CHINESE 131 ANNOUNCEMENTS



SA#3 online signup Dear 82-131 students, Nimenhao! The SA#3 will be held next week. The online signup sheet is up on our course website. Please sign up your slot ASAP. http://ml2.hss.cmu.edu/courses/suemei/82-131/sasignup.htm Zaijian, Wu laoshi

Lesson test (2) (L1+L2) format Dear 82-131 students, Nimenhao! The lesson test (2) (L1+L2) will be held next Monday (9/22). The format is as follows, (1) Listening test (listen and circle the right sound; listen and mark the tones; (2) character (write out Pinyin (+tones) & English) (3) Grammar: fill in with ma, ne, shei and shenme. (4). A dialogue for you to complete (5) translation study tips: (1) memorize well for the Lesson 1 and Lesson 2 characters and texts; (2) Review homework L1 + L2 Wu laoshi

online Chinese/English dictionaries Dear 82-131 students, Here are some online tools for Chinese/English dictionaries. It is just for a simple look up (such as look up the meaning for your name). As for other more complicated task, such as translation, you need to look through the listed words and then find the most appropriate term. Hope you can find the meaning of your given name and report that to class tomorrow (Wed). http://www.TigerNT.com/cedict.shtml http://www.mandarintools.com Wu laoshi

SA(2) online signup sheet Dear 82-131 students, Nimen hao! Our SA(2) will be held from Sept. 21 (Wed) through Sept 25 (Sun). each student will have a 20-minutes slot to meet with SAs. Please sign up your time ASAP. http://ml2.hss.cmu.edu/courses/suemei/82-131/sasignup.htm Zaijian, Wu Laoshi

Photos from the mid-autumn festival celebration Dear students, Nimenhao! We had a good time at the Mid-autumn festival celebration. Here are some photos from the party. http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~suemei/mooncakes03.htm http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~suemei/moonparty03.htm By the way, I would like to remind you that on Monday (9/19), you will have character quiz on Lesson 2 (the first 6 characters); hand in Lesson 1 homework. Don't forget to look at the big bright moon.:) Wu Laoshi

Gliman international scholarship Dear 82-131 students, I received this scholarship info below. Hope it is useful for you. Zaijian, Wu Laoshi ----------------------------------- From: Gilman Subject: DISC: Gilman International Scholarship Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship: Spring 2004 Cycle Now Open The Institute of International Education (IIE) is now accepting applications for the Spring 2004 cycle of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by IIE through its Southern Regional Center in Houston, Texas, this program enables students who have limited financial means the opportunity to participate in undergraduate study abroad opportunities worldwide. The program provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. citizen undergraduate students at two- and four-year institutions to pursue country-based study abroad programs of up to one academic year. Community College students - both two-year and transfer - are particularly encouraged to apply. To be eligible students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application and cannot be studying abroad in a country currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba. This cycle of the Gilman International Scholarship is for study abroad programs that start between January 1 and April 15, 2004 and would include short-term and winter intersession programs that begin within the eligible start dates. For more information, full eligibility criteria, and the online application please access the Gilman Program website at www.iie.org/gilman. Please feel free to contact the Gilman Program office with any questions or inquiries. Gilman International Scholarship Program Institute of International Education 520 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 740 Houston, TX 77027 (713) 621-6300 ext. 25 gilman@iie.org www.iie.org/gilman

Mid-autumn festival party Dear 82-131 students, Nimenhao! The Chinese Mid-autumn festival (Zhongqiu jie) is coming up on Sunday Sept. 18. It is one of the most important festivals in Chinese culture. In general, it is a time for Chinese families to get together, watch the big bright moon and have fun. We Chinese program is going to celebrate the Mid-autumn festival together on Friday (9/16). Time: 9/16 (Friday), 4:00-6:00 PM Place: Porter Hall 18A, 18B and 18C Activities: Eat moon cakes, snacks, fruits, see a Chinese culture display and some performances (Martial arts, singing, and games....etc) Have fun! Wu laoshi

Link to Chinese characters Dear 82-131 students, Nimenhao! Today we learned the structure of Chinese characters. There is an interesting link for you to learn more about Chinese characters. http://ml2.hss.cmu.edu/courses/suemei/82-131/directions.htm Have fun! Wu laoshi

test (1) format: Pinyin & class. Exp. Dear 82-131 students, Nimenhao! The format for test (1) which will be held next Tuesday (9/2) is below: (1) Discriminate the tones: A: Listen and circle the right tone B: Listen and mark the tone (2) Discriminate the sounds: A: Listen and circle the right initial B: Liten and circle the right finals (3) Classroom expressions: Lieten and write down the English meaning. That's all. Zaijian, Wu laoshi

82-131 soundfiles: MP3 format Dear 82-131 students, Nimenhao! I would like to remind you that the 82-131 listening materials on our course website are all in MP3 format. You can right click on the mouse and save (download) it on your desktop. Any questions, welcome to reach me. Wu laoshi

SA(1) online signup sheet Nimenhao! The first speaking assistant activity will be held next Wed (9/7) through Sunday. You are required to sign up a 20-minutes time slot to complete the task. The online signup sheet is ready and up on our course website. The URL is below, http://ml.hss.cmu.edu/courses/suemei/82-131/sasignup.htm Please sign up ASAP. As for the activities, I will pass SA(1) sheet out in class tomorrow. Zaijian, Wu laoshi

course URL (listening materials) Dear 82-131 (Elementary Chinese) students, Nihao! (Hello!). This is Teacher Wu. I am e-mailing you to remind you the Course URL for the listening materials: http://ml.hss.cmu.edu/courses/suemei/82-131/ The soundfiles are all in MP3 format. You should be able to download them easily. You are strongly advised to listen and practice for today's classroom expressions-1 and tomorrow's lesson (classroom expression -2; Pinyin foundation (1)& (2). ) See you all in class tomorrow. Zaijian (Bye-bye!) Wu laoshi

8/22/2006
The first class meeting will be held on August 29 (Monday). The Sections are as follows.

Class Schedule and Rooms
 Section A  MTWF  9:30-10:20 PH A19D
  Section B  MTWF  10:30-11:20 PH A19D
  Section C  MTWF  11:30-12:20 PH A19D
  Section D MTWF  12:30-1:20 PH A19D
  Section E MTWF  1:30-2:20  PH A19D
  Section F MTWF  2:30-3:20  PH A19D
 

See you in class!


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