Guidelines for Success in Chinese 2012 fall
Chinese I
Appoquinimink High School
Teacher: Mrs. Yueming/Sophie Guo, M.A.
Email: yueming.guo@appo.k12.de.us
Phone: 302- 449-3840 ext: 4214
Room: D124
Appoquinimink High School Vision Statement
Appoquinimink High School is a school committed to fostering personal growth
through positive character development and the use of state of the art tools and practices
to enable students to make a positive impact on today’s global society.
Appoquinimink High School Mission Statement
Achievement: Promote an engaging learning environment every day in every classroom. Honor students’
unique strengths and needs.
Honor: Model positive character attributes. Recognize acts of integrity and leadership.
Service: Increase students’ awareness of the global society. Emphasize the individual’s role in the community.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Learning a foreign language can provide you with skills for an international career, a better brain, and be lots of
fun, but it requires effort and practice. Begin preparing now for meeting those college language requirements or
using language in a career. In order to progress in your ability to use the language, please follow the 4 Ps for
success -POSITIVE
 Always be a positive role model – even when it would be easier not to.
PERSPECTIVE
 Do your best every time, all of the time, on time. Consider everyone’s perspective. Don’t make
fun.
PLAN
 Plan for your future. This afternoon, tomorrow, next year, college/career.
PARTICIPATE
 Be fully involved in every class. THINK! Be dedicated to learning.
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》》》》CLASSROOM RULES
AND PROCEDURES 《《《《
Required materials (every day):
1. Required textbook: Shumany Fredlein and Paul Fredlein, 你好 nǐ hǎo series
2. One 3- hole-binder for handouts, worksheets and other materials distributed in class.
3. Note-taking materials like notebook & pencil etc.
Students are to be in class at all times: Please use your time before/after school, passing times and lunch
wisely to go to the bathroom and fill water bottles. I will enforce ALL AHS rules printed in your agenda
including Code of Conduct. Please read them and be aware. Plus -- No gum and food please. Only water is
accepted in class. Raise your hand to participate or leave your chair. Copying someone else’s work during a
quiz or a test is CHEATING. Attention: Please NO cell phones and electronic devices in class!!
Class Rules
1, Be Respectful
2, Be quiet please when the teacher is talking.
3, Raise your hand please when you wish to
speak
4, Be Responsible
5, Work Hard
Explanations
Our class is a team. The students should
respect the other teammates as well as the
teacher to create the best learning
environment.
We have pair work, group work and other
activities, but when the teacher is giving
directions or teaching the lessons, the
students should be quiet.
The students cannot chat in the class and
should not speak without permission. If the
classroom is noisy, you will influence other
classmates so that they cannot hear the
teacher.
The students should be responsible for their
own behaviors and the consequences.
Chinese is not an easy language to learn, so
you should always try your best. Practice
makes perfect. We will do a lot of practice.
Students should strive to be fully engaged in
each class from beginning to end. You will
have prizes for your good grade (The
teacher will explain it in class).
Consequences
Failing to
obey the class
rules may
lead to
disciplinary
consequences.
GRADING SYSTEM * * * KEEP ALL PAPERS IN YOUR BINDER PLEASE!!!
PROCESS (30%) Class/Corrected Homework
PRODUCT (70%) Quizzes/Tests/Projects/Presentations
Excused absences will not count against you.
Make-Up Work: No credit for late PROCESS assignments. PRODUCT grades are worth 75% if one
school day late, 60% if 2 to 5 days late, and 0% if later. No retakes on tests and cheating = 0 points for
the test/assignment. For absences, see AHS make-up work policy.
All class work, projects, homework, quizzes, tests, and presentations will be evaluated for completeness, clarity,
appropriateness and accuracy.
