Dominican International School

Dominican International School

FOREIGN LANGUAGE——CHINESE

GRADE LEVEL: G9/, 10/ &G11 SY: 2010-2011(whole year) TEACHER: Sue-May Wu

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

Foreign students: G9 /G10 /& G11

The goal of this Chinese class is to enable students to master conventions of Communication with Chinese society and culture, the use in different linguistic registers, intermediated-level Chinese language structures.

Students in the course have the following the Standards for Chinese Language Learning to promote Chinese language, including listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing.

To be able to understand the textbook and given materials both in Speaking and in reading and to be able to discuss the cultural aspects of

the readings in Chinese.

To be able to use the knowledge gained through course materials to develop critical thinking skills, to communicate more effectively

both in the school setting and in real-life situations.

The primary textbook is Chinese Made Easy

Supplementary workbook by Yamin Ma & Xinging Li

The textbook Book 1 (G9) contains 21 lessons.

The textbook Book 2 (G10) contains 18 lessons.

The textbook Book 3 (G11) contains 17 lessons.

Each topic focuses on the rapidly changing attitudes and values of Chinese culture. Other resources such as short literary pieces, newspaper articles, and

films are also used to encourage students to understand and interpret different forms of spoken and written language on a variety of topics in Chinese.

Course Planner

Monthly calendar is based on school’s schedule.

Month 1 (August)

8/09/09 Housekeeping matters for the class

Overview of the course requirements

G9, Book1, Lesson 1—你好

Lesson 2—你好嗎?

Lesson 3 —你是我的好朋友

G10, Book2, Lesson 1—我喜歡黃色

Lesson 2—他們穿校服上學

Lesson 3 —他穿西裝上班

G11, Book3, Lesson 1—他的個子挺高的

Lesson 2—她長的很漂亮

Introduction…activities/ Assignments /Quiz/ Presentations/ Supplementary material & Lesson review/ Test

Month 2 (September)

G9, Book1, Lesson 4—今天是幾月幾號?

Lesson 5—你叫什麼名字?

Lesson 6—你住在哪兒?

G10, Book2, Lesson 4—今天是晴天

Lesson 5—北京的秋天天氣最好

G11, Book3, Lesson 3—我生病了

Lesson 4—我住院了

Introduction…activities/ Assignments /Quiz/ Presentations/ Supplementary material & Lesson review/ Test

G9, Book1, Lesson 7—這是我的一家

Lesson 8—他家有七口人

G10, Book2, Lesson 6—署假最長

Lesson 7—我最喜歡過寒假

G11, Book3, Lesson 5—中國的貨幣叫人民幣

Lesson 6—中式早餐包括粥, 包子Introduction…activities/ Assignments /Quiz/ Presentations/ Supplementary material & Lesson review/ Test

Exam review

Month 4 (November)

G9, Book1, Lesson 9—我爸爸工作我媽媽也工作

Lesson 10—我上五年級

G10, Book2, Lesson 8—我的愛好是聽音樂

Lesson 9—他打籃球打得最好

G11, Book3, Lesson 7—爸爸點了很多菜

Introduction…activities/ Assignm ents /Quiz/ Presentations/ Supplementary material & Lesson review/ Test

Month 5 (December): CHRISTMAS BREAK

WINTER TERM

G9, Book1, Lesson 11—中國在亞洲

G10, Book2, Lesson 10—她喜歡彈吉他

G11, Book3, Lesson 8—自助餐的菜式很多

Introduction…activities/ Assignments /Quiz/ Presentations/ Supplementary material & Lesson review/ Test

Exam review

G9, Book1, Lesson 12—他去過很多國家

Lesson 13—中國人說漢語

G10, Book2, Lesson 11—我們八點一刻上課

Lesson 12—我今年學十二門課

G11, Book3, Lesson 9—市場上的蔬菜水果非常新鮮

Lesson 10—他最喜歡吃零食

Introduction…activities/ Assignments /Quiz/ Presentations/ Supplementary material & Lesson review/ Test

Month 7 (February)

G9, Book1, Lesson 14—她會說好幾種語言

Lesson 15—她是醫生

G10, Book2, Lesson 13—她喜歡上化學課

G11, Book3, Lesson 11—人的身體需要各種營養

Lesson 12—大減價的時候商店裏很熱鬧Introduction…activities/ Assignments /Quiz/ Presentations/ Supplementary material & Lesson review/ Test

Month 8 (March)

G9, Book1, Lesson 16—他做什麼工作

G10, Book2, Lesson 14—他不怕考試

G11, Book3, Lesson 13—我家附近新開了一家便利店Introduction…activities/ Assignments /Quiz/ Presentations/ Supplementary material & Lesson review/ Test

