Course Title ( Credits )

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Miyazaki International College Spring 2017

Course Description:

Chinese 3 is devoted to working in Chinese to understand features of Chinese culture and history that will bring students to a higher level of proficiency. Reading and writing will be of equal importance to speaking and listening. Materials will be drawn from suitable actual sources in political, economic, historical and cultural analysis. Chinese Studies 1 or 2 must be taken before Chinese Studies 3.

Course Goals/Objectives:

The lessons are conducted in Chinese as for as possible, depending on ability. The students apply the vocabulary they have learnt, in conversations related to a particular theme. The students will continue to study about Chinese culture and customs. A more independent learning style will be encouraged.

Course Schedule

No/Week/Day Topic Content

1 Apr. 6^th (Thurs.) Introduction Study plan, self-introduction in Chinese.

2 11^th (Tue.)

Kanji Chinese and Japanese characters.

3 13^th (Thurs.) 4 18^th (Tue.)

5 20^th (Thurs.) Reading & speaking Translation

Presentation.

Culture 6 27^th (Thurs.)

7 May 9^th (Tue.)

8 11^th (Thurs.) Reading & speaking Translation

Presentation.

Customs and thinking.

9 16^th (Tue.) 10 18^th (Thurs.)

11 23^th (Tue.) Reading & speaking

Translation Chinese tea.

12 25^th (Thurs.)

Course Title ( Credits ) ASA 369-1 Chinese Studies 3 (3 credits) Course Designation for TC

Content Teacher

Instructor(s) 蔡佩芳 Pei-fang Tsai

E-mail address [email protected] Office/Ext

Office hours

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13 June 1^th (Thurs.) Presentation.

14 6^th (Thurs.) Review & mini-test 15 8^th (Tue.) Reading & speaking

Translation Presentation.

Chinese holidays and celebrations.

16 13^th (Thurs.) 17 15^th (Tue.)

18 20^th (Tue.) Reading & speaking Translation.

Presentation.

Street life.

19 22^th (Thurs.) 20 29^th (Thurs.)

21 July 4^th (Tue.) Reading & speaking Translation.

Presentation.

Chinese food.

22 6^th (Thurs.) 23 11^th (Tue.)

13^th (Thurs.) For substitute 18^th (Tue.)

20^th (Thurs.)

An examination.

Required Materials:

A topic will be given for presentation in lesson. Students will be provided with printouts of material for each class.

Course Policies (Attendance, etc.)

Students are allowed 4 absences during the ourse, but are required to attend every mini-test for their total grade.

Grades and Grading Attendance 30%

Assignments 10%

Presentation 20%

Mini-test 20%

Final examination 20%

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