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Chinese I
Required textbook: Shumany Fredlein and Paul Fredlein, 你好 nǐ hǎo (1)
Teacher Introduction:
My name is Yueming Guo. After I graduated from the University of Delaware with a Master’s degree in
Teaching English as a Second Language, I am teaching in Appoquinimink School District for Chinese, Japanese
and English as a Second Language (ESL). I was also an adjunct instructor with Cecil College in Maryland. In
addition, I have a wealth of experience of being a Masters of Ceremonies (MC) of Chinese Festivals,too. For
example, I was one of the MCs of the 2010 Chinese New Year Celebration with Delaware Chinese American
Association (DCAA) and one of the MCs of the 2010 Chinese Festival. Finally, I am the principal of Newark
Chinese school.
I love my students, and I am very happy to share the beautifulness of Chinese culture and language with
you. As a Chinese saying goes, “learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere!” In today’s world,
if you can speak Chinese, many people think you are really cool. In addition, your Chinese grade will help you
go to many decent or prestigious universities.
I hope we will have a very good time together. Enjoy learning Chinese everyday!
Course Overview:
All Chinese courses are taught to ACTFL goals/standards and the Delaware Recommended Curriculum.
Chinese I introduces Chinese language and culture aiming to teach communication in both spoken and written
Chinese. Pinyin acts as a guide to pronunciation. Chinese characters are used to enhance the students reading
and writing. Multimedia, videos, dialogues, total physical response (TPR), songs, games and many other
engaging activities will be used in the Chinese classes.
Students are expected to obey the class rules, listen to the directions, actively participate in all class
activities and fully engaged at all time.
Here are the units we will explore this semester:
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Introduction to China, Chinese culture and Chinese language
Pinyin (Chinese pronunciation)
Greetings
Introducing yourself and others.
Numbers
Belongs
Asking something about you and your family
Shopping
EXTRA CREDIT:
Available to anyone. Turned in any time until the end of MP cut-off date.
PROCESS!
1.
Bring in anything from the culture (magazines, books, tourist pamphlets). Be prepared to present it.
2.
Always obey the class rules.
3.
Show Chinese used in an English publication.
4.
If you find something else cool related to Chinese, bring it in. It may be worth points.
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Chinese II
Required textbook: Shumany Fredlein and Paul Fredlein, 你好 nǐ hǎo (1) (2)
Teacher Introduction:
My name is Yueming Guo. After I graduated from the University of Delaware with a Master’s degree in
Teaching English as a Second Language, I am teaching in Appoquinimink School District for Chinese, Japanese
and English as a Second Language (ESL). I was also an adjunct instructor with Cecil College in Maryland. In
addition, I have a wealth of experience of being a Masters of Ceremonies (MC) of Chinese Festivals,too. For
example, I was one of the MCs of the 2010 Chinese New Year Celebration with Delaware Chinese American
Association (DCAA) and one of the MCs of the 2010 Chinese Festival. Finally, I am the principal of Newark
Chinese school.
I love my students, and I am very happy to share the beautifulness of Chinese culture and language with
you. As a Chinese saying goes, “learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere!” In today’s world,
if you can speak Chinese, many people think you are really cool. In addition, your Chinese grade will help you
go to many decent or prestigious universities.
I hope we will have a very good time together. Enjoy learning Chinese everyday!
Course Overview:
All Chinese courses are taught to ACTFL goals/standards and the Delaware Recommended Curriculum.
Chinese II builds on the skills taught in Chinese I. A transition from Pinyin to Chinese characters takes place.
While continuing to build up listening and speaking, students will learn more characters in reading and writing.
Elements of grammar, syntax and other language structures are studied more carefully. Chinese culture, history
and society will be explained in more details.
Students are expected to obey the class rules, listen to the directions, actively participate in all class
activities and fully engaged at all time.
Here are the units we will explore this semester:
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Review Chinese I
Feelings
Birthday
Daily life
Home
Clothes
EXTRA CREDIT:
Available to anyone. Turned in any time until the end of MP cut-off date.
PROCESS!
1.
Bring in anything from the culture (magazines, books, tourist pamphlets). Be prepared to present it.
2.
Always obey the class rules.
3.
Show Chinese used in an English publication.
4.
If you find something else cool related to Chinese, bring it in. It may be worth points.
