UPPER SCHOOL WORLD LANGUAGE CURRICULUM Address Phone Online Cary Academy Administration: (919) 677-3873 Email: [email protected] 1500 N. Harrison Ave. Middle School: (919) 228-4600 Website: www.caryacademy.org Cary, NC 27511 Upper School: (919) 228-4544 Upper School Curriculum FLC 300: Intermediate-Mid Chinese COURSE DESCRIPTION This course introduces the students to the Chinese language and immerses them in the culture of the Chinese-speaking world. The emphasis of the course is placed on students developing the four communication skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Units of study are developed around practical topics in daily living, allowing the grammar to be learned in a meaningful, contextual environment. Through a variety of student-centered activities, lectures, videos, songs, Internet, and language-focused games, students learn the vocabulary, culture, and grammar of Mandarin Chinese and begin to obtain initial communicative competence in the language. SCOPE AND SEQUENCE: UNIT NAME CONTENT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS SKILLS Introduction to word order What does Chinese word Basic knowledge about Chinese Chinese The Chinese writing order look like? sentence structure. system, its history and How do Chinese characters Understand shape of Chinese development develop over centuries? characters and how to write them. Know basic information about the Chinese writing system Chinese Chinese characters How do you pronounce Reading and writing Chinese characters and Stroke order for basic Chinese words? characters Basic Chinese characters What is your Chinese Be able to read and write 21 Chinese Strokes 21 strokes in Chinese name? And how do you basic strokes read and write it? Greetings Exchanging greetings What are simple greetings Conducting simple greetings in Expressing gratitude in Chinese? Chinese Saying farewell What are similarities Ask simple yes/no questions between Chinese and Answer simple yes/no questions English pronouns? Discuss other people Family Looking at a family How to describe a family Employ basic kinship terms photo photo? Say some common professions Asking about How to ask about someone’s family someone’s profession? Dates & Time Taking someone out to How to tell and speak about Invite someone to dinner eat on his/her birthday time and dates? Arrange a dinner date Inviting someone to How to talk about dinner someone’s age and birthday Hobbies Talking about hobbies How to ask about Say and write the terms for basic Would you like to play someone’s hobbies? personal hobbies ball? How to ask friends out to Set up plans for the weekend see a movie? Visiting Friends Visiting a friend’s home Is it common to pay a visit Be able to say appropriate words At a friend’s House to a friend’s house without when you visit a friend advance notice? Some Chinese customs when visiting Do people bring anything friends. when visiting a friend’s home? What are some of common beverages and food offered to visitors? Making Calling one’s teacher How to answer a phone call Set up an appointment with a teacher Appointments Calling a friend for help and initiate a phone on the phone conversation? Ask someone to return your call How to ask for favor? Studying How did you do on the How to comment on one’s Comment on someone’s character Chinese exam? performance on an exam? writing Preparing for a Chinese How to talk about one’s Talk about one’s experience in class study habits? learning Chinese vocabulary and grammar Remark on typical scenes from one’s language class School Life A Diary: A Typical How to describe the routine Write a simple diary entry School Day of a student’s life on Write a brief letter in the proper A Letter: Talking about campus? format Studying Chinese How to invite friends to go Express one’s modesty in terms of on an outing? one’s foreign language ability Shopping Shopping for Clothes How to speak about the Recognize Chinese currency Exchanging Shoes color, size, and price of a Pay bills in cash or with a credit card purchase? Determine the proper change you How to ask for a different should receive size and/or color of Exchange merchandise merchandise Upper School Curriculum FLC 400: Intermediate High Chinese Intermediate High Chinese builds upon the skills learned in Intermediate Mid Chinese, and continues to focus on strengthening and refining the four skills. More complex grammatical forms, texts, and dialogues, as well as character writing will be taught at this level. The text book and other authentic listening, reading, and multi-media materials from various sources are used to further develop the students' interpersonal, presentational, and interpretive language skills. The class is conducted in Mandarin to the greatest degree possible to develop aural-oral competency. SCOPE AND SEQUENCE: UNIT