Exam review

Month 9 (April):SPRING TERM

G9, Book1, Lesson 17—她在一家日本公司工作

Lesson 18—他天天坐校車上學

Lesson 19----她坐地鐵上班

G10, Book2, Lesson 15—他們學校不大也不小

Lesson 16---校園不大但是很美

G11, Book3, Lesson 14—給媽媽買條真絲圍巾吧

Lesson 15—我們要搬家了

Introduction…activities/ Assignments /Quiz/ Presentations/ Supplementary material & Lesson review/ Test

Month 10 (May)

G9, Book1, Lesson 20—我早上七點半上學

Lesson 21—汽車比自行車快

G10, Book2, Lesson 17—她的電話號碼是多少

Lesson 18---請他給我回電話

G11, Book3, Lesson 16—我有了自己的房間

Lesson 17—我總算找到了他的家Introduction…activities/ Assignments /Quiz/ Presentations/ Supplementary material & Lesson review/ Test

Exam review

Chinese Films

Film: Pushing Hand (推手)

Film: Eat Drink Man Woman (饮食男女)

Film: Red Lantern (大紅燈籠高高掛)

Etc…

Teaching Strategies

This course is organized of the textbook

CHINESE

Supplementary materials such as short readings,newspaper articles, films, and short TV plays are all related to the themes. Each lesson includes:

(1) Vocabulary preview and reading activities,

(2) Grammar explanation and review,

(3) Exercises (vocabulary, grammar, essay, language lab work, etc.

(4) Discussion of the reading

(5) Reading comprehension and writing

Vocabulary preview and rereading activities:

Each lesson in the textbook contains a list of vocabulary words.

Students are required to study the list before.

Students prepare to explain a few words, using sample sentences, to the class.

I also give students some general comprehension questions to answer while reading for the next day’s class. These are usually general background questions related to the topic or general comprehension questions on the introduction piece of the unit. I use these questions to start a class discussion, which can take place in small groups first and then as a whole class. Grammar explanation and review:

The textbook has a grammar explanation section with excellent sample sentences that illustrate the structure. Students can study independently and bring questions to class as we start our discussion of the reading. Exercises: Students do many different types of exercises to improve all four language skills. There are cloze exercises in the textbook and workbook for filling in blanks, multiple-choice questions, and sentence-making exercises for vocabulary practice and reinforcement. Students are required to use the language lab for listening and speaking practice on the texts and related news reports for each class.

Students keep a journal; they write on a subject they choose or on assigned topics, depending on the theme of the week. All these exercises will help students prepare for the AP Exam.

Discussion of the reading: At this point, most students feel comfortable speaking on the topic in class if they have seriously followed up with all the preparation exercises. All students are expected to participate actively in class discussion because this is the best way to improve their oral expression and overall communicative competence.

Reading comprehension and writing practice: At the beginning of each class, we do a speed-reading comprehension exercise for 8–10 minutes on topics related to the thematic unit. This constant exercise provides an excellent opportunity for students to expand their vocabulary and improve their overall reading comprehension. In addition, we often do in-class writing practice (paragraph writing or one-page essays). Sometimes, after a class discussion, or after watching a segment of a movie, students are given

an open-ended question to answer, or they are directed to write a short reflection on the movie or video clip, or simply on the main reading in class. Teaching Procedure

1: Vocabulary preview and reading activities

A vocabulary preview activity is assigned before class, so the students will be ready to participate from the beginning.

2: Grammar explanation and review

Students start with questions students may have after reading the grammar explanation section.

3: Language Discussion of the reading

Students watch a movie segment related to the theme and then students are divided into pairs, even to assume the roles of characters for students and discussion.

4: Comprehension/ writing practice

Start with reading (8–10 minutes), on a related topic, followed in-depth discussion of our main reading of the lesson. This is a whole class discussion or a debate, for giving students an opportunity to clearly their feelings on the topic. At this point, students are well prepared, and the discussion and then ask them to start on an assigned essay with writing practice. ASSESSMENT

Quarterly grades are based on the following:

(學生成績依據下列表現而評定)

1, quizzes and tests (隨堂測驗）、

participation, in-class performance (課程參與)

2, homework assignments (指定作業)

3, Quarter Examination (段考)

Each of the three areas accounts for one-third of the quarterly grade.

(以上各佔成績的三分之一)

Students are expected to preview the vocabulary section of the material and read the grammar notes before class. Active involvement in class discussion is expected of all participants, so students should come to class prepared to take part.

Homework is assigned on a weekly basis. It usually includes

listening/speaking exercises in the class, vocabulary-building practice, and grammar exercises, as well as reading/writing exercises.

Writing assignments and compositions should be at least 200 characters in length or longer, unless specified otherwise.

If students choose to type, all final copies should be double-spaced.

Vocabulary and reading comprehension quizzes usually include dictation of characters, fill-in blanks or multiple-choice questions, sentence-completions, and short readings.

HH (High Honors) 90–100

H (Honors) 80–89

HP (High Pass) 70–79

P (Pass) 60–69

U (Unsatisfactory=fail) 50–59

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