CHIN101 SYLLABUS

Non-Intensive Basic ChineseLevel 1--Part 1 (Non-Heritage) Instructor: Lin, Chien-ju () Office Location: Annex B #213, 1924 West Mall Office Hours: 15:30-16:30 (Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri or by appointment) Email: chienju.lin@ubc.ca Office Tel: (604) 827-3268 Class Time and Classrooms: Section 002: 11:00-11:50 Monday Tuesday
D307 B211

2012, Winter I

Thursday
B141

Friday
Henry Angus 037

Section 006: 14:00-14:50 Monday Tuesday

D323 B303

Thursday
B303

Friday
D323

Course Objectives
Chinese 101 is a 3-credit introductory course for non-heritage students. With communicative classroom activities and on-line practices, the course seeks to help students acquire the rudimentary knowledge of Chinese and develop basic skills in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in the language. By the end of the course, students are expected to have a good command of the pronunciation system and basic grammar to be able to conduct daily conversation in simple Chinese, and to read and write short passages with an active vocabulary of about 200 simplified Chinese characters. Through learning the language, students will also have an initial understanding of some Chinese social and cultural phenomena. Continued area of study will be Chin 103.

Required Textbook and Workbook

Textbook, Workbook and Character Book: Integrated Chinese-Simplified Character Edition (Level 1 Part 1) , 3nd Edition (required) Textbook and workbook CD files are on UBC Vista- CHIN 101 Common Site. Dictionaries and Books Recommended:

1. Oxford Beginner s Chinese Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 2006 (ISBN: 0-19-929853-X) 2. Concise English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary (Third Edition) , The Commercial Press & Oxford University Press, 2005 (ISBN: 978-7-100-04358-8) 3. Contemporary Chinese Dictionary (Chinese-English Edition), Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, , 2003 (ISBN: 9787560031958)

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Course Schedule
W 1 2 3 Dates 9/3-9/7 9/10-9/14 9/17-9/21 Monday Labor Day Introduction 3 Initials Introduction 7 Writing System (HW Due) L1-DI L1-DII (HW Due) Tuesday Orientation Introduction 4 Compound Introduction 8 Writing System L1-DI L2-DI L2-DII OT II (Intro, L1,L2) L3-DI (HW Due) Unit Test 2 L4-DII Unit Test 3 L5-N (HW Due) OT III Thursday Introduction 1 Introduction 5 Combination Unit Test 1 OT I (Pinyin) L1-DII L2-DI L2-DII Mid-term Written Intro, L1, L2 L3-DII L4-DI L4-DII L5-D L5-N OT III Friday Introduction 2 Tones, Simple Finals Introduction 6 Combination OT I (Pinyin)

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

9/24-9/28 10/1-10/5 10/08-10/12 10/15-10/19 10/22-10/26 10/29-11/2 11/5-11/08 11/12-11/16 11/19-11/23 11/26-11/30

L1-DII L2-DI L2-DII L3-DI L3-DII L4-DI L4-DII L5-D L5-N Review (HW Due) (HW Due)

Thanksgiving Day OT II (Intro, L1,L2) L3-DI L3-DII L4-DI Remembrance Day L5-D L5-N

L1-DI= Lesson 1 Dialogue I; L5-N= Lesson 5 Narrative; OT= Oral Test; HW= Homework The schedule is subject to change according to the class progress. Oral Test I: Students will be divided into two groups to do a one on one interview. Two minutes per student. Oral Test II: Students will be divided into two groups to do a one on one interview. four minutes per student. Oral Test III: In group of three, students make up their dramas based on the themes, vocabulary and grammar of Lesson 1-5 and perform in class. Details will be announced later.

Evaluation Profile
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Attendance and performance (both in class and on WebCT) Homework Dictation+ Unit test Oral Test (I 5%, II 7%, III 10%) Written Test (Midterm 15%, Final 25%) 15% 7% 16% 22% 40% Total: 100% 2/5

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Regulations for Chinese Language Program

http://www.chinese.arts.ubc.ca/policy.htm
1. REGISTRATION: All incoming students who wish to enroll in Chinese language courses must take an Online Placement Procedure to obtain an approval for placement before registration. All continuing students in Chinese language courses must receive a grade of 60 or better for the current course and obtain an advancement approval from their instructor to be able to register for higher level courses. Submitting false records or information, in writing or orally, or falsifying academic credentials is subject to penalty. Students registered without the approval of placement (or advancement) will be removed from the class to make space for students who have obtained the approvals. Students who fail to attend the class during the first week of the new term will be removed from the registration list to allow students on the waiting list to enroll. Students on the waiting list who fail to attend the first days of class will not be eligible for the course regardless of their status on the waiting list. Over-qualified students will be required to withdraw or move to higher levels or they will not receive any credits.

2. ATTENDENCE: Attendance is imperative for successful completion of language courses. Students who are unavoidably absent because of illness or emergencies should report to their instructors as soon as possible. Unexcused absences will result in penalty from the final grade. If a student has to miss a class, it is the student's responsibility to find out from classmates or the instructor what course content has been missed and what work assignment is for this class. Coming late or leaving early are considered disruptive behaviors. Cellular phones should be switched off before class. Those who miss class more than 1/4 of the entire course are not allowed to take the final examination at the end of the academic year, and such students will not be eligible for the course credit. 3. ASSIGNMENTS Written assignments are due before class starts on the scheduled day. Any assignments turned in after the due date will result in deduction in the grade. Those who miss class and therefore cannot turn in assignments due to religious reasons and/or previously arranged events should notify their teacher as soon as possible and submit the assignments BEFORE the deadline. 4. EXAMS/TESTS/QUIZZES: Quizzes : No make-up quizzes will be given - NO EXCEPTIONS. Tests : All scheduled tests are mandatory. There are NO make-up tests unless you file a petition for a make-up exam and attach a valid medical excuse. For reasons of fairness and integrity of the program. - NO EXCEPTIONS

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5. ACADEMIC HONESTY

2012, Winter I

Academic dishonesty is considered a very serious issue. Please read the University policies on cheating and plagiarism in the 2003-2004 UBC Calendar under "Student Discipline" pages 37-38. All forms of cheating are serious offenses and will result in an F for the course. All incidents of academic dishonesty will be reported to the President's Office.

6. GRADING POLICY AND STANDARDS The following is an excerpt from the website of Faculty of Arts. For more detailed information, please check http://www.arts.ubc.ca/faculty-amp-staff/resources/courses-and-grading/grading-guidelines.html UBC courses are graded on a percentage basis; corresponding letter grades are assigned automatically by the Registrar. Percent 90-100 85-89 80-84 76-79 72-75 68-71 64-67 60-63 55-59 50-54 00-49 Grade A+ A AB+ B BC+ C CD F* Level of Achievement exceptional exceptional exceptional competent competent competent adequate adequate adequate adequate inadequate

Scaling of the Grades Marks in this course may be scaled (see Calendar , under Grading Practices). If scaling is required, it will be carried out after each assignment, so that students will know where they stand going into the final examination. If scaling is done on the final examination, students will be informed if they ask to review their examination according to the usual policy. From the University Calendar of UBC: Faculties, departments and schools reserve the right to scale grades in order to maintain equity among sections and conformity to university, faculty, department or school norms. Students should therefore note that an unofficial grade given by an instructor might be changed by the faculty, department or school. Grades are not official until they appear on a student's academic record.

7. ADVANCEMENT All students must obtain a grade above 60 to be qualified for advancement to higher level courses. 8. AUDITING Auditing is generally not allowed unless with the instructor's agreement.

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