Course CHIN-1312-001, Beginning Chinese II

Professor Wenqi Li 李文绮

Term Fall 2010
Meetings MoWe 04:00 – 05:15 pm, CB2 - 1.206

Professor’s Contact Information

Office Phone 972-883-6287

Other Phone 972-612-2169 (H)
Office Location JO5.109
Email Address Wenqi.li@utdallas.edu
Office Hours MoWe 02:30 – 3:30 pm, or by appointment
Other Information I do not read e-learning mail.

General Course Information

Pre-requisites, Co-
requisites, & other Chin 1311 or same level of language proficiency
restrictions

This course continues to emphasize spoken Chinese for students to gain

listening comprehension and verbal communication skills with more
extensive vocabulary and sentence patterns. Meanwhile, students will
continue to learn high-frequency characters in areas of immediate needs
Course Description
and bring the total number of characters to around 450. They will be able
to identify these characters and use them in simple, meaningful sentences.
Class will be conducted in vocabulary learning, pattern drills, dialogue
practice, role-plays and group projects.

Students will demonstrate the ability to understand simple conversational

Chinese and construct their own dialogues in given situation.
Students will write 400 characters and be able to read them in meaningful
Learning Outcomes
context.
Students will analyze basic grammatical structures and apply them in speech and
sentence writing.

3rd edition of the following books:

中文 听 说 读 写
1.Integrated Chinese, Textbook , Level One, Part One
Required Texts &
Materials 2.Integrated Chinese, Character Workbook, Level One, Part One
3.Integrated Chinese, Workbook, Level One , Part One
4.Audio CD attached to the Workbook
Author: Tao-chung Yao and Yuehua Liu
Publisher: Boston: Cheng &Tsui Company

Suggested Texts, Concise English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary

Readings, & The Commercial Press and Oxford University Press ISBN 7-100-02558-3

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 Materials
Assignments & Academic Calendar

Course Outline
DATES

Lesson Six Making Appointments 约时间

Aug. 23, 25, 30, Sept 1 Textbook, P 149-173; Workbook P 93-110; Character Workbook P 67-76
(Sept.6, Labor Day, no class)
Quiz One on Sept 1, Wednesday

Lesson Seven Studying Chinese 学中文

TB. P. 175-200; WB. P. 111-125; CW. P. 77-84
Sept. 8, 13, 15, 20
Quiz Two on Sept 20, Monday

Sept. 22, Wednesday

Test One (on Lesson 6 and Lesson 7)

Lesson Eight School Life 学校生活

Sept. 27, 29, Oct. 4, 6 TB. P. 201-224; WB. P. 127-146; CW P. 85-94
Quiz Three on Oct. 6, Wednesday

Lesson Nine Shopping 买东西

Oct 11, 13, 18, 20 TB. P. 225 -250; WB. P. 1147-163; CB. P. 95-108
Quiz Four on Oct. 20, Wednesday

Oct. 25, Monday

Test Two (on Lessons 8 & 9)

Lesson Ten Transportation 交通

Oct. 27, Nov. 1, 3, 8 TB. P. 251 – 272; WB. P. 165-184; CB. P. 109-118
Quiz Five on Nov. 8, Monday

Lesson Eleven Talking about the Weather 谈天气

Book Level One – Part II
Nov. 10, 15, 17, 22 TB. P. 1 – P. 62; WB. P. 1- P.22 ; CB. P. 1 – P.7.
Quiz Six on Nov. 22, Monday

Nov. 24, Wednesday Review (Final project draft due)

Test Three (on Lessons 10 & 11 )
Nov. 29, Monday
Dec. 1, Dec. 6 Group Project
Dec. 8 Wednesday No class, instructor available for tutoring
Dec. 10, Friday
2:00 pm – 4: 00 pm Final Exam

Course Policies
Grading (credit) Attendance and class participation 10%
Criteria Assignments 20%

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 Quizzes 25%
Tests (3) 30%
Final Exam 15%

No make-up exams or tests except for unusual circumstances, in which case students
Make-up Exams must arrange with the instructor before hand. Only one lowest quiz grade can be
dropped on condition that all are taken

Extra Credit Extra credit may be granted for students’ special, creative work

Students have to hand in their assignments in a timely manner before each quiz day.
Late Work
Late work will result in a 10% reduction of each total grade.

Regular attendance is required. Be puncture and consult with the instructor when an
Class Attendance absence is necessary. More than 3 hours of unexcused absences will result in
deduction on final attendance grade.

All cell phones and pagers must be turned off in the classroom. Students are expected
Classroom
and encouraged to participate in group work and speak and talk to their partners. At
Citizenship
other times, refrain from personal and private conversation during class time.

Please go to the following URL address of the web page to review

University policies and procedures
(http://provost.utdallas.edu/home/syllabus-policies-and-procedures-text)

These descriptions and timelines are subject to change at the discretion of the Professor.