CHNS111 Elementary Chinese II

Department of Language & Literature: Chinese

  1. Course Number and Title

    CHNS111 Elementary Chinese II

  2. Number of Credits

    3 credits

  3. Minimum Number of Instructional Minutes Per Semester

    2250

  4. Prerequisites

    CHNS110 (C or better) or equivalent

    Corequisites

    None

  5. Other Pertinent Information

    Students are expected to spend between six and nine hours per week outside of class in activities such as learning vocabulary, reading, completing written exercises, working on pronunciation, preparing oral presentations, and working with the multimedia files that accompany the text.

  6. Catalog Course Description

    In this continuation of CHNS110, students continue to learn more basics of understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Chinese. Oral proficiency, correct pronunciation, listening comprehension, and grammatical accuracy are all stressed, as well as the cultural and historical backgrounds of the Chinese-speaking countries.

  7. Required Course Content and Direction

    1. Learning Goals:

      1. Course
        2. Students will:
        1. acquire and demonstrate an elementary, but growing, degree of competence in the four language skills: speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing;
        2. recognize and respond appropriately to most common spoken situations;
        3. analyze some basic Chinese texts;
        4. demonstrate basic mastery of written Chinese; and
        5. explain some common aspects of life in Chinese-speaking countries.

      2. Core (if applicable)
        3. Category I
        Cultural Perspectives
         Students will:
        1. compare, contrast, analyze, and/or defend differing world views and practices.

        Category III
        International, Gender, and/or Minority Perspectives
         Students will:
        1. articulate similarities and differences in the various cultures of the world and demonstrate familiarity with the skills necessary to make informed judgments.

    2. Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities:

      Grammatical topics:

      Attributive expressing possession
      Prepositional phrase
      Serial verb phrases
      The particles
      Pivotal sentences
      Six question types

      Vocabulary and social contexts:

      Time, schedule
      Food, grocery shopping
      Health
      Customs

      Cultural contexts:

      Beliefs
      Settling in
      Celebrations
      Festivals
      Entertainment and the Arts
      Hobbies and interests

    3. Assessment Methods for Core Learning Goals:

      1. Course
        2. Students will:
        1. take frequent quizzes and chapter tests;
        2. complete homework, such as short compositions and grammatical exercises;
        3. perform listening comprehension exercises;
        4. participate in oral interviews and/or presentations that assess proficiency levels; and
        5. complete short essay questions on tests and quizzes relating to cultural practices in the Chinese-speaking world, especially in contrast to the United States.

      2. Core (if applicable)
        1. Cultural Perspectives: Quizzes and tests taken in class include the cultural topics presented in the course. Students compare, contrast, analyze, and/or defend differing worldviews and practices of some Chinese-speaking people.
        2. International, Gender, and/or Minority Perspectives: Students take quizzes/tests in which they articulate similarities and differences in the various cultures of the world and demonstrate familiarity with the skills necessary to make informed judgments.

    4. Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Students:

      Students use text, workbook, and multimedia resources of first-year proficiency-based Chinese program. See course format.

  8. Teaching Methods Employed

    Section VIII is not being used in new and revised syllabi as of 12/10/08.

Approval / Revision Date: Approved 5/1999; Revised 10/2011