Course Syllabus

Course Information
Course Number/Section
Course Title
Term
Location
Days & Times

CHIN1311.002.15F
Beginning Chinese I
Fall 2015
UT Dallas Main Campus ATC 2.602
August 24, 2015 December 17, 2015
Tuesday & Thursday: 4:00pm 5:15pm

Professor Contact Information

Lecturer
Chen Wang
Office Phone
972-883-2042
Email Address
chen.wang12@utdallas.edu
Office Location
J.O. 5.504
Office Hours
Monday 03:00pm-05:00pm or by appointment
Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, and/or Other Restrictions
No pre-requisites required
Course Description
This course will be learner-centered. Communicative learning approach, task-based learning
approach and collaboration learning approach will be used to help students obtain a firm grasp of
language structure, improve their communicative ability in Chinese and cross-cultural
communicative competence. The course will introduce to Chinese beginners the basic Chinese
knowledge including Chinese Pinyin, Chinese characters, basic sentence patterns, and help
students develop the primary ability to communicate in Chinese. The textbook Integrated Chinese
Level 1 Part 1 consists of 10 lessons. The introduction section and the first 5 lessons will be
taught at the semester.
Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes
By the end of the course, students who successfully complete the course will be able to:
(1) Command Chinese Pinyin and 40 Chinese radicals.
(2) Recognize and use 172 basic Chinese words/phrases and some Chinese sentence patterns.
(3) Recognize, read and write basic Chinese characters and write short essays with instruction.
(4) Conduct simple Chinese conversations on the simple topics learned in classes.
Required and recommended Textbooks and Materials
Required Texts
3rd edition of Integrated Chinese
1. Integrated Chinese, Textbook, Level One, Part One ISBN: 978-0-88727-638-5
2. Integrated Chinese, Workbook, Level One, Part One ISBN: 978-0-88727-640-8
Recommended studying materials
3. Integrated Chinese, Character Workbook, Level One, Part One ISBN: 978-0-88727-648-4
4. Audio CD attached to the Textbook and Workbook
Author: Tao-chung Yao and Yuehua Liu Publisher: Boston: Cheng &Tsui Company

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Assignments & Academic Calendar

Topics, Reading Assignments, Due Dates, Exam Dates
Dates

Quizzes &
Tests

Course Outline

Aug. 25,27
Sept. 1,3,8,10

Sept.
15,17,22,24
Sept.29
Oct.1,6,8
Oct.13,15,20,
22,27

Oct.29
Nov.3,5,10,12
Nov.17,19
Dec.1,3,8

Introduction
Brief introduction for Chinese language
Pinyin: Initials and Finals
The Chinese writing system
Useful expressions

Lesson 1: Greetings
Vocabulary and text
Grammar and language practice

Lesson 2: Family
Vocabulary and text
Grammar and language practice

Lesson 3: Dates & Time

Vocabulary and text
Grammar and language practice

Lesson 4: Hobbies
Vocabulary and text
Grammar and language practice

Lesson 5: Visiting Friends

Vocabulary and text
Grammar and language practice

Quiz 1on Sept.8

Test 1 on Sept.10
Quiz 2 on Sept.22
Test 2 on Sept.24
Homework and video due day
Quiz 3 on Oct.6
Test 3 on Oct.8
Homework and video due day
Quiz 4 on Oct.22
Test 4 on Oct.27
Homework and video due day
Quiz 5 on Nov.10
Test 5 on Nov.12
Homework and video due day
Quiz 6 on Dec.3
Test 6 on Dec.8
Final essay and video due day

Grading Policy
Attendance

10%

Homework

10%

Quizzes

20%

Tests

40%

Culture learning presentation by groups

10%

Final essay

10%

97-100

A+

93-96

90-92

A-

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86-89

B+

83-85

80-82

B-

76-79

C+

73-75

70-72

C-

66-69

D+

63-65

60-62

D-

Less than 60

Course Policies
Make-up exams
Any one missing a quiz or a test will receive a zero for that quiz or test. Exceptions will be
granted with documented medical or family emergencies only. Students missing a quiz or a test
should contact me in writing prior to the date of the absence. At my discretion, a make-up quiz or
test will be scheduled.
Required exercises
All the exercises in Workbook are required and will be collected and graded randomly.
Homework assignments for each lesson will be collected on due dates. Also you are encouraged
to read and recite the texts of the textbook.
Class Attendance
Class attendance is required. It is critical to your success for the course. Office hours are not a
substitute for coming to class.
Classroom Citizenship
All cell phones and pagers must be turned off in the classroom. Students are expected and
encouraged to participate in group work and speak and talk to their partners.
UT Dallas Syllabus Policies and Procedures
The information contained in the following link constitutes the Universitys policies and
procedures segment of the course syllabus.
Please go to http://go.utdallas.edu/syllabus-policies for these policies.

The descriptions and timelines contained in this syllabus are subject to change at the discretion
of the Professor.

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