CHINESE 123 Online - Beginning First Year Chinese Syllabus

Item #: 1435   Spring 2012

Instructor: WEIHONG GEIGER

E-mail: wgeiger@bellevuecollege.edu

Phone: 425-564-2755

Office location:A245F

Office Hours:

Monday 10:00am – 3:00pm  & by appointment

Course Information

Course description and outcomes

 

Expands students’ functional language ability in spoken and written Chinese. Students practice sounds and tones, vocabulary, and grammatical constructions. Students learn both traditional and simplified characters and practice using Chinese in authentic situations. Recommended: CHIN& 122 (prev CHIN 102) or permission of instructor.

Course outcomes:

http://bellevuecollege.edu/cps/proposals/lo.aspx

 

How to succeed in this course:

 

  • Spend at least 10 hours to study each lesson. Complete the flash lessons (dialogues, language points are important). Learn how to use the EBook (read through "Using Active Chinese" in the Getting Started module on this site).
  • Practice listening, speaking, reading, writing Chinese. Use the textbook and workbook to review the lesson and answer questions. Please read the textbook dialogue 15 minutes a day.
  • Make sure you know you have two kinds of homework - writing and speaking
  • Do your homework; this is the most important part of the learning!
  • Turn in your assignments on time. Late or unfinished assignments will have points deducted, and will only get 5 out of 10 points.  
  • Pay attention to any announcements on the class site.
  • Review homework, (tests) slides for each lesson. I will post the general mistakes from your homework and test.
  • Make good use of your time with your instructor, and our tutoring center.
  • If you decide to submit your verbal homework as recordings, you will need a microphone to attach to your computer, as well as a simple recording utility. For more information on recording your spoken voice on your computer, see the information within  "Submitting Your Homework".
  • Go to BC Tutoring Center, BC Chinese Culture Clubs to practice speaking.  

 

 

Use your BC E-mail.

All communications between student and staff or faculty will be required to use the BC Student E-mail. Here is the online instructions link:

http://bellevuecollege.edu/students/email/

 

Tutoring Center:

 

Find the group tutoring schedule at www.bellevuecollege.edu/tutoring

Tutoring Center is in D 204

 

We also have BC Chinese Culture Clubs and Language Exchange Program students can help you to practices your pronunciation.

 They are Chinese students at BC and UW. I will post the detailed information on the class site.

 

 

Books and Materials Required

 

ActiveChinese is our eBook.

https://go.mybcc.net/classes/1435B124/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx

 

 

Make sure to enter the email address that is going to be used as login when prompted during the payment process. The on-line access will be provisioned by ActiveChinese customer service within 48 hours. A confirmation email will be sent to the student.

 

Free learning websites:

http://www.studychinese123.com

http://chinesepod.com

 

 

Blackboard Vista questions:

Distance Education Office: 425-564-2438,

email at disted@bellevuecollege.edu

 liz.anderson@bellevuecollege.edu

Online at http://bellevuecollege.edu/distance

 

ActiveChinese.com HELP DESK:

Office: 866-417-4265

Email: support@activechinese.com

 

Necessary technology

·         You will need to have access to a computer and an internet connection to complete this course.

·         The course site is accessed via the Web. You can use the Web browser of your choice as long as it is supported by the Blackboard Vista course management system. Be sure to check out the "Online Learning Resources" materials in the "Getting Started" section of this web site to ensure that your equipment and browser are formatted to work with Blackboard Vista.

·         If you are using a Windows-based computer, audio files supplied by the instructor (in the event that you need recorded feedback) will be sent to you as “.wmv” files (Windows Media format). These should play back without issue using the built-in Windows Media Player.

·         If you are using a Macintosh-based computer, and receive recorded feedback from the instructor, you may need to download a free utility to convert files between the .wmv format and Quicktime. This utility can be found at http://www.flip4mac.com

·         If you decide to submit your verbal homework as recordings, you will need a microphone to attach to your computer, as well as a simple recording utility. For more information on recording your spoken voice on your computer, see the information within "Submitting Your Homework".

 

 

Course Requirements Grade system

  • Assignments (60% of your final grade) Due dates for all assignments are posted within each lesson module, on the calendar below and also on the site calendar. It’s important that you keep up with your assignments. They are the most important part of the learning. Homework will be assigned for every lesson. In order to receive full points, homework must be turned in on time with the correct answers. Late or unfinished assignments will have points deducted, and will only get 5 out of 10 points.  (see the online Chinese class site for more details)

The assignments for this course consist of two kinds of homework:

  • Written homework: the written assignments are from your workbook, so you can access them on the eBook; they are also posted as downloadable Word documents within each lesson module on our course website. Once they are completed, you can attach them to an email and send them to the instructor on this site. Instruction on how to attach files to emails can be found by following this path: Getting Started > Online Learning Resources > Blackboard Tools.

