UNIVERSIDAD DE ESPECIALIDADES ESPÍRITU SANTO
FACULTAD DE ESTUDIOS INTERNACIONALES
SYLLABUS
FOR DAC 11 VER 12 03 09
COURSE: Mandarín Beginners III
FACULTY: Li Cen
CONTACT HOURS: 33
YEAR: 2009
DAYS: Lunes a Jueves
ROOM: A112a
CODE: CHM103
CREDIT: 3
NON – CONTACT HOURS: 66
PERIOD: SPRING II
SCHEDULE: 11:45-13:05
DATE: 08/04/2009
1. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is the third course of Mandarin, introduces further basic structures and vocabulary
of Mandarin. Students get accustomed to pronouncing Mandarin sounds and
identifying common phrases through listening practice. By the end of the course,
students are able to talk about themselves informally, say the time and date, describe
family relationships, talk about actions have taken, apologize, talk about work and
studies, environment and feeling, express likes and dislikes and talk about routine.
2. JUSTIFICATION
1) Chinese is the language of nearly 1/4 of the World's Population. Speakers of
Chinese not only live in mainland China, Taiwan, and Singapore, but also
spread throughout Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe, where large
Chinese communities congregate. Chinese people today have been playing
increasingly important roles worldwide.
2) Learning Chinese is an extraordinary and agreeable experience through which
you can immerse yourself in a different culture.
3) The People's Republic of China currently boasts the fastest growing economy
in the world and is widely regarded as the potentially biggest global market in
the twenty-first century. Proficient speakers of Mandarin Chinese will find jobs
in various fields such as business, government, international relations,
information technology, tourism, education, translation and much, much more.
3. OBJECTIVES
a.
GENERAL
To develop confidence in the Mandarin skills that student already possesses. To further
expand the student’s skills in the areas of speaking, listening, reading, writing and
pronunciation.
b. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
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Listening: To understand people talking about family members,
professional activities, nationalities, languages, ages, birthdays, Chinese
zodiac, environment, feeling, sickness and diseases.
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Reading: To read 50-100 characters with Pinyin support; read short
message about family members, jobs, like and dislike, Chinese culture, Pop
facts and memory.
Speaking: To speak about family information, nationalities, ages, birthdays,
Chinese zodiac, jobs, environment, feeling, sickness, diseases, and basic
expression of weather, telephone conversations, normal activities during
the day.
Writing: Write simple sentences about professional activities with Pinyin
support, write long sentences and short paragraph without Pinyin support
by all characters which have been taught in previous bimesters.
Grammar: Disjunctive interrogation with“还是”; The preposition “ 给” ;
the modal verb “ 应该”; 兼语句 one sentence with two subjects and two
predicates；Modal verbs “想，能”; interrogative pronoun“怎么样”; the
verb “ 在 ”; 连动句 the predicate consist of two verbs.
4. COMPETENCIES
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Write 50-70 characters with roman later support; write simple isolated phrases
and sentences without Pinyin support for all characters have learned.
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Read 50-100 characters with Pinyin support; read long sentence and short,
simple paragraph with Pinyin support.
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Understand and respond to basic information and questions about countries and
languages, professional activities, feeling, sickness, feeling and normal
activities during the day.
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Read short, simple texts on single phrase at a time, picking up familiar names,
words and basic phrases and rereading as required.
5. COURSE CONTENT
DATES &
SESSIONS
SPECIFIC
COMPETEN
CIES
CONTENTS
HOMEWORK/P
ASSESSMENT
(PERFORMANCE
ROJECTS/
ASSIGNMENTS INDICATORS/MARKE
(NON-CONTACT
HOURS)
Session 1
May 5
Session 2
May 6
RS)
Beginners 2 reviewing and Beginners 3 briefing
Text Pg 89 - 90
Understand Makes sentences
the grammar, with “还是”
Grammar: 选择疑问句
memorize
你喝茶还是 Disjunctive
new words.
咖啡？
interrogation with“还
Work book
是”； the verb “ 有”
Review of basic
Pg 31II- 32
Pg 91
Lesson 11
Session 3
May 7
Listening and reading
Exercises. Pg 92 - 95
Session 4
May 11
Session 5
May 12
Writing of new words
for the text, order of the
strokes. Pg 96 - 97。
Text Pg 99 - 101
Grammar:
The preposition “ 给” ;
哪 儿 有 商 the modal verb “ 应该”
店？
Pg 101 - 102
Lesson 12
Session 6
May 13
Listening, reading and
talking exercises;
culture of China.
Pg 102 - 105
Session 7
May 14
Writing of new words
for the text. Pg 106-107
Session 8
May 18
Session 9
May 19
Scene playing: In restaurant
Lesson 13
Work book Gives the correct
Pg 32 - 33
answer according the
real situation.
Work
Pg 34
book Writes all characters
properly
and
in
correct
order
of
strokes.
Work book Handles the situations
Pg 35 – 36
should use “ 应
该”。
Prepare for
Scene
playing: In
restaurant.
