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Course Outlines

Spring 2021 - CHIN 281 D100

Intensive Mandarin Chinese for Beginners IV (3)

Class Number: 7038

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Mar 1 – Apr 16, 2021: Wed, Fri, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    CHIN 280, CHIN 200 or equivalent. Corequisite: This course may be taken concurrently with CHIN 280.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A continuation of CHIN 280. Students further develop conversational, reading and writing skills in Chinese. Lessons also include on-line listening and writing exercises. Students with credit for CHIN 201 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course is a continuation of CHIN 280-3. It is designed to facilitate further development of conversational, reading, and writing skills in Mandarin Chinese. Basic core of Chinese culture is gradually introduced through text materials. By the end of this course, students are expected to have low intermediate level of proficiency in Chinese. Classes meet 4 hours per week online (synchronously) for six weeks. Students are required to complete approximately 1-2 hours of asynchronous online learning per day.

PLEASE NOTE: The synchronous lectures will be conducted via Zoom during the set scheduled class times, while the asynchronous online learning is on SFU Canvas. Students need a computer (with built-in microphone and webcam), a cell phone (with camera) or a scanner, and internet access to join the class. Headsets are highly recommended.    

PLACEMENT

If you do not have the prerequisite course, please contact the instructor for a placement: cxie@sfu.ca The placement will be held through email or zoom.

Grading

  • Attendance and active participation 6%
  • Assignments 40%
  • Vocabulary quizzes 10%
  • Chapter Tests 30%
  • Oral presentations 14%

NOTES:

GRADING SCALE

A+ = 96-100                  B+  = 83-86                   C+ = 70-74                    D = 50-59

A   = 91-95                    B    = 79-82                   C   = 65-69                    F = 0-49

A-  = 87-90                    B-  = 75-78                    C-  = 60-64

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Yang Jizhou, et al, Hanyu Jiaocheng (Chinese Curriculum, revised version), Book II (Vol. I), Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2016


ISBN: 978-7-5619-4638-1

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN SPRING 2021

Teaching at SFU in spring 2021 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).