NAME CONTENT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS SKILLS Transportation Going Home for the How to comment about Explain how to travel from one Winter Vacation several means of station to another An Email: Thanking transportation? Describe a traffic route Someone for a Ride How to express your Offer New Year’s wishes gratitude after receiving a personal favor? Talking About Tomorrow’s Weather Will How to ask different Employ basic terms for weather the Weather Be Even Better! weather conditions? patterns and phenomena The Weather Here Is How to describe different Describe simple weather changes Awful! weather conditions? Compare the weather of two places Talk about what you may do in nice or bad weather Present a simple weather forecast Dinning Dining Out How to ask if there are seats Order Chinese dishes Eating in a Cafeteria available in a restaurant? Tell the waiter your dietary How to ask the restaurant to preferences and restrictions recommend dishes? Ask the restaurant to recommend dishes Rush your order Pay for your meal Get the correct change after your payment Asking Where Are You Off To? How to ask for directions? Identify locations by using Directions Going to Chinatown How to give directions? landmarks as references Describe whether two places are close to or far away from one another State where you are heading and the purpose of going there Birthday Party Let’s Go to a Party! How to ask a friend to go to Suggesting things to take to get- Attending a Birthday a party with you? together Party How to thank people for Offer someone a ride and arrange a their gifts? time and place to meet Describe a duration of time Talk about the year of your birth and your Chinese Zodiac sign Give a simple description of someone’s facial features Seeing a Doctor My Stomachache Is How to describe basic Understand and repeat instructions Killing Me! symptoms of a cold? on when and how often to take Allergies How to describe common medications symptoms of allergies? Talk about why you do or don’t want to see the doctor Urge others to see a doctor when they are not feeling well Dating Seeing a Movie How to invite someone to Describe how long one has known Turning Down an go on a date? someone Invitation How to accept a date Make the necessary arrangements to courteously? go out with friends? How to decline a date politely? How to end a phone conversation without hurting the other person’s feelings? Renting an Finding a Better Place How to describe your Name common pieces of furniture Apartment Calling about an current and ideal living State how long you have been living Apartment for Rent quarters? at your current residence How to comment briefly on Discuss and negotiate rent, utilities, why a place is or isn’t good and security deposits for someone? Upper School Curriculum FLC 540: Studies in Chinese Language and Culture In this course students will increase their proficiency in each of the four basic language skills. The course offers a thorough review of grammatical structures previously learned and provides the opportunity to learn more complex sentence structures. Students read about the history, culture, current events as well as short stories. Students write compositions on these topics/issues. Oral communication is stressed through class discussion and oral presentations. As much as possible the course is conducted in Chinese, and emphasis is placed on cultural awareness. SCOPE AND SEQUENCE: UNIT NAME CONTENT ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS SKILLS Sports My Gut Keeps How to talk about your Name some popular sports Getting Bigger and exercise habits? Make a simple comparison Bigger! How to discuss your feelings between how soccer and American Watching about various sports? football are played American Football Travel Traveling to How to describe your travel Talk about your plans for summer Beijing itinerary? vacation Planning an How to ask about seat Describe what kind of city Beijing is Itinerary assignments? Ask for discounts, compare airfares How to request meal and routes, and book an airplane accommodations based on ticket your dietary restrictions or preferences? At the Airport Checking In at the How to check in at the Wish departing friends a safe Airport airport? journey and remind them to keep Arriving in Beijing How to greet guests at the in touch airport? Compliment someone on his or her language ability Ask about someone’s health Remind people to move on to the next event Begin a New Semester Explain how to write Chinese name How do people talk about the Say where you were born and grew up origins of their names? Discuss the pros and cons of living on and off campus Do students prefer on-campus or Express politely a dissenting opinion off-campus housing? What services are provided for first- year students when they