This class is intended to be an intensive course in Chinese language as part of IES Abroad Shanghai Program for non-Chinese speaking students who have studied Chinese at least two semesters. The semester will begin with a series of intensive “foundation building” session designed to give students basic tools that are immediately useful as well as stabilize their existing foundation. The following lessons then encompass many new sentence patterns, more than 1000 new words, as well as activity objectives.
This class is designed to gain ability to hold higher level of daily conversations with native speakers, such as:
interviewing local people;
discussions about “arriving in Beijing”, “terms of address”, “traffic safety”, etc.;
writing essays on given topics; and
making up stories or describing in detail based on given facts and pictures, encouraging students to finish assignments creatively with newly learned structures and vocabulary.
Through these exercises, students will be able to communicate with local Chinese people on certain topics related to daily life experiences. For example, they will be able to talk about differences existing in people’s daily lives between China and U.S.
Method of presentation:
Written and oral assignments.
Required work and form of assessment:
Mid-term exam (10%)
Final exam (10%)
quizzes (15%)
homework (10%)
participation (10%)
Attendance (15%)
Dictation (10%)
Composition (10%)
Presentation (10%)
content:
Orientation week Foundation building
Communication: Survival Chinese and foundation building
Tasks: talk about your first week in China, including your typical daily routine.
Culture: Observed differences upon arrival in Beijing; first impressions of Beijing as compared with pre-departure expectations
Week 1
Communication: Survival Chinese and; customs; arriving in Beijing; making phone calls; daily routines
Tasks: Role play—making a phone call to family.
Culture: Differences between Chinese and American dormitories
Week 2
Communication: Going to the post office; talking about being ill; daily routines
Tasks: Discussion—talking about your experience living in a Chinese family.
Culture: Differences between Chinese and American daily routines
Week 3
Communication: Holidays in China; sending a gift; politeness on dining table
Tasks: Presentation—talking about your experience during the Silk Road trip.
Culture: traditional China, diversity of China, China’s minorities in the Northwest region
Week 4
Communication: Going to the bank; the change of the form of address; restroom in Beijing
Tasks: Discussion—talking about the role of politeness in China.
Culture: the conflict between modern and traditional China
Week 5
Communication: taking a ride on train; parks in Beijing; courteous ways to making rejections
Tasks: Interview—conducting interviews with people in parks, asking about their interests and daily lives, etc.
Culture: Chinese courteousness
Week 7
Communication: Studying in Beijing; international students’ dorm; restaurants in Beijing.
Tasks: Presentation—Experiences in long weekend travel
Culture: the notion of privacy in American and Chinese societies
Week 8
Communication: Chinese family; Chinese classes; being sick
Tasks: Discussion—observing and talking about Chinese dining habits and manners.
Culture: Chinese concept of social bonds and community, family and social solidarity
Week 9
Communication: Bicycles in Beijing; going to bookstore; taking a taxi.
Tasks: Discussion— essential differences between Chinese and American “rules of the road”?
Culture: Chinese traffic laws.
Week 10
Communication: movie
Tasks: Discussion— learn movie language
Culture: Chinese aspect of love
Week 11
Communication: arranging a birthday party for friends; going to Silk Market, going to Great Wall
Tasks: Role playing— bargain in the free market
Culture: The difference between Chinese and American food
Week 12
Communication: Only-child policy; being laid off
Tasks: story telling about my Chinese family
Culture: Differences in Chinese and American family relations and attitude toward children
Week 13
Review Final Exam
Required readings:
《新的中国》(Xīn de Zhōngguó)
A New China
IES 二年级补充材料
IES Level 2 Supplementary Materials
Notes:
This course is offered during the regular semester and in the summer. For summer sections, the course schedule is condensed, but the content, learning outcomes, and contact hours are the same.
Intermediate Chinese
This class is intended to be an intensive course in Chinese language as part of IES Abroad Shanghai Program for non-Chinese speaking students who have studied Chinese at least two semesters. The semester will begin with a series of intensive “foundation building” session designed to give students basic tools that are immediately useful as well as stabilize their existing foundation. The following lessons then encompass many new sentence patterns, more than 1000 new words, as well as activity objectives.
This class is designed to gain ability to hold higher level of daily conversations with native speakers, such as:
Through these exercises, students will be able to communicate with local Chinese people on certain topics related to daily life experiences. For example, they will be able to talk about differences existing in people’s daily lives between China and U.S.
Written and oral assignments.
Orientation week
Foundation building
Communication: Survival Chinese and foundation building
Tasks: talk about your first week in China, including your typical daily routine.
Culture: Observed differences upon arrival in Beijing; first impressions of Beijing as compared with pre-departure expectations
Week 1
Communication: Survival Chinese and; customs; arriving in Beijing; making phone calls; daily routines
Tasks: Role play—making a phone call to family.
Culture: Differences between Chinese and American dormitories
Week 2
Communication: Going to the post office; talking about being ill; daily routines
Tasks: Discussion—talking about your experience living in a Chinese family.
Culture: Differences between Chinese and American daily routines
Week 3
Communication: Holidays in China; sending a gift; politeness on dining table
Tasks: Presentation—talking about your experience during the Silk Road trip.
Culture: traditional China, diversity of China, China’s minorities in the Northwest region
Week 4
Communication: Going to the bank; the change of the form of address; restroom in Beijing
Tasks: Discussion—talking about the role of politeness in China.
Culture: the conflict between modern and traditional China
Week 5
Communication: taking a ride on train; parks in Beijing; courteous ways to making rejections
Tasks: Interview—conducting interviews with people in parks, asking about their interests and daily lives, etc.
Culture: Chinese courteousness
Week 6
Communication: transportation
Tasks: Review midterm exam
Midterm Exam
Week 7
Communication: Studying in Beijing; international students’ dorm; restaurants in Beijing.
Tasks: Presentation—Experiences in long weekend travel
Culture: the notion of privacy in American and Chinese societies
Week 8
Communication: Chinese family; Chinese classes; being sick
Tasks: Discussion—observing and talking about Chinese dining habits and manners.
Culture: Chinese concept of social bonds and community, family and social solidarity
Week 9
Communication: Bicycles in Beijing; going to bookstore; taking a taxi.
Tasks: Discussion— essential differences between Chinese and American “rules of the road”?
Culture: Chinese traffic laws.
Week 10
Communication: movie
Tasks: Discussion— learn movie language
Culture: Chinese aspect of love
Week 11
Communication: arranging a birthday party for friends; going to Silk Market, going to Great Wall
Tasks: Role playing— bargain in the free market
Culture: The difference between Chinese and American food
Week 12
Communication: Only-child policy; being laid off
Tasks: story telling about my Chinese family
Culture: Differences in Chinese and American family relations and attitude toward children
Week 13
Review Final Exam
《新的中国》(Xīn de Zhōngguó)
A New China
IES 二年级补充材料
IES Level 2 Supplementary Materials
This course is offered during the regular semester and in the summer. For summer sections, the course schedule is condensed, but the content, learning outcomes, and contact hours are the same.