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General Information

Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
MANDD004.
Course Title (CB02)
Intermediate Mandarin (First Quarter)
Course Credit Status
Credit - Degree Applicable
Effective Term
Fall 2023
Course Description
Students will read and discuss texts dealing with the geography, history, social and cultural practices of the Chinese-speaking world. The course will review the linguistic functions and grammatical structures of first-year Chinese. Speaking, listening, reading, and writing of the first-quarter low intermediate level of Mandarin will be introduced and practiced within a cultural framework.
Faculty Requirements
Course Family
Not Applicable

Course Justification

This course meets a GE requirement of °®¶¹´«Ã½, CSU GE, and IGETC. It belongs on the Certificate of Achievement Advanced in Mandarin. This course is transferable to CSU and UC. It is the first third of the intermediate-level Mandarin series. It develops the language production and processing skills that are necessary to enable communication at a low-intermediate level with a focus on culture.

Foothill Equivalency

Does the course have a Foothill equivalent?
No
Foothill Course ID

Course Philosophy

Formerly Statement

Course Development Options

Basic Skill Status (CB08)
Course is not a basic skills course.
Grade Options
  • Letter Grade
  • Pass/No Pass
Repeat Limit
0

Transferability & Gen. Ed. Options

Transferability
Transferable to both UC and CSU
°®¶¹´«Ã½ GEArea(s)StatusDetails
2GC2°®¶¹´«Ã½ GE Area C2 - HumanitiesApproved
CSU GEArea(s)StatusDetails
CGC2CSU GE Area C2 - HumanitiesApproved
IGETCArea(s)StatusDetails
IG3BIGETC Area 3B - HumanitiesApproved
IG6XIGETC Area 6 - Language Other Than EnglishApproved

Units and Hours

Summary

Minimum Credit Units
5.0
Maximum Credit Units
5.0

Weekly Student Hours

TypeIn ClassOut of Class
Lecture Hours5.010.0
Laboratory Hours0.00.0

Course Student Hours

Course Duration (Weeks)
12.0
Hours per unit divisor
36.0
Course In-Class (Contact) Hours
Lecture
60.0
Laboratory
0.0
Total
60.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
Lecture
120.0
Laboratory
0.0
NA
0.0
Total
120.0

Prerequisite(s)

MAND D003. (equivalent to three years of high school Mandarin) or equivalent

Corequisite(s)

Advisory(ies)

ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for EWRT D001A or EWRT D01AH or ESL D005.

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

Entrance Skill(s)

General Course Statement(s)

(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)

Methods of Instruction

Lecture and visual aids

Discussion of assigned reading

Discussion and problem solving performed in class

In-class exploration of Internet sites

Quiz and examination review performed in class

Homework and extended projects

Collaborative learning and small group exercises

Collaborative projects

Assignments

  1. Reading
    1. Readings are assigned from the textbooks, workbooks, and other sources, such as newspapers.
    2. Read semi-authentic materials edited by instructors.
  2. Listening
    1. Listen to the CDs provided by textbook publishers.
    2. Listen to classmates' news reports and oral presentations.
    3. Watch selected videos and films.
  3. Speaking
    1. Review practice material for individual oral presentations.
    2. Participate in role-play assigned topics or situations.
    3. Report simple facts or verbally exchange information.
  4. Writing
    1. Practice the newly learned vocabulary by filling in the information gaps, making sentences, writing paragraphs and compositions.
    2. Complete assignments related to the readings, including keeping journals and responding to instructors or classmates' written questions.
  5. Culture learning
    1. Culture learning includes audio-video and online assignments.
    2. Cultural learning includes in-class oral presentations on cultural topics.

