Chinese 303 Daily Class Schedule


CHIN 303: ADVANCED ORAL EXPRESSIONS

WEEK 2 Jan, 27 – Jan. 31, 2025

Week 2	Course Material & Class Activities	Preparation & Work Due (after class)
Textbook	We will continue to use e-text Taiwan Today from Chinese 301/302 in this course. If you do not take Chinese 301/302, please purchase the textbook ASAP.
Monday (1/27)	Quiz 1 on Lesson 1 Paragraph 1 Vocab #1-#22 討論課文: L6 P2 分享問題回答 HW2 練習生詞 #23-#47 Lesson 6: 台北怎麼那麼擠 課文 Assign HW3.1: 文法1.讓 2.甚至3.於是 for Wednesday class	Week 2 Assignments and Due Dates: Quiz 1 Monday (1/27) 1. Can read selections of the text in characters, and translate into English (Lesson 6, Paragraph 1 only) 2. Know vocabulary words (#1-#22) in textbook p. 80 in Pinyin and English, can recognize new words in characters HW2 Due Monday (1/27) before class 1. Reading and recording of paragraph 2 2. Answer the questions a. 人口和車輛的增加，對交通有什麼影響？(50-100 characters) b. 你覺得最方便的交通工具是什麼？自己開車、坐公車或地鐵(捷運)還是叫車(坐出租車/計程車或者優步)、還有火車和高鐵？(150-200 characters) Prepare for Quiz 2 scheduled on next Monday (2/3) 1. Can read selections of the text in characters, and translate into English (Lesson 6, Paragraph 2 only) 2. Know vocabulary words (#23-#47) in textbook p. 81 in Pinyin and English, can recognize new words in characters HW3 3.1 due Wed. (1/29) & 3.2 due Fri. (1/31) before class 3.1 Complete文法1.讓 2.甚至3.於是 sentences 3.2 Complete文法4.如何 4.根本 sentences √ Name your HW3 using this naming convention: 303HW3_名字 (example 303HW2_文中) √ Share work in a Google Doc with Sun Laoshi and Ou Laoshi (perry@pugetsound.edu; aou@pugetsound.edu) HW4 Due next Friday (2/7) 1. Complete 練習6 : 閱讀練習 Reading Comprehension 2. Type out the original sentence and also your answer in characters 3. Share 303HW4_名字 in a Google Doc
Wednesday (1/29)	討論課文: L6 P2 分享問題回答 HW2 練習生詞 #23-#47 Lesson 6: 台北怎麼那麼擠 課文 Assign HW3.2: 文法4.如何 4.根本 for Friday class| Additional Resources Video 2: 中國春運
Friday (1/31)	討論HW3 練習生詞#23-#47 Additional Resources Video 2: 中國春運 Prepare for next week: 1. Quiz 2 2. Presentation in class; choose one of the followings Presentation: Choose one of the following assignments and your presentation should be about 3-5 minutes or 6-8 minutes (team work) Scheduled on next Friday (2/7) a. 練習Exercise 4. 說故事 b. 練習Exercise 5. 情況對話 (兩位同學 paired work) c. 介紹春運 Read this article about Chun Yun during the Lunar New Year Celebration
Download Audio Files: o Go to https://sites.middlebury.edu/chinese-taiwan-today/ o To download these audio files to your iPod, iTunes or your RSS Reader, do the following: Click on the “download link you find on a page. Find the downloaded file (in your “downloads” folder most likely). Open iTunes. Drag the MP3 file from your downloads folder into iTunes. o These steps will download audio files on this page to iTunes. Plug in your iPod to then add files to it. Tips on Studying Chinese: o Read and follow course schedule closely and keep track of homework deadlines and quiz schedule. o Use class time as STUDY time! Eliminate possible distraction during class time to allow your full and attentive participation. o Work on homework assignment for at least 2 hours three times a week. This means that you should schedule about 6 hours for HW and 2 hours to prepare for the weekly quiz. o Make sure all the required online tools and mobile apps work for you. Ask for help ASAP if you need tech support. o 3^rd-year Chinese is often the last course for our minors. At this level, you will need to be able to READ more in characters, and learn to comprehend more complex texts. Supplementary Materials: o DuChinese o Chinese Grammar Wiki B1 Grammar Points DO NOT FALL BEHIND! FORM STUDY GROUPS, GO TO THE TUTOR, GET HELP!! STICK WITH IT AND YOU WILL SEE RESULTS.