Chinese 122 ( Beginning First-Year Chinese )

Spring Quarter 2009 Office: C207G

Instructor: Yang Ye Office Phone: 425-564-2743

Class ID: 1541 e-mail: yye@bellevuecollege.edu

Classroom: A240 Office Hours: by appointment

Class Hours: MW

5:30pm - 7:40pm

Required

Materials: Integrated Chinese Level1, Part1 Textbook/Simplified, by

Yao, Liu, Bi, Chen, Ge; Published by Cheng & Tsui Co.

Integrated Chinese Level1, Part1 Workbook/Simplified

(Lessons 8 through 11)

Integrated Chinese Level1, Part2 Textbook/Simplified, by

Yao, Liu, Bi, Chen, Ge; Published by Cheng & Tsui Co.

Integrated Chinese Level1, Part2 Workbook/Simplified

(Lessons 12 through 15)

Optional

Materials:

Integrated Chinese Level1, Part1 Character Workbook /Simplified

(2^nd Ed) (Character Workbooks are excellent for practicing stroke

order.) Chinese/English Dictionary (Oxford Starter Chinese

Dictionary, Published by Oxford University Press is

recommended)

Optional

Programs: Drop-in tutorial sessions... details to be announced

Conversation groups… details to be announced

Support

Services : “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. Telephone: (425) 564-2498 or TTY (425) 564-4110. In addition, students are encouraged to review their accommodation requirements with each instructor during the first week of the quarter.”

Audio cassette tapes and/or CDs:

Audio CDs are used in conjunction with your textbook and workbook. The Media Services will duplicate all the required CDs by the first week of the quarter. The CDs are to be distributed during the first week of the quarter.

For learning spoken Chinese, audio materials are extremely important. It is best to spend one hour or more each day listening and practicing speaking.

Please refer to the Arts and Humanities “Student Procedures and Expectations”, as they apply to this Chinese class as well. You can locate this on the BCC web site at:

http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/artshum/studentinfo.asp

Below you’ll see my amendments to the Arts and Humanities policies.

GRADING AND EXAMINATIONS

ATTENDANCE 15%

Two points will be earned from each attended class. When you miss a class, it will be your own responsibility to find out what you have missed from your classmates. Absences may be excused when you inform the instructor in advance and you still get one point.

CLASS WORK PREPARATION AND CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION 10%

It is important to practice speaking in class. Be prepared to participate in classroom conversations and activities. Oral mistakes will not affect your grades. Grading will be based on preparation and participation.

HOMEWORK 20%

Homework will be assigned for every lesson. Grading will be based on effort and correction rather than on first-time correctness. In order to receive full points, homework needs to be turned in on time and to be fully corrected afterwards, but no later than the next homework due date. If homework is received after the due day of the next homework, 10 points will be deducted unless you make arrangement with the instructor in advance.

TESTS AND QUIZZES 30%

Tests will be given according to the calendar in this syllabus. Quizzes will be given periodically with or without advance notice. If you miss a test or a quiz, you will get a chance to make it up. Test corrections are required and the scores will be adjusted accordingly. The worst test score will get dropped at the end of the quarter.

ORAL PRESENTATION 5%

There will be one individual or group oral presentation in the 11th week of the quarter. The guidelines will be given out before the 11th week.

FINAL EXAM 20%

The final exam will be comprehensive of the whole quarter’s work. It may consist of listening, reading, and writing. If you can not take the final, you must make arrangement with the instructor in advance, otherwise, you will receive F as your grade for the quarter.

Grading System

A = 93 ~ 100 A- = 90 ~ 92

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, or missing 25 classes or more

Spring 2009 Chinese 122 Student Calendar

Week	Monday	Wednesday
1		04/01 Orientation Lesson 8
2	04/06 Lesson 8	04/08 Lesson 8 / 9
3	04/13 Lesson 9 (Submit Homework of Lesson 8.)	04/15 Lesson 9
4	04/20 Test I (L.8-L.9) Lesson 10 (Submit Homework of L. 9)	04/22 Test I Analysis Lesson 10 (Submit Correction of Test I)
5	04/27 Lesson 10	04/29 Lesson 11 (Submit Homework of L. 10)
6	05/04 Lesson 11	05/06 Test II (L.10 –L.11) Lesson 12 (Submit Homework of L. 11)
7	05/11 Test II Analysis Lesson 12 (Submit Correction of Test II)	05/13 Lesson 12 / 13
8	05/18 Lesson 13 (Submit Homework of L. 12)	05/20 Lesson 13 Test III (L.12 – L.13)
9	05/25 · Holiday, no class	05/27 Test III Analysis Lesson 14 (Submit Correction of Test III) (Submit Homework of L. 13)
10	06/01 Lesson 14	06/03 Lesson 14 / 15
11	06/08 Lesson 15 (Submit Homework of L. 14)	06/10 Lesson 15 Reviewing Test IV (L.14-L.15) (Submit Homework of L. 15)
12	06/15 Test IV Analysis Final (1): Oral Presentation (Submit Correction of Test IV)	06/17 Final (2) :Written Part