Chinese 101 Daily Class Schedule

WEEK 1 | Aug. 28 – Sept. 1, 2023

Week 1	Class Topics/Activities (Click links for course material & worksheets)	Work Due (in-class assignments or HW assigned)	Preparation (after today’s class and before next period)
Monday (8/28)	Intro Greetings & About this course Learn Pinyin Chart | Tones | Tone Graphs | how to count #1-#10 | view video clip w/hand gestures (5:30-9:30) Meet Classmates Greetings in Chinese and exchange phone #s in English About Speaking Practice	Submit Student Survey ASAP Complete during class: Exchange names and phone #s Sign up to volunteer at the outdoor festival: 2023 Tacoma Moon Festival	Complete before Wednesday’s class 30 min. Listen and Repeat: Numbers #0-10 | Music Video | Numbers #1-10 Workbook Practice Sheets 15 min. Watch this video: learn about the Chinese Writing System with Sun Laoshi 15 min. Go over Greetings & About this course
Online Lab Work Self-Paced complete before Friday	Online Study & Speaking Practice – This weekly session is REQUIRED and will start Week 3 led by Assistant Teacher, Hendrix or Wang Laoshi. Tentatively, wo are offering two or three sessions: Tuesday 3:30-4:20; Tuesday 4:30-5:20; Wednesday 1:00-1:50. Please save at least one hour during these times and sign up ASAP. Sign up: Weekly Speaking Practice (updated on 9/3) For this week, you are working on your own, by setting aside about 50 minutes to complete this self-paced study: 1. Suggested self-study time 10 min. Access Pinyin Chart check out selected sounds to get a general idea of how Mandarin sounds like 2. 30 min. Read through the explanations about and listen to 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th and neural Tones; listen a couple of times and see if you can distinguish them; save the tone rules until later 3. 10 min. Watch video clips and repeat Pinyin - Shu and Xu | Pinyin - Chi and Qi | Pinyin - Zhi and Ji
Wednesday (8/30)	Check & Review | Student Survey 1. Tuesday online lab self-study 2. Monday after-class HW1 assignment Learn & Practice 1. Shǔyīshǔ: count #0-10 with accurate tones 2. Write Numbers #1-10 in class on paper, on the classroom whiteboard, and on Jamboard Web (practice) Prepare for Quiz 1 (on Friday): 1. Can count numbers 0-10 out loud 2. Can write out in Pinyin, know how to spell out w/tone