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Chinese III
Required textbook: Shumany Fredlein and Paul Fredlein, 你好 nǐ hǎo (2)
Teacher Introduction:
My name is Yueming Guo. After I graduated from the University of Delaware with a Master’s degree in
Teaching English as a Second Language, I am teaching in Appoquinimink School District for Chinese, Japanese
and English as a Second Language (ESL). I was also an adjunct instructor with Cecil College in Maryland. In
addition, I have a wealth of experience of being a Masters of Ceremonies (MC) of Chinese Festivals,too. For
example, I was one of the MCs of the 2010 Chinese New Year Celebration with Delaware Chinese American
Association (DCAA) and one of the MCs of the 2010 Chinese Festival. Finally, I am the principal of Newark
Chinese school.
I love my students, and I am very happy to share the beautifulness of Chinese culture and language with
you. As a Chinese saying goes, “learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere!” In today’s world,
if you can speak Chinese, many people think you are really cool. In addition, your Chinese grade will help you
go to many decent or prestigious universities.
I hope we will have a very good time together. Enjoy learning Chinese everyday!
Course Overview:
All Chinese courses are taught to ACTFL goals/standards and the Delaware Recommended Curriculum.
Chinese III will builds on the skills taught in Chinese I and II. Students will learn more characters about eating,
weather, making phone calls and so on. The four skills including speaking, listening, reading and writing will be
enforced. Grammar such as cause and effect, future tense, and others will be explained in details. Pinyin will
still be enforced.
Students are expected to obey the class rules, listen to the directions, actively participate in all class
activities and fully engaged at all time.
Here are the units we will explore this semester:
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Review Chinese II
Visiting a friend
Making phone calls
Eating
Weather
EXTRA CREDIT:
Available to anyone. Turned in any time until the end of MP cut-off date.
PROCESS!
1.
Bring in anything from the culture (magazines, books, tourist pamphlets). Be prepared to present it.
2.
Always obey the class rules.
3.
Show Chinese used in an English publication.
4.
If you find something else cool related to Chinese, bring it in. It may be worth points.
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Chinese IV
Required textbook: Shumany Fredlein and Paul Fredlein, 你好 nǐ hǎo (3)
Teacher Introduction:
My name is Yueming Guo. After I graduated from the University of Delaware with a Master’s degree in
Teaching English as a Second Language, I began teaching in Appoquinimink School District for Chinese,
Japanese and English as a Second Language (ESL). I was also an adjunct instructor with Cecil College in
Maryland. In addition, I have a wealth of experience of being a Masters of Ceremonies (MC) of Chinese
Festivals,too. For example, I was one of the MCs of the 2010 Chinese New Year Celebration with Delaware
Chinese American Association (DCAA) and one of the MCs of the 2010 Chinese Festival. Finally, I am the
principal of Newark Chinese school.
I love my students, and I am very happy to share the beauty of Chinese culture and language with you.
As a Chinese saying goes, “learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere!” In today’s world, if
you can speak Chinese, many people think you are really cool. In addition, your Chinese grade will help you go
to many decent or prestigious universities.
I hope we will have a very good time together. Enjoy learning Chinese everyday!
Course Overview:
All Chinese courses are taught to ACTFL goals/standards and the Delaware Recommended Curriculum.
Chinese IV will builds on the skills taught in Chinese I, II, and III. Students will learn more complex sentences,
and more difficult grammar and characters. Students will learn how to do presentations and long conversations
in Chinese. Four skills, speaking, listening, reading and writing will be enhanced. The various activities are
meant to make the language come alive and to motivate students to use the language in a lively environment.
Students are expected to obey the class rules, listen to the directions, actively participate in all class
activities and fully engaged at all time.
Here are the units we will explore this semester:
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Review Chinese III
My school life
Places to go
My leisure life
A note for Li Qiu
EXTRA CREDIT:
Available to anyone. Turned in any time until the end of MP cut-off date.
PROCESS!
1.
Bring in anything from the culture (magazines, books, tourist pamphlets). Be prepared to present it.
2.
Always obey the class rules.
3.
Show Chinese used in an English publication.
4.
If you find something else cool related to Chinese, bring it in. It may be worth points.
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