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CHINESE 101 LAM-CHIN101 CLASS CODE 24564 Cerritos College. Chinese Link 中文天地. Huānyíng Xuéxí Zhōngwén Yì líng yì 欢迎学习中文 101 Welcome to Chinese 101. INTRODUCTION. About me. Personal Information. Name: Lam, Tai (Tsair Lin – 林原才 Lín Yuán Cái ) Email: Tlam@Cerritos.edu
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CHINESE 101 LAM-CHIN101 CLASS CODE 24564 Cerritos College
Chinese Link 中文天地
HuānyíngXuéxíZhōngwénYìlíngyì 欢迎学习中文101 Welcome to Chinese 101
INTRODUCTION About me
Personal Information • Name: Lam, Tai (Tsair Lin – 林原才 Lín Yuán Cái) • Email: Tlam@Cerritos.edu • Office: LA 239 (Liberal Arts Building) • Work phone: (562) 860-2451 Ext. 4804 • Started teaching since early 1990s • Personal Profile: Tai Lam (Tsair Lin) • Work experience • Education
About the course • A course of elementary Mandarin Chinese for beginning learners • Emphasizing the acquisition of language basic skills • Language forms and functions (CFL / CSOL) • To be introduced to the Chinese customs, culture, and geography. • Chinese 101 ClassWeb
Learning Objectives and Outcomes • Students will understand: • The whole Chinese pronunciation system (Hanyu Pinyin 汉语拼音), Pinyin foundation • Basic Chinese grammar • The Chinese writing system • Some Chinese customs & culture
Learning Objectives and Outcomes • Should also be able to: • Read and pronounce syllables (pinyin) of standard Chinese • Exchange basic greetings; Introduce oneself; Inquire about a person's name and nationality Inquire about one's occupation & family … • Type Chinese texts on computer…
ABOUT LANGUAGES • Every human knows at least one language (spoken or signed) • Language = sounds + words + grammar (rules) • Words are finite, but sentences are infinite. • Acquiring / learning a language, learning rules: • Phonology(sound system) • Morphology( structure of words) • Syntax (combination of words into sentences) • Knowing a language: knowing words in that language • Sound units related to specific meaning • Sounds & meaning of words are arbitrary: No relationship b/w the way a word pronounced and its meaning
ABOUT LANGUAGES • Knowing a language encompasses this entire system • Phonology, Morphology, Syntax … • This knowledge (competence) is different from behavior (Performance) • You may know a language, but you may also choose NOT to speak it. • Although not speak it, still have knowledge of it. • Not knowing a language, unable to speak it at all
About the Chinese Language • What is the most widely spoken language in the world?(One World Nation Online) • How many people speak Mandarin Chinese in the world?(Wiki Answer) • How many people in the world can speak Chinese? • Why study Chinese? (Boston University) • Sinophone World(Wikipedia)
About the Chinese Language • Universality? • Practicality ? (Language and China’s ‘Practical Creativity’) • Aesthetic? • Phonology? • Attractiveness? • Degree of Difficulty? Complexity?
Course Texts and Materials 1. Chinese Link, Simplified Character Version 2. MyChineseLab with Pearson eText – Access Card 3. Character Book for Chinese Link. Simplified Character Version 4. Chinese Link Audio/CDs and Video/DVDs (Optional)
Homework and Assignments • Homework assigned via MyChineseLab (MCL) • Register at : www.mychineselab.com • Allowed to redo and resubmit homework 3 times at most on MCL • Course information: • Course name: LAM-CHIN101-14F • Course ID: CRSKL3J-8011054 • Course Description: • LAM-CHIN101-Elementary Chinese (24564)
Quizzes and Tests • A unit test for every 2 lessons. • Mid-term and final examinations include oral projects and exams:Listening, reading, and writing sections • Final exam: 2 parts - paper tests and projects • The projects include Chinese oral and culture presentation and group skit. • Tools: Visual aids, such as PowerPoint, Prezi, and Moviemaker … to present your projects.
Language Laboratory • Minimum 15 hours required • At least one lab hour each week for the lab study • Failing to do this results in grade dropping to a lower level. • Where? • Located in : • The Success Center (2ndFl. of the Library
Language tools & Resources Chinese Pinyin Setup in Windows Chinese Language Features in Windows Chinese Pinyin Macros Microsoft - Adding phonetics to texts Chinese Language Learning Resources (LAM-CHIN101-14F CLASSWEB)
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