Chinese 101 Fall 2009
Course Name: Beginning Chinese I (
With background=some
exposure to some dialect of Chinese from home or other environments; may not be
able to speak Mandarin)
There are two tracks for the first two years of Chinese instruction, one for people with some background and another for those who start without any prior exposure to Chinese. It is to your advantage and to the benefit of all other students that you sign up for the right track. The two tracks have different priorities: the ‘with-background’ track focus more on reading and writing (i.e., literacy in Chinese), whereas the ‘no-background’ track will need to work on all four skills.
Instructor: Dr. Zheng-sheng Zhang
Office: BA326;
Office hours: MTTh:
Phone: 594-1912 (w/voice mail);
Fax: 594-4877 (attn. Zhang);
Email: zzhang@mail.sdsu.edu
SDSU Chinese Program: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/chinese
Other General Tools: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/chinese/tools.html
Textbook:
Yao et al. : Integrated Chinese
Level 1, Part 1(3rd Edition), Cheng & Tsui.
Workbook for Level 1, Part 1,
Supplemental online
materials (http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/chinese/
Text with sound clips
Animated characters made with E-stroke
Interactive translation exercise
Pinyin puzzle
Character puzzle
Help with tones and
Pinyin:
Wavesurfer:
http://www.speech.kth.se/wavesurfer/
(free download)
Interactive Pinyin Practice: www.pinyinpractice.com
Help with character
analysis:
Help with character
writing:
Free Animated characters: http://www.csulb.edu/~xie/azi/page1.htm
E-stroke: http://www.eon.com.hk/estroke/
(demo download)
Help with character
typing:
Typing Chinese with MS Word (for tests/homework, except character-writing practice):
How to configure your PC: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/chinese/ChineseXP.htm
How to use: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/chinese/MsWordChinese.htm
Typing Chinese with Njstar (for tests/homework, except character-writing practice):
Demo version download: www.njstar.com.au
How to use: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/chinese/njstar.htm
Some tips: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/chinese/njstartip.htm
Language Lab (where you will practice, do homework, and take tests):
BA410 (Mac Wing, please reboot and use pc mode)
BA419 (PC wing,)
Requirements:
Character writing (turn in photo copies of workbook pages): 10% (over 1.2% each)
Oral assignments (both hard copy and online submission): 15% (about 2% each)
Written assignments (both hard copy and online submission): 15% (about 2% each)
Chapter tests: 30% (6 in all, 5% each)
Mid-term (take-hone and in-class; oral and written): 10%
Final (take-hone and in-class; oral and written): 10%
Attendance/participation: 10%
The Lesson Cycle (8 class hours for each chapter):
Presentation/explanation of key points
Presentation/explanation of key points
Presentation/explanation of key points, character writing due
Practice of key points
Practice of key points, oral homework due
Practice of key points, Feedback on oral homework, written homework due
Review of key points, Feedback on written homework, test preparation
Chapter test (oral, written)
Important rules:
No copying of homework from classmates!
No make-up work unless with valid excuse!
Important test dates:
10/20: Mid-term
12/18:
12/14: 10:30-12:30 Final for
Note on Test-taking:
All tests will be taken in the language lab (BAM 410). Please familiarize yourself with typing and
recording by doing some homework assignments there first.
You need to download tests from the Blackboard
site; so bring user name/password for the tests.
This year across this campus and around the
These cancelled class days are marked on your syllabus below. It is important to recognize that these days off are not holidays. Instead, they are concrete examples of how massive state budget cuts have consequences for you as students and for me as a faculty member.
The
The
In addition to paying higher fees, you will be affected by reduced services and classes. The library will have shorter hours. Many campus support services will be decreased or eliminated. It will be more difficult to get signatures to meet deadlines. Classes you need may have been cut from the class schedule or are full.
Day to day Calendar (subject to changes; homework due
dates and tests dates in bold)
Week 1:
August 31 Monday, Introduction
September 1 Tuesday, Lesson 1
September 2 Wednesday, Lesson 1,
September 3 Thursday, Lesson 1, character
homework due
September 4 Friday (furlough day)
Week 2:
September 7 Monday, (
September 8 Tuesday, Lesson 1, oral homework due
September 9 Wednesday, Lesson 1, written homework due
September 10 Thursday, Lesson 1
September 11 Friday, Lesson 1, test 1
Week 3:
September 14 Monday, Lesson 2
September 15 Tuesday, Lesson 2
September 16 Wednesday, Lesson 2, character homework due
September 17 Thursday, Lesson 2
September 18 Friday (furlough day)
Week 4:
September 21 Monday, Lesson 2, oral homework due
September 22 Tuesday Lesson 2, written homework due
September 23 Wednesday Lesson 2
September 24 Thursday Lesson 2, test 2
September 25 Friday Lesson 3
Week 5:
September 28 Monday, Lesson 3
September 29 Tuesday, Lesson 3, character homework due
September 30 Wednesday, Lesson 3
October 1 Thursday, Lesson 3, oral homework due
October 2 Friday (furlough day)
Week 6:
October 5 Monday, Lesson 3, written homework due
October 6 Tuesday, Lesson 3
October 7 Wednesday, Lesson 3, test 3
October 8 Thursday, Lesson 4
October 9 Friday, Lesson 4
Week 7:
October 12 Monday, Lesson 4, character homework due
October 13 Tuesday, Lesson 4
October 14 Wednesday, Lesson 4, oral homework due
October 15 Thursday, Lesson 4, written homework due
October 16 Friday (furlough day)
Week 8:
October 19 Monday, Lesson 4
October 20 Mid-term (in-class portion)
October 21 Wednesday, Lesson 5
October 22 Thursday, Lesson 5
October 23 Friday, Lesson 5, character homework due
Week 9:
October 26 Monday, Lesson 5
October 27 Tuesday, Lesson 5, oral homework due
October 28 Wednesday, Lesson 5, written homework due
October 29 Thursday, Lesson 5
October 30 Friday, Test 4
Week 10:
November 2 Monday, Lesson 6
November 3 Tuesday, Lesson 6
November 4 Wednesday, Lesson 6, character homework due
November 5 Thursday, Lesson 6
November 6 Friday, Lesson 6, oral homework due
Week 11:
November 9 Monday, Lesson 6, written homework due
November 10 Tuesday, Lesson 6
November 11 Wednesday, (holiday)
November 12 Thursday, Lesson 6, Test 5
November 13 Friday (furlough day)
Week 12:
November 16 Monday, Lesson 7
November 17 Tuesday, Lesson 7
November 18 Wednesday, Lesson 7, character homework due
November 19 Thursday, Lesson 7
November 20 Friday, Lesson 7, oral homework due
Week 13:
November 23 Monday, Lesson 7, written homework due
November 24 Tuesday, Lesson 7
November 25 Wednesday, (furlough day)
November 26 Thursday (
November 27 Friday (
Week 14:
November 30 Monday, Lesson 7, Test 6
December 1 Tuesday, Lesson 8
December 2 Wednesday, Lesson 8
December 3 Thursday, Lesson 8 character homework due
December 4 Friday Lesson 8
Week 15:
December 7 Monday, Lesson 8, oral homework due
December 8 Tuesday, Lesson 8 written homework due
December 9 Wednesday, Lesson 8
December 10 Thursday, Final review
December 11 Friday, Final review