I. Course Description:

This course is the continuation of the elementary Chinese course for beginning students of Mandarin Chinese. Students will continue learning the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing for everyday communication. Building upon the vocabulary and sentence structures taught in the first semester, students will learn more useful expressions and advanced sentence structures necessary for use in everyday life. A large part of the class time will be devoted to conversations related to topics in daily life. While emphasis will be laid on the communicative skills of listening and speaking, students will also continue to learn to read and write Chinese characters, and write short essays in Chinese characters. To facilitate the study of the language, different aspects of Chinese culture and society will be introduced through such activities as Chinese videos, and group activities.

II. Instructors:

82-132 coordinator:	Dr. Sue-mei WU (BH 245A)
Telephone:	268-5949
E-mail:	suemei@andrew.cmu.edu
Office Hours: Mon 1-2	; or by appointment
Section A (9:30):	Ms. Chan LU (FMS 326)
Telephone:	268-1894
E-mail:	chanl@andrew.cmu.edu
Office Hours: Mon 4-5	; or by appointment
Section B (10:30):	Ms. Jing Zhou (FMS 323)
Telephone:	268-7627
E-mail:	jzms@andrew.cmu.edu
Office Hours:	Tues 9:30-10:30; or by appointment
Sections C (11:30):	Ms. Liu LI (FMS 326)
Telephone:	268-1894
E-mail:	liul@andrew.cmu.edu
Office Hours: Tues 12;30-1:20	; or by appointment
Sections D (12:30)	Mr. Dongbo ZHANG (FMS 326)
Telephone:	268-1894
E-mail:	dongboz@andrew.cmu.edu
Office Hours:	Wed 11:30-12:20; or by appointment
Sections E(1:30)	Ms. Liping CHEN (BH A60E)
Telephone:	268-9650
E-mail:	lpchen@andrew.cmu.edu
Office Hours: Tues 11:30-12:30	; or by appointment

III. Class Schedule and Rooms:

Section A (LU)	MTWF	9:30-10:20	WEH 8427 (MWF); WEH 5316 (T)
Section B (ZHOU)	MTWF	10:30-11:20	CFA 206 (MWF); WEH 5316 (T)
Section C (LI)	MTWF	11:30-12:20	PH A19C (MWF); PH A21 (T)
Section D (ZHANG)	MTWF	1:30-1:20	PH 126A(MTWF)
Section E (CHEN)	MTWF	1:30-2:20	PH A19D (MWF); PH 126A (T)
Section F (CHEN)	MTWF	2:30-3:20	PH 126A (MTWF)
Section G (WANG)	MTWF	5:30-6:20	PH 126A (MTWF)
Modern Languages Resource Center (MLRC)			PH 225C

IV. Textbooks & Listening materials
Chinese Link: Zhongwen Tiandi ( Value Package: ISBN 013-226406-4, including Textbook, Workbook & Audio CDs)
1. Textbook: Chinese Link: Zhongwen Tiand (Elementary Chinese). By Sue-mei Wu, Yueming Yu , Yanhui Zhang & Weizhong Tian. Prentice Hall Publisher.
2. Workbook: Chinese Link: Zhongwen Tiandi (Elementary Chinese) Homework & Characters By Sue-mei Wu, Yueming Yu , Yanhui Zhang & Weizhong Tian. Prentice Hall Publisher.
3. Audio CD: including language in use (lesson texts), vocabulary, supplementary practice, listening exercises, tongue twisters, poems and listening exercises in the Homework The Chinese Link: Zhongwen Tiandi Value Package (Textbook, workbook and Audio CD) is available at the CMU bookstore located in the basement of the University Center.
4. Chinese Link Online Resources: Companion Website: This companion website provides resources to accompany the Chinese Link textbook: complete audio program, self-grading vocabulary and grammar review exercises, flashcards, self-grading listening and reading comprehension activities, web-based activities, and web resource links. Students are encouraged to use these free resources to enhance their Chinese study.
Recommended Dictionary: English-Chinese / Chinese-English Dictionary by Zhu et al. (available in the bookstore)

V. Requirements:
1. It is very hard to learn to speak a foreign language without adequate contact with the language. One hour of class a day is not enough. Therefore, students are required to make full use of the lisetning materials for practice outside of class time. Part of the homework for each lesson will be done with the help of the listening materials. Students are strongly advised to practice with the tapes as much as possible to lay a good foundation for further training in spoken Chinese. Don't just listen, but also repeat after the tapes, imitating the voices of the native speakers.