Methods of Evaluation

  1. Homework assignments (Textbook and Workbook exercises and other resources) will be evaluated on the basis of correct usage of language functions studied in each lesson.
  2. Written and oral quizzes will be evaluated on the basis of composing and demonstrating comprehensible, paragraph-level discourse about familiar topics to reflect an increasingly consistent command of vocabulary and language structures.
  3. Mid-term examination: an individual written and oral presentation will be evaluated on the basis of the correct usage of the vocabulary and the listening comprehension skills and communication correspondence.
  4. Final examination: an individual written and oral presentation or a group oral presentation or an interview with the instructor will be evaluated on the basis of producing comprehensible, paragraph-level discourse about familiar topics to reflect an increasingly consistent command of vocabulary and language structures.
  5. Oral presentation on cultural topics will be evaluated on the basis of demonstrating an increasingly accurate grasp of the subtleties in the idiosyncracies of Mandarin-speaking cultures, by analyzing and comparing them to one's own cultures.
  6. Participation in communication and cultural activities in class will be evaluated on the basis of small group discussion, small group debates, group projects, peer-assessment of group members’ contributions and problem solving.

Essential Student Materials/Essential College Facilities

Essential Student Materials: 
  • None.
Essential College Facilities:
  • None.

Examples of Primary Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisherDate/EditionISBN
Tao-chung Yao,Yuehua Liu, Liangyan Ge, Nyan-ping Bi and Yaohua Shi. Integrated Chinese Volume 2 Textbook: Simplified Chinese Edition. The Fourth Edition. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2017
Beijing Language Institute, "New Practical Chinese Reader: Book II and III". Second Edition. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2012.
Tao-chung Yao,Yuehua Liu, Liangyan Ge, Nyan-ping Bi and Yaohua Shi. Integrated Chinese Volume 2 Workbook: Simplified Chinese Edition. The Fourth Edition. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2017
Tao-chung Yao,Yuehua Liu, Liangyan Ge, Nyan-ping Bi and Yaohua Shi. Integrated Chinese Volume 2 Character Workbook: Simplified and Traditional Chinese Edition. The Fourth Edition. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2017

Examples of Supporting Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisher
Cheung, Hung-nin Samuel. "A Practical Chinese Grammar". Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 2002.
Kubler, Cornelius C. and Hsiaojung Sharon L. Chi. "Read Chinese Signs". Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 1993.
Li, Charles N. and Sandra A. Thompson. "Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar". Berkeley, Los Angeles and London: University of California Press, 1989.
Norman, Jerry. "Chinese". Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988.
Shou-hsin Teng, "Taiwan Today: An Intermediate Course, Revised Second Edition". Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2008.
Spring, Madeline K. "Making Connections: Enhance Your Listening Comprehension in Chinese: Traditional Character Edition". Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2002.
"IC vocabulary trainer" http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/integrated-chinese3.php
"UV Pinyin Chart" http://www.uvm.edu/~chinese/pinyin.htm
"Pinyin Practice.Com" http://www.pinyinpractice.com
"Stroke Orders (traditional)" http://www.usc.edu/dept/ealc/chinese/character/
"IC Home from UH" http://eastasia.hawaii.edu/yao/icusers/Default.htm
"UC Berkeley's IC website" http://www.language.berkeley.edu/ic/
"IC Flash Cards, Word Games and Tests" http://quizlet.com/subject/integrated-chinese/
"Online Dictionary" http://www.nciku.com/
"NJ Star" http://www.njstar.com
"Chinese Typing" http://pinyinjoe.com/
"Learning Chinese Online" http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/online1.htm
"Video clips of survival Chinese" http://personal.kenyon.edu/bai/vcsc.htm
"Reading Exercises from Rutgers University" http://chinese.rutgers.edu/content_e.htm
"BBC Real Chinese" http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese/real_chinese/
"Chinese multi media from University of Oxford" http://www.ctcfl.ox.ac.uk/Chinese/index.html
"Progressive Reading from USC" http://www.usc.edu/dept/ealc/chinese/Level/1.htm

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Course Objectives

  • Demonstrate an understanding of language as the primary expression of culture and a medium of communication.
  • Demonstrate the ability to communicate with the control of linguistic functions and the grammatical structure of Mandarin at the first-quarter low intermediate level in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
  • Distinguish and identify the linguistic features of the Mandarin-speaking countries and communities.
  • Use 50% to 70% of the target language to examine, discuss, and analyze historical, cultural, and social developments in the different Mandarin-speaking countries and communities.
  • Engage in critical analysis and comparison of the student's own values and cultural assumptions with those of the Mandarin-speaking countries and communities.

