CHIN& 121 - Chinese I Syllabus Fall Quarter 2014

CHIN& 121 - Chinese I syllabus | Fall Quarter 2014

Item #: 1420 Class time: M - F 11:30 am-12:20 pm Classroom: A 210 Instructor: Lijiao Serven E-mail: [email protected] Office location: A 245 A Office Hour: Every Tuesday 10: 00 am- 10:30 am

Course Information:

Course description

This course introduces basic functional language ability by acquiring vocabulary and skills in grammar, pronunciation, and the Pinyin (Romanized) writing system. Students practice sounds and tones, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammatical constructions. Students also practice Chinese characters writing and using Chinese in authentic situations. This course includes listening, speaking, reading and writing skills by using simplified Chinese characters. Course includes elements of Chinese culture, history and geography.

Course outcomes

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How to succeed in this course:

• Become familiar with the Active Chinese e-Book. Spend at least 10 hours to study each lesson. Complete the flash lessons on e-book (dialogues, language points are important). • Practice listening, speaking, reading and writing Chinese. Use the textbook and workbook to review the lessons and answer questions. • Do your homework! This is the most important part of the learning! Turn in your assignments on time. Make corrections on homework as soon as possible. • Pay attention to any announcements on the class Canvas website. • Go to BC Tutoring Center and BC Chinese Culture Clubs to practice speaking. • Please feel free to contact me if you need any support or help with the material covered in class.

Books and Materials Required:

ActiveChinese is our eBook. • ActiveChinese website: http://www.activechinese.com/login.jsp(Textbook, workbook, characters book and MP3 files included) • BC students only pay $65 for a one academic year online account. It is for BC Chinese 121,122 and 123 classes. • Go to the Active Chinese site to purchase access: http://www.activechinese.com/school/BCchoosePackageDetail.jsp? selectOption=SCHOOL_0&promoCode=BC&cm1=1&cm2=2

Make sure to enter the email address that is going to be used as login when prompted during the payment process. The on-line access will be provisioned by Active Chinese customer service within 48 hours. A confirmation email will be sent to the student.

Any questions about the eBook, please call 866-417-4265 or Email: [email protected]

Optional Materials: http://www.activechinese.com

Chinese-English dictionary

Free Chinese learning websites: http://chinesepod.com

Active Chinese.com HELP DESK: Office: 866-417-4265 Email: [email protected]

Tutoring Center:

Find the group tutoring schedule at http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/asc/ The Tutoring Center is in D 204 We also have BC Chinese Culture Clubs and Language Exchange Program students can help you practice your pronunciation.

Use your BC E-mail:

All communications between student and faculty will be required to use the BC Student E-mail. Here is the online instructions link: http://depts.bellevuecollege.edu/helpdesk/students/email/

Course Requirements and Grading System

Attendance 10%

Attendance is mandatory. Attending class and participating actively are perhaps the most important ways in which students can set themselves up for success. Any absence will result in your having to work harder to catch up. Arriving late, leaving early, or behaving disruptively will lower your grade.  If your instructor is sick or school is closed or a class is cancelled, please check the mybc.net site and/or your Bellevue College email account for any instructions while she is absent or school is closed.  If you have a BC email address, you will automatically receive emergency notifications such as school closures from Rave Alert. https://bellevuecollege.edu/alerts/ There are no excused absences unless there is an unusual situation such as a major weather event, your stay in the hospital or a death in the family. Please provide me with supporting documentation.

I suggest finding at least two classmates for your study group the first week of classes. When you miss a class, your group can help you catch up. It will be your own responsibility to find out what you have missed and the assigned homework.

Homework and Class Performance 30% (Class Performance 5%)

There are 2 types of homework for each lesson – workbook HW and character book HW. In order to receive full points, homework needs to be turned in ON TIME with the correct answers. Late or unfinished homework will only get 50% of whole points.

Class performance includes Class Work Preparation and Classroom participation. It is important to practice speaking Chinese in class. Being prepared to participate in classroom conversations and activities is important. Grading in this area will be based on preparation and participation.

Vocabulary and Chinese Character Quizzes 10%

After learning the vocabulary and Chinese characters in each lesson, there will be a short quiz.

Tests and Presentation 30% (10% each)

There are 2 tests and 1 presentation. Test 1: Lesson 1-3; Test 2: Lesson 4-6. If you miss a test, you will get one chance to make it up within a week of the test date. However, you won’t get a chance to make up the oral part of a test. You may lose 10-20% of your grade for this test.

As for the presentation, you will use the Chinese vocabulary you have learned in the class to make up a dialogue and speak the dialogue in Chinese with your teammates in front of the class (no more than 5 people in one group).

Final Exam 20%

The sections of the final exam are similar to every lesson’s tests, and it will be comprehensive of the whole quarter’s work. It may consist of an oral presentation, listening, reading, and writing. Therefore, coming to class and doing your homework is very important!

Grading System: A = 94-100% A- = 90-93% 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

Inclement Weather or Emergency Procedure:

 If the college remains open, students are expected to make a reasonable effort to come to campus. At the same time, BC does not expect people to endanger themselves to do so. Nor do I. if there is a weather emergency, use common sense, know your comfort level, check traffic advisories and other information resources, and exercise your own judgment about your local conditions. Communicate with your teacher what you are planning to do.  Please make sure to check the BC website as well for any weather related information, updates or closures: http://bellevuecollege.edu/publicsafety/status  In case of absences by the instructor, please check the class site as well as your Bellevue College e-mail account for instructions as to what you should work on during that time.

