Course syllabus
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND SCHOOL OF ASIAN STUDIES
CHINESE 201: Intermediate Modern Chinese B (2017)
Coordinator: Margaret Lee
Other teaching staff: TBA
Welcome to CHINESE 201, which like CHINESE 200, is designed to develop the communicative use of the language in the four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing while expanding your grasp of grammar and vocabulary through exposure to various topics of interest in contemporary Chinese society. In addition to the weekly reading texts, you will also be trained in making oral presentations.
In Chinese 200 you were introduced to word processing on the computer. The reason for doing this was two-fold. First, by the end of Chinese 101 you would have already gained enough knowledge of basic character components (including the common radicals) and structure to be self-reliant when encountering new characters in the future. At this point, then, you were ready to look at writing in terms of expression of ideas and composition style rather than in terms of the number of strokes and stroke order. Since writing an essay in either one’s own native language or in a foreign language takes time and multiple drafts before getting it “right”, using a computer to do this in Chinese is much faster and much more efficient than writing out everything in each draft by hand. Additionally, for those of you planning on working in China in the future, your work-related Chinese writing will almost certainly be typed, not written by hand.
Having said that, we are aware some of you prefer to learn character-writing by hand. Some students may feel that handwriting helps them to remember the characters. Besides, the majority of programmes for learning Chinese as a foreign language in China do not use word processors. Thus, students who would prefer to do your writing by hand, you may choose to do your homework in handwriting
Tutorials:
To encourage you to come to class every day fully prepared to take an active role in what is happening there, 10% of the internal assessment will be based on ‘course participation’. Points for tutorial attendance are not a free gift to everyone and need to be earned. Thus, you will need to participate actively in class to gain a good participation mark. Your participation mark will be based on each teacher’s evaluation of your daily performance over the course of the entire semester.
Please note that if you are more than 10 minutes late to a tutorial (i.e. you arrive later than 15 minutes after the hour) or leave the class early without a documented reason, you will not be counted as being present that day.
Homework:
Homework, while optional, is highly recommended, as it provides more opportunities for you to reinforce your learning. Also, although it does not constitute a formal part of your coursework marks, regular submission does play a critical factor in determining whether a student sitting at the very cusp of a grade boundary at the end of the semester after all assessment marks have been calculated ends up being bumped up or not.
Schedule of Lecture and Tutorials – 5 hours per week
| 1 grammar lecture: | Mondays (grammar & vocabulary) | 1 - 2 | TBA |
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| 4 tutorial classes: | 1) Tuesdays (text) | 1 - 2 or 2 - 3 | TBA |
| 2) Wednesdays (translation) | 1 - 2 or 2 - 3 | TBA | |
| 3) Thursdays (exercises) | 1 - 2 or 2 - 3 | TBA | |
| 4) Fridays (oral) | 1 - 2 or 2 - 3 | TBA |
Class Etiquette
- No private chatting in class!!!
- Turn off cell phones.
- If you are late arriving for tutorials please apologise to the teacher and to classmates.
- Being late to class by more than 10 minutes or leaving the class early without a documented reason will result in you being marked absent for that day.
- If you need to leave early for class please clarify this with the teacher before the class starts.
- Attend the stream allocated to you on SSO. Tutors have been instructed to take a class roll and to require those in the wrong class to leave.
- Handouts are ONLY distributed during classes. They do not go up on Canvas and they are not subsequently sent to you later.
- Failure to regularly attend all of your lectures and tutorials will adversely affect your coursework assessment.
Textbook
Transitional Chinese: From the Wading Pool to the Swimming Pool (Chapters 4-9). This free reader is available from the Faculty of Arts Distribution Centre.
Assessment:
| 100% | Coursework - comprising: | |
| Class participation* | 10% | |
| Oral Test | 10% | |
| Oral presentation | 10% | |
| Written assignments (Logbook and Essay) | 30% | |
| C Mid-semester test | 20% | |
| End-of-semester test | 20 % | |
| Total: | 100% |
*You must attend at least 50% of the lectures and tutorials to receive any points in either of these two categories.
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All tests and assessments are held during scheduled lecture hours unless otherwise stated. No make-ups will be available. In genuinely exceptional circumstances well supported with documentation, students may apply for an aegrotat or compassionate pass by following the procedures set out in the University's examination regulations. |
Coursework Assessment Dates:
| Assessment | Date | Percent |
| Oral test | Week 5 Friday (August 25) | 10% |
| Assignment (Research Logbook) | Week 6 Friday (September 1) | 15% |
| Mid-semester written test | Week 7 Monday (September 18) | 20% |
| Assignment (Essay) | Week 9 Friday (October 6) | 15% |
| Oral presentation |
Week 11 |
10% |
| End-of-semester written test | Week 12 Friday (October 27) | 20% |
| Class participation | On-going assessment | 10% |
CHINESE 201 Schedule
NOTE: This schedule is subject to minor change.
