and teaching materials are used in Chinese 2202, and how
are they used?
The textbook and supplementary materials for this course are:
1. A New China, Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese
By Chih-p’ing Chou, Joanne Chiang, and Jianna Eagar.
2. WAL, A New China Dialogues
By Felicia Qiuyun Teng
The textbook and the audio material should be used together at the same time. Before
coming to class students should prepare the assigned lesson by listening to the audio
material at the same time as reading the lesson. Only in this way will students learn
to use actively the reading comprehension material during class discussions.
The textbook and the dialogues are accompanied by audio material. Students can
listen to the audio material on line at:
http://www.lrc.cornell.edu/medialib/ch/mne
The code for the textbook is:
mne
The user name and password are mne
wal.lrc.cornell.edu
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What do students of Chinese 2202 do in class?
Students will use varied methods in class to practice vocabulary and sentence
patterns, as well as to learn conversation skills. These methods include paired
dialogues, role play, group discussion, debate, acting out situations, and practice
in both oral and written translation.
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What should students do to fulfill course requirements?
1. Students are encouraged to attend every class, and should come to class prepared
to participate actively in class.
Students will gain 3 points for excellent
performance each class (the first week and exam days won’t be counted in, see
Chinese 2202 overview for details). For each time students are late to class, not
prepared, or perform poorly, students will receive less than 3 points. Missing 5
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classes without acceptable reason will cause the grade to be lowered one level.
Missing more than 10 classes will result in an automatic fail.
2. Essays should be handed in to the instructors follow the arrangement (see Chinese
2202 overview for details). Some performance points will be taken off for not
handing in the essay, or not handing in it on time.
3. Students should submit regular homework assignments to the instructor on time.
Some performance points will be taken off for not handing in the homework, or
not handing in it on time.
4. In addition to a pop quiz for each lesson, there will be five unit tests, three oral
tests, and a final examination. Make-ups will not be given for pop quizzes. (See
grading system for details.)
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What is the grading system of Chinese 2202?
Pop quizzes
(15-1) x 5 = 70
points
Unit tests
5X25 = 125
points
Oral tests
40 + 40 + 16 = 96
points
Final exam
Class performance
85
points
58 classes x3 = 174
points
Total
550
points
Grade Scale:
550
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485
A
>546 A+
<507
A-
484.5 --- 420
B
>463
B+
<441
B-
419.5 --- 355
C
>398
C+
<376
C-
354.5 --- 290
D
>333
D+
<311
D-
< 289.5
F
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Academic Integrity:
All students are held responsible for maintaining academic honesty
in their work for this course according to the Cornell University
Guidelines on Academic Integrity. These guidelines may be found at
http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Academic/AIC.html. All of the work you do
for this course, including homework and exams, must be your own,
and all quizzes and exams are closed-book. Any student found to
have signed another student as present at a class, copied homework,
or cheated on a test will be disciplined according to Cornell
University guidelines.
University Policy:
Together with all members of this Department, I respect and uphold
University policies and regulations pertaining to racial or ethnic
discrimination,
sexual
harassment,
assistance
available
to
handicapped, visually and/or hearing impaired students, the
observation of religious holidays, and plagiarism. All students are
advised to become familiar with the respective University regulations
and encouraged to bring any questions or concerns to my attention.
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