Cell Phone Policy:

If your cell phone is out on the table or chair or goes off once in class, please bring a food item to share with the class. It if happens a second time, I will reserve the right to take the phone for the rest of the class time and the students needs to bring a food item to share with the class.

The Class Calendar

Week 1 Pinyin and Chinese character writing system. Start lesson 1. Week2 Learn lesson 1 to lesson 8 To Test one: lesson 1,2 and 3 Week 9 Test two: lesson 4,5 and 6 Week11 Presentation Review Week 12 Final Exam This schedule may change due to class progress.

Classroom Learning Atmosphere:

Classroom Environment

Please read the Arts & Humanities Division Policy: http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/ArtsHum/policy.html for full details on your classroom responsibilities. Part of your classroom responsibilities involves professional behavior toward the instructor and the class itself. Disruptive behavior is disrespectful behavior. When you are in doubt about any behavior, consult your instructor. When disruptive behavior occurs, instructors will speak to or e-mail the students concerned. Those students are then responsible for ending the disruptions at once. Failure to do so may result in removal of the students from class. Please feel free to contact me with any concerns you have regarding this class.

Please find the division statements:

• The Arts and Humanities Commitment to Student Growth and Development: http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/ArtsHum/AHGdlns-StdntGrwth.htm • Information about Plagiarism: http://bellevuecollege.edu/writinglab/Plagiarism.html

Affirmation of Inclusion

Bellevue College is committed to maintaining an environment in which every member of the campus community feels welcome to participate in the life of the college, free from harassment and discrimination.

We value our different backgrounds at Bellevue College, and students, faculty, staff members, and administrators are to treat one another with dignity and respect. http://bellevuecollege.edu/about/goals/inclusion.asp

Student Code

“Cheating, stealing and plagiarizing (using the ideas or words of another as one’s own without crediting the source) and inappropriate/disruptive classroom behavior are violations of the Student Code of Conduct at Bellevue College. Examples of unacceptable behavior include, but are not limited to: talking out of turn, arriving late or leaving early without a valid reason, allowing cell phones/pagers to ring, and inappropriate behavior toward the instructor or classmates. The instructor can refer any violation of the Student Code of Conduct to the Vice President of Student Services for possible probation or suspension from Bellevue College. Specific student rights, responsibilities and appeal procedures are listed in the Student Code of Conduct, available in the office of the Vice President of Student Services.” The Student Code, Policy 2050, in its entirety is located at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/policies/2/2050_Student_Code.asp

Important Links:

Bellevue College E-mail and access to Canvas http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/students/ The Language Lab – A244 - is opened for all world language students. The open hours are posted on the door.

All students registered for classes at Bellevue College are entitled to a network and e-mail account. Your student network account can be used to access your student e- mail, log in to computers in labs and classrooms, connect to the BC wireless network and log in to BC website. To create your account, go to: https://bellevuecollege.edu/sam

Canvas site questions: Distance Education Office: 425-564-2438 email at [email protected] Online at http://bellevuecollege.edu/distance

Disability Resource Center (DRC)

Students with disabilities who have accommodation needs may contact the Disability Resource Center (B132) by calling 425.564.2498 or TTY at: 425-564-4110. Information is also available on their website at www.bellevuecollege.edu/drc

If you are a student with a documented autism spectrum disorder, there is an additional access program available to you. Contact [email protected] or 425.564.2764. ASN is located in the Library Media Center in D125. www.bellevuecollege.edu/autismspectrumnavigators/

Public Safety and Emergencies

Public Safety is located in the K building (K 100) and can be reached at 425-564- 2400 (easy to remember because it’s the only office on campus open 24 hours a day —2400) and on the web at http://bellevuecollege.edu/publicsafety/. Among other things, Public Safety serves as our Parking Permits, Lost and Found, and Emergency Notification center. Please ensure you are signed up to receive alerts through our campus alerting system by registering at http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/alerts/?ref=footer

Please familiarize yourself with the emergency postings by the door of every classroom and know where to go in the event of an evacuation. Your instructor will be asked if anyone might still be in the building, so check in before you do anything else. Emergency responders will search for anyone unaccounted for.

If a major emergency occurs, please follow these two rules:

1) Take directions from those in charge of the response -We all need to be working together.

2) Do not get in your car and leave campus (unless directed to) - Doing so will clog streets and prevent emergency vehicles from entering the scene. Instead, follow directions from those in charge.

Please do not hesitate to call Public Safety if you feel safety questions or concerns at any time. Final Exam Schedule http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/courses/exams/

Academic Calendar

The Bellevue College Academic Calendar is separated into two calendars. They provide information about holidays, closures and important enrollment dates such as the finals schedule.  Enrollment Calendar - http://bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/calendar/deadlines/. On this calendar you will find admissions and registration dates and important dates for withdrawing and receiving tuition refunds.  College Calendar - http://bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/calendar/holidays/0910.asp. This calendar gives you the year at a glance and includes college holidays, scheduled closures, quarter end and start dates, and final exam dates.