Course title
中国語ステップアップ   [Intermediate Chinese]
Course category general education courses  Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year 14  Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code 020368
Instructor(s)
南 勇   [NAN Yu]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Engineering Office   Email address

Course description
Students will read simple contexts in Chinese to review the intro-level grammars from Chinese for BeginnersⅠfrom previous semester and acquire intermediate vocabularies and grammars.
Listening skills will be another focus and improved by articles with intro-level vocabularies. Additionally, in order to deepen understanding to Chinese culture, various subjects related to course materials will also be touched upon and explained in a simple and intriguing way.

Expected Learning
Able to read and apprehend simple texts in Chinese and predict the meaning by guessing the meanings from the contexts. Able to understand simple conversations in Chinese. Able to pass Chuken test of level 4.

Course schedule
1. Introduction
2. Lesson 1 「please」, 「a little」before/after verbs and adjectives
3. Lesson 2 Asking about quantity, 「〜に…してあげる/くれる」、「(時間的に)ちょっと」
4. Lesson 3 「(量的に)ちょっと」、「どうですか」、How to ask someone’s view
5. Lesson 4 How to start a specific topic, Expression for continuous motion
6. Lesson 5 「〜したばかり」、「これから、〜してから」、「〜の時…」
7. Lesson 6 「おそらく…だろう」、「〜さえすれば…」
8. Lesson 7 Expression for repeated motion, expression to ask about procedure and cause
9. General Drill
10. Lesson 8 Compliment, 「〜に従って」, Expression to mention multiple examples
11. Lesson 9 「しかし、でも」、「確かに、本当に」、Expression to evaluate objects
12. Lesson 10 「(感覚的に)〜と思う」、「どうせ、いずれにせよ」、「〜しはじめる」
13. Lesson 11 「なぜなら」、「特に、とても〜」、「…する〜がない」
14. Lesson 12 「〜になる」、「〜と願う」、「〜しなくてもよい」
1. Final Exam
Prerequisites
Completing「Beginners Ⅰ・Ⅱ」in first year is required

Required Text(s) and Materials
『リスニング中国』 Asahi Publication by Yang Da
References
Dictionaries and books for reference will be introduced in first lesson of the course.
Assessment/Grading
Attendance will be taken in every class. Grading will be based on final exam (70%) and attendance/homework/quizzes,etc.(30%). Students who have more than 5 absences for the class will not be eligible to take the final exam and be automatically scored a D. Sleeping, talking during the class is considered as disengaged from class activities and will be disqualified from taking the final exam as well.

Message from instructor(s)
No eating or drinking during class. Please switch off your cell phone/smart phone. It is essential for students to preview and review lessons.

Course keywords
Chinese, Communication in Chinese, Chinese culture
Office hours
If you have any questions, please ask during or after class. You can also reach out to the instructor via email.
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3/17/2017 4:02:15 PM