Please use Chinese characters to do your writing homework. If you do not know how to type Chinese characters, please go to "first week of class"

  • Verbal homework: it is highly recommended that you record yourself reading dialogue. Selected lessons will require that you demonstrate your speaking ability for the instructor. Please practice  reading your speaking homework aloud a few times before you send it. Pronunciation mistakes will lose one or two points in the speaking homework. (see the online Chinese class site for more details)
  • Tests and Quizzes (40% of your final grade) There will be three quizzes during the quarter.
    • Quiz 1: lesson 17, 18 and 19
    • Quiz 2: lesson 20,21 and 22
    • Quiz 3: lesson 23 and 24

You can find the quiz schedule on the site calendar.
All tests will be opened for 36 hours; you can take your test any time during the 36 hours.
There are no make up tests!

  • Other assignments (extra credit 5%): This will be posted in the middle of the quarter.

Grading System:

A = 94-100%

A- = 90-93%

B+ = 87 - 89%

B = 83 – 86%

B- = 80 – 82%

C+ = 77 – 79%

C = 73 – 76%

C- = 70 – 72%

D+ = 67 – 69%

D = 60 – 66%

F = 59% and below

 

 

 

 

Classroom Learning Atmosphere

Classroom Environment:

 

Plese read the

Please read the Arts & Humanities Division Policy: http://bellevuecollege.edu/ArtsHum/policy.html for full details on your classroom responsibilities.

 

Part of your classroom responsibilities involves professional behavior toward the instructor, colleagues, and the class itself.  Disruptive behavior is disrespectful behavior. 

When you are in doubt about any behavior, consult your instructor during office hours:  we recognize the judgment of the instructor as the final authority in these matters.

When disruptive behavior occurs, instructors will speak to or e-mail the students concerned.  Those students are then responsible for ending the disruptions at once.  Failure to do so may result in removal of the students from class.

Please feel free to contact me with any concerns you have regarding this class. 

 

Please find the division statements:

 

 

Affirmation of Inclusion

 

Bellevue College is committed to maintaining an environment in which every member of the campus community feels welcome to participate in the life of the college, free from harassment and discrimination.

We value our different backgrounds at Bellevue College, and students, faculty, staff members, and administrators are to treat one another with dignity and respect. http://bellevuecollege.edu/about/goals/inclusion.asp

 

 

Student Code

 

“Cheating, stealing and plagiarizing (using the ideas or words of another as one’s own without crediting the source) and inappropriate/disruptive classroom behavior are violations of the Student Code of Conduct at Bellevue College.  Examples of unacceptable behavior include, but are not limited to: talking out of turn, arriving late or leaving early without a valid reason, allowing cell phones/pagers to ring, and inappropriate behavior toward the instructor or classmates.  The instructor can refer any violation of the Student Code of Conduct to the Vice President of Student Services for possible probation or suspension from Bellevue College.  Specific student rights, responsibilities and appeal procedures are listed in the Student Code of Conduct, available in the office of the Vice President of Student Services.”  The Student Code, Policy 2050, in its entirety is located at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/policies/2/2050_Student_Code.asp

Important Links

Bellevue College E-mail and access to MyBC

 

The Language Lab – A244 - is opened for all world language students. The open hours are posted on the door.

 All students registered for classes at Bellevue College are entitled to a network and e-mail account.  Your student network account can be used to access your student e-mail, log in to computers in labs and classrooms, connect to the BC wireless network and log in to MyBC. To create your account, go to:  https://bellevuecollege.edu/sam .

 

BC offers a wide variety of computer and learning labs to enhance learning and student success. Find current campus locations for all student labs by visiting the Computing Services website.

 

Disability Resource Center (DRC)

 

Students with disabilities who have accommodation needs are required to meet with the Director of the Disability Resource Center (in Room B132) to establish their eligibility for accommodation. 

 

The Disability Resource Center serves students with a wide array of learning challenges and disabilities. If you are a student who has a disability or learning challenge for which you have documentation or have seen someone for treatment and if you feel you may need accommodations in order to be successful in college, please contact us as soon as possible.

 

The DRC office is located in B 132 or you can call our reception desk at 425.564.2498.  Deaf students can reach us by video phone at 425-440-2025 or by TTY at 425-564-4110.

 Please visit our website for application information into our program and other helpful links at www.bellevuecollege.edu/drc

 

Public Safety

 

The Bellevue College (BC) Public Safety Department’s well trained and courteous non-commissioned staff provides personal safety, security, crime prevention, preliminary investigations, and other services to the campus community, 24 hours per day,7 days per week.  Their phone number is 425.564.2400.  The Public Safety website is your one-stop resource for campus emergency preparedness information, campus closure announcements and critical information in the event of an emergency. Public Safety is located in K100 and on the web at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/publicsafety/

 

Academic Calendar

 

The Bellevue College Academic Calendar is separated into two calendars. They provide information about holidays, closures and important enrollment dates such as the finals schedule.

Course Calendar (see day by day schedule on the class site.)

 

Week 1

 

 Testing website function

 Review and start lesson 17

Week2

To

 

Week 11

 

 

We have 8 lessons to cover during 10 weeks.

 

Quiz one: lesson 17,18 and 19

Quiz two: lesson 20,21 and 22

Quiz three: lesson 23 and 24

 

Please see the blackboard-Vista Calender for details

tessts

 

You can find the test schedule on the class site calendar.

 

 

(see the online Chinese class site for more details)