2. Class attendance and participation is VERY IMPORTANT for this course. Students are required to attend ALL classes scheduled and take an active part in classroom activities. Attendance will be recorded every day. If, for some justifiable reason, you are not able to come to class on a certain day, advance notice to the teacher is required, except for emergency cases. Supporting documents (e.g. doctor's note) should be submitted in order for an absence to be excused. Class participation accounts for 10% of your total grade. If your absences from the class exceed 10 class hours, you will get a zero for attendance and participation. Moreover, for each unexcused absence, 0.5 points will be deducted from your final grade.

3. Homework will be assigned regularly. (Please refer to the daily schedule for the due date). Late submission will result in a deduction of points from your grade. 5 points out of 100 will be deducted for each day the homework is late. Homework received more than one week after the due date will receive no credit. If you forget to bring your homework to class, you may leave it in the folder outside the instructor's office or in her mailbox at the main office of the department (BH 160).

4. Character Quizzes. In order to build a good foundation of Chinese writing and reading skills, practicing and reciting Chinese characters regularly are essential. Character quizzes will be held regularly. They will account for 10% of your total grade. Missed Character quizzes cannot be made up. To allow flexibility for excused absences, emergencies, and "bad days", your three lowest scores on character quizzes for the semester will not be included in your average.

5. In-class oral exercises: In order to help improve your everyday communication in Chinese, there will be 5 in-class group oral exercises during the semester (Please refer to the daily schedule for the dates). They will account for 10% of your total grade.

6. Tests: There will be lesson tests regularly during the semester (please refer to the daily schedule for the dates). They will account for 30% of your total grade. Make-up tests will not be permitted except in the case of illness or emergency situations. Written proof needs to be presented to the instructor for rescheduling.

7. The final exam will be a group oral performance (10% of course grade; on 4/28 & 4?30). It will cover everything we learn during the semester. The guidelines will be provided during the semester.

8. Learning about Language Learning (LaLL): As a continuation of the discussions during the first semester on language learning skills, this course also includes some videos and classroom discussion on the subject. This is to provide you with helpful theories and tips for your Chinese learning. You will also need to keep a journal on the subject of language learning. The dates for the discussions and journal due date are listed in the daily schedule.

9. Research Project: A research project on Chinese culture forms part of the requirements of the course. It will account for 6% of your total grade. The guidelines will be provided during the semester.

10. Since your attendance and participation will be recorded everyday, you are required to stay in the section for which you have registered in order for the instructor to keep an accurate record of your performance.

11. The classroom will be highly student-centered. What this means is that the instructor will be doing very little in the way of explaining or lecturing. Rather, classroom learning will be achieved mainly through group/pair work, role playing, and other activities geared toward your active production of the Chinese language. So, it is very important to study the material for a given day before coming to class.

12. Speaking Assistants: In order to improve your communicative skills in Chinese, we will provide native speakers as our Speaking Assistants (Sponsored by the Modern Languages Dept.). You will find it is very beneficial to practice with the Speaking Assistants. There will be an online signup sheet on our course website. The guidelines for the Speaking activities will be provided during the semester. Please refer to the schedule for activities dates. You are required to complete these activities and then cannot be made up if you miss them. They will be counted as part of your class attendance and participation grade. For each absence, 0.5 points will be deducted from your final grade.

Acdemic Intefrity Students who copy assignments, allow assignments to be copied, or cheat on tests will fail the assignment or test on the first offense, and fail the entire course on the second. Many students have questions as to what constitutes too much ''help'' on essays or homework. Of course, you may ask a friend (who may have studied Chinese longer than you) if a certain phrase or sentence is correct. You may consult an online dictionary or translator for a word or phrase. But, the line between legitimate help and cheating is this: Are you able to reproduce the same information on a test or on your own? If the answer is yes-i.e., you learned something from your question and won't make the same mistake again- that's okay. If the answer is no- i.e., you can't identify the parts of speech in the phrase or you can't tell me what the word(s) mean on the spot) then you shouldn't turn in the assignment as your own work. You should, at the very least, indicate those parts of the assignment that are not your own work. Experienced teachers like myself can easily recognize essays that are written by native, near-native, or advanced speakers, are copied from other sources, or are completed using online translation services. I am obligated to uphold the university's policy on academic integrity and I take this responsibility very seriously. If you are unsure about your particular situation, pleases ask me for clarification BEFORE you turn in an assignment as your own work. Please take the time to read the University's discussion guide to promoting academic integrity at: http://www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/acad_integ/acad_index.htm

VI. Distribution of Grades:

Calculation	Distribution	Total 100%
A= 90 & 90 above	Class attendance and participation	8 %
B=83 & 83 above	Character Quizzes	10 %
C=70-82	5 In-class oral exercises (5 x 2%)	10 %
D=60-69	12 Lesson Homework (12 x 2.5%)	30 %
F=Below 60	6 Lesson test (6 x 5%)	30 %
	2 interviews	4 %
	Final Oral Exam	8 %

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