High School Mandarin Chinese Syllabus: NIVA 2015-2016
Textbook: GEN WO XUE HAN YU 1
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Course description:
The course consists of example of literary texts which are analyzed and discussed,
spelling and sentence construction, paragraphing, vocabulary, reading, grammar notes,
dialogue, short article and exercise for students. Emphasis is placed on simple
accuracy, as foundation for more complex and detailed structure.
Course organization：
The course will accord with high school students’ psychological conditions. It will
focus on the training of Chinese communicative competence and also on motivating
the high school student. In addition, the course is devoted to forming a solid
foundation for the students’ further study.
Quarter 1: In the first quarter, students will learn Phonetic letters first and then they
has to learn how to greet others, how to introduce themselves to others in Chinese
(including listening skill, speaking skill, reading skill and writing skill).
Quarter 2: The second quarter will examine the success of what the student learn from
the first quarter first. And then, the students will learn the daily expression in Chinese.
This course involves listening skill, speaking skill, reading skill and writing skill.
Quarter 3: The third quarter will reinforce vocabulary with review of what the student
learn from quarter1 and quarter 2 first. Then, the student will learn to talk about
family members in Chinese (including listening skill, speaking skill, reading skill and
writing skill).
Quarter 4: The fourth quarter will examine the success of what the student learn from
quarter1, quarter2 and quarter3 first. And then, the student will start to learn how to
how to talk about their friends in Chinese. The course contains listening skill,
speaking skill, reading skill and writing skill.
The assessment/learning activities will consist of the following:
• Cooperative Learning
• Shared Reading & Guided Reading
• Spelling/Vocabulary Building
• Oral/Written Presentation
• Inferential Reading
• Effective Discussions
• Key Concept Synthesis
• Role Playing
• QAR: Question-Answer Relationships
• Read Aloud/Think Aloud: Make Your Thinking Visible
Course learning objective:
1. Develop the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in Mandarin.
2. Focus on improving the basic skills in pronunciation; consolidate the skill of
spelling Chinese words.
3. Develop the abilities to use the Mandarin effectively and appropriately for
purpose of practical communication.
4. Motivate students in learning Chinese by offering some culture and game when in
teaching.
Course topics and yearly outline:
1. Quarter 1: Unit 1
2. Quarter 2: Unit 2
3. Quarter 3: Unit 3 and Chinese new year
4. Quarter 4: Unit 4
Course materials and Resources:
Textbooks, computer generated work sheets and answers, supplementary materials,
outside readings, CD and laptop.
Assessment: (weights and categories)
Participation
5%
Attitude
10%
Oral Chinese
10%
Big Projects
30%
Tests & Quizzes
20%
Examinations
30%
TOTAL
100%