Week 1 跑步
Monday (July 24): Grammar & vocabulary lecture
Tuesday (July 25): Text
Wednesday (July 26): Exercises (Computer lab)
Thursday (July 27): Exercises (Computer lab)
Friday (July 28): Oral Practice
Assignments and Oral presentations briefing
Week 2: 人口政策
Monday (July 31): Grammar & vocabulary lecture Homework (HW) 1
Tuesday (August 1): Text
Wednesday (August 2): Exercises (Computer lab)
Thursday (August 3): Exercises (Computer lab)
Friday (August 4): Oral Practice
And Research logbook discussion
Week 3: 天坛公园
Monday (August 7): Grammar & vocabulary lecture HW 2
Tuesday (August 8): Text
Wednesday (August 9): Exercises (Computer lab)
Thursday (August 10): Exercises (Computer lab)
Friday (August 11): Oral Practice
And Research logbook discussion
Week 4: 沟通问题
Monday (August 14): Grammar & vocabulary lecture HW 3
Tuesday (August 15): Text
Wednesday (August 16): Exercises (Computer lab)
Thursday (August 17): Exercises (Computer lab)
Friday (August 18): Oral Practice
And Research logbook discussion
Week 5: 租赁房
Monday (August 21): Grammar & vocabulary lecture HW 4
Tuesday (August 22): Text
Wednesday (August 23): Exercises (Computer lab)
Thursday (August 24): Exercises (Computer lab)
Friday (August 25): Oral Test
Week 6: 中国房改
Monday (August 28): Grammar & vocabulary lecture HW 5
Tuesday (August 29): Text
Wednesday (August 30): Translation exercises (Computer lab)
Thursday (August 31): Writing exercises (Computer lab)
Friday (September 1): Oral Practice
Assignment research logbook due by 5pm
MID SEMESTER BREAK: 4 September - 16 September
Week 7: 中国房改
Monday (September 18): Mid-Semester Test 6:00-7:00, HSB 201E-151
Tuesday (September 19): Text
Wednesday (September 20): Translation exercises (Computer lab)
Thursday (September 21): Writing exercises (Computer lab)
Friday (September 22): Oral Practice
And oral presentation discussion
Week 8: 婚姻与房子
Monday (September 25): Grammar & vocabulary lecture HW 6
Tuesday (September 26): Text
Wednesday (September 27): Translation exercises (Computer lab)
Thursday (September 28): Writing exercises (Computer lab)
Friday (September 29): Oral Practice
And oral presentation discussion
Week 9: 话说送礼
Monday (October 2): Grammar & vocabulary lecture ) HW 7
Tuesday (October 3): Text
Wednesday (October 4): Translation exercises (Computer lab
Thursday (October 5): Exercises (Computer lab)
Friday (October 6): Oral Practice
And oral presentation discussion
Assignment: Essay due by 5pm
Week 10: 旅游咨询
Monday (October 9): Grammar & vocabulary lecture HW8
Tuesday (October 10): Text
Wednesday (October 11): Translation exercises (Computer lab)
Thursday (October 12): Exercises (Computer lab)
Friday (October 13): Oral Practice
And oral presentation discussion
Week 11: 年轻人的烦恼
Monday (October 16): Grammar & vocabulary lecture t HW9
Tuesday (October 17): Text
Wednesday (October 18): Translation exercises (Computer lab)
Thursday (October 19): Oral Presentation (Group 1)
Friday (October 20): Oral Presentation (Group 2)
Week 12: 年轻人的烦恼and Revision
Monday (October 23): Lecture Semester Review: Questions & Answers HW10
Tuesday (October 24): 年轻人的烦恼 writing exercise
Wednesday (October 25): Revision Exercises (Computer lab)
Thursday (October 26) Revision Exercises (Computer lab)
Friday (October 27): End -of-Semester Test 6:00-7:00 HSB 201E-151
Staff-Student Consultative Committee meeting
The Staff-Student Consultative Committee Meeting times are scheduled for
- 17 August, Thu 9am, Staff‐Student Consultative Committee (SSCC) meeting Language courses @ CLL mtg 207-314
- 5 October Thu 9am, Staff‐Student Consultative Committee (SSCC) meeting Language courses @ CLL mtg 207-314
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Course summary:
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