Work book Talks to partners in
Pg 36 - 37
the scenery of being
in store.
Work
Pg 39
book Writes all characters
properly
and
in
correct
order
of
strokes.
Students divided to groups, dramatizes
casting each member and present the
show in the class.
Vocabulary quiz for
lesson 11&12.
Is able to make
New words sentence with two
in the text.
subjects and two
predicates.
Work book
Pg 41
Session 10
May 20
Session 11
May 21
Session 12
May 25
Session 13
May 26
这是什么牌 Text Pg 109 - 110
Grammar: 兼语句，
子的？
one sentence with two
subjects and two
predicates.
Pg 110 -113
Listening, reading and
In partners makes
talking exercises;
Work book conversation
culture of China.
Pg 42
according to the
Pg 113 - 117
pictures.
Writing of new words
Writes all characters
for the text, order of the
Work book properly
and
in
strokes.
Pg 43
correct
order
of
Pg 118 - 119
strokes.
Revision for lesson 11, 12 & 13
Review all the exercises for Lesson 11,
12 & 13.
Midterm Written
Session 14
May 27
Session 15
May 28
Midterm Oral
Text
Pg 121 - 123
Grammar:
我 想 租 房 Modal verbs “想，
子。
能”; interrogative
pronoun“怎么样”
Pg 123
Lesson 14
Session 16
Listening, reading and
talking
exercises;
culture of China.
Pg 124 – 128
Writing of new words
for the text, order of
the strokes.
Pg 129 -130
June 1
Session 17
Lesson 15
New words
in the text.
Handles the difference
Work book between 想 and 能，
Pg 45 - 46
and make sentences
with two modal verbs.
Work book
Pg 46 - 48
Writes properly and in
correct
order
of
strokes.
Vocabulary quiz for
lesson 13&14.
June 2
那 边 就 是 地 Text Pg 131 - 132
Grammar: the verb
铁站。
“ 在 ”; 连动句 the
predicate consist of
two verbs.
Pg 133 – 134
Session 18
June 3
Listening, reading and
talking exercises;
culture of China.
Pg 135 – 138
Session 19
June 4
Writing of new words
for the text, order of
the strokes.
Pg 139 – 140
Session 20
June 8
Session 21
June 9
Session 22
June 10
In Partners makes
conversation according
to the pictures.
Revision for all lessons
New words in
the text.
Is able to make
sentences consist of
two verbs.
Work book Pg
49 - 50
Work book In partners makes
Pg 50 - 51
conversation according
to
the
pictures;
dramatizes a scene
playing of asking and
giving directions.
Work book Writes properly and in
Pg 52
correct
order
of
strokes.
Review all lessons and exercises.
Final exam written
Final exam oral and give the grades
6. METHODOLGY
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Students work individually, in pars and in groups.
Classes are conducted in a student-centered fashion with 50% of the talking
coming from the students and the teacher as a facilitator.
Authentic materials are brought into the classroom and used in real-life
activities.
NOTE
 Students must come to class prepared and ready to participate in the day’s
lesson. This will help with accelerated learning.
7. EVALUATION
7.1 Assessment Criteria
 Class participation
 Homework hand-up on time.
 Performance in class
 Exam grades
 Accuracy in pronunciation
 Accuracy in grammar
7.2 Performance Markers
 Makes sentences with “还是”
 Gives the correct answer according the real situation.
 Writes all characters properly and in correct order of strokes.
 Handles the situations should use “应该”。
 Talks to partners in the scenery of being in store
 Students divided to groups, dramatizes casting each member and present the
show in the class.
 Is able to make sentence with two subjects and two predicates.
 Handles the difference between 想 and make sentences with two modal verbs.
 In Partners makes conversation according to the pictures.
 Dramatizes a scene playing of asking and giving directions.
7.3 Weighting
Each bimester is formed by two partials. Each partial constitutes one half of the
final grade.
 Class Participation
15 %
 Homework
15 %
 Quizzes
20 %
 Midterm/Final Exam
50 %
NOTE:
 Students’ participation points will be deducted for days that the student is
absent.
 Group work or individual work that is turned in late will be penalized by 50%.
8. BIBLIOGRAPHY
8.1 REQUIRED
A. MAIN TEXTBOOK
《今日汉语》
外语教学与研究出版社,2005
中国北京
《EL CHINO DE HOY》
FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEACH PRESS, 2005
BEIJING, CHINA
B. TOOL
《今日汉语》练习册 第一册
外语教学与研究出版社 2005
中国北京
《EL CHINO DE HOY》, Work Book I
FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEACH PRESS, 2005
BEIJING, CHINA
8.2 HAND-OUTS
 Grammar points prepared by teacher
 Extra information complement to the text book
 Culture information about China
9. INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
1. FACULTY INFORMATION
NAME: Li Cen,
Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Applied Accounting
Oxford Brookes University (U.K.)
E-mail: cicilc2004@gmail.com
2. FACULTY SIGANATUR
Prepared by: Li cen
Date: 08/04/2009
Revised by: Natalia Obelleiro
Date: 08/04/2009