CSLOs

  • Demonstrate an increasingly consistent command of essential vocabulary (recognize and reproduce at least 600 Chinese characters) and language structures necessary to request and provide, orally and in writing, an expanding range of somewhat sophisticated information such as dating, renting an apartment, sports, travel and at the airport.

  • Derive meaning from longer texts of increasing complexity, [relying less on contextual clues] to extract main ideas and supporting details, and to interpret some subtleties of the text.

  • Compose comprehensible, paragraph-level discourse about familiar topics to reflect an increasingly consistent command of vocabulary and language structures.

  • Demonstrate an increasingly accurate grasp of the subtleties in the idiosyncracies of Mandarin-speaking cultures, by analyzing and comparing them to one's own culture(s).

Outline

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of language as the primary expression of culture and a medium of communication.
    1. Recognize the patterns and connections between language, thought patterns, and cultures.
    2. Identify the influence of history and geography on the Mandarin language from a cultural perspective.
    3. Examine and understand how the Mandarin language has evolved, the changes in written systems, and the trend of recognition and writing of both traditional and simplified forms, especially under the influence of popular cultures in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to communicate with the control of linguistic functions and the grammatical structure of Mandarin at the first-quarter low intermediate level in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
    1. Comprehend simple discourse in printed form for informative social purposes.
      1. Draw out main ideas and locate critical linguistic elements such as grammatical patterns in texts.
      2. Identify subject matters in texts such as announcements of public events and newspaper headlines.
      3. Read simple prose that contains biographical information.
      4. Make reasonable guesses at unfamiliar vocabulary if highly contextualized.
    2. Comprehend and perform short conversations about survival needs and basic social demands.
      1. Get accustomed to topics including meals, lodging, transportation, time and directions, sports, and simple comments on above topics.
      2. Demonstrate language usages in the above mentioned areas.
      3. Maintain verbal exchange on those topics.
      4. Narrate, describe, and handle simple situations or transactions such as making a flight reservation and ticketing.
    3. Acquire etiquette skills for basic social situations.
      1. Apply language to ask for help
      2. Express personal wishes, doubts, preferences and advice on social activities, such as dating, sports, travel, and visiting doctors.
      3. Accommodate other's needs, e.g., provide information asked.
      4. Demonstrate control of the writing system to meet basic needs.
    4. Demonstrate mastery of the writing system to:
      1. Write notes and short paragraphs related to daily life such as letters and a dairy.
      2. Utilize Chinese word-processing skills in producing narrative, and descriptive compositions.
  3. Distinguish and identify the linguistic features of the Mandarin-speaking countries and communities.
    1. Identify the importance and the different linguistic features of the Mandarin language in various Mandarin-speaking countries and communities through authentic or semi-authentic materials.
    2. Assess the impact of language adoptions and changes on Mandarin speakers in the United States, China, Taiwan and other Mandarin-speaking regions and communities.
  4. Use 50% to 70% of the target language to examine, discuss, and analyze historical, cultural, and social developments in the different Mandarin-speaking countries and communities.
    1. Evaluate the influence of the migration of different ethnicities within China and the immigration to other Asian countries.
    2. Assess the importance of Mandarin from regional and economic perspectives in East and Southeast Asia by learning about the different cultures and practices in the regions and cities such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.
  5. Engage in critical analysis and comparison of the student's own values and cultural assumptions with those of the Mandarin-speaking countries and communities.
    1. Identify the cultural, traditional, and contemporary values of the Mandarin-speaking countries and communities.
    2. Explore the student's own values, cultural and social assumptions and compare them with the traditional and contemporary values of Mandarin-speaking countries.
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