Course Description
Intermediate grammar, reading, conversation, and composition.
Not open to native speakers.
Athena Title
Intermediate Chinese I
Prerequisite
CHNS 1002
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to debate pros and cons of social practices (e.g., education systems) in Chinese-speaking communities.
- Students will be able to break down short texts (e.g., blogs, articles) to identify main ideas, supporting details, and tone.
- Students will be able to infer meaning from context in unfamiliar passages or dialogues.
- Students will be able to discuss personal opinions on familiar topics (e.g., travel, technology) using compound sentences.
- Students will be able to write cohesive paragraphs (e.g., emails, journal entries) with appropriate transitional phrases.
- Students will be able to design multimedia projects (e.g., podcasts, videos) to present cultural topics.
- Students will be able to lead small-group discussions or role-plays on assigned topics (e.g., planning a trip, resolving conflicts).
- Students will be able to collaborate on community-based projects to promote intercultural understanding.
- Students will be able to examine social issues in Chinese-speaking regions.
- Students will be able to reflect on cultural stereotypes and their impact on cross-cultural communication.
Topical Outline
- Week 1: Beginning the Semester, Meeting People
verb aspect including completed action, new situation, specific information about past events
- Week 2: Registering for Classes, Moving In
complex sentence connectives
- Week 3: Life in the Dorm
word order, comparisons
- Week 4: Describing a Room
existential sentences
- Week 5: Meeting Friends to Go Out
topics and topicalization
- Week 6: Ordering a Meal
formation of adverbs, other ways to describe and action
- Week 7: Talking About Food
combining verb phrases
- Week 8: Shopping
position of time phrases, complex sentence connectives
- Week 9: At the Mall
reduplication of verbs, modifying the tone of sentences
- Week 10: Choosing Classes, Choosing a Major
suggestions, softening the tone of a sentence
- Week 11: Looking for Jobs and Internships
resultative complements
- Week 12: Finding a Job, Discussing Careers
patterns for inclusion
- Week 13: Searching for a Place to Live
descriptive complements
- Week 14: Renting an Apartment
directional complements, numeric series
- Week 15: Review
General Education Core
CORE IV: World Languages and Global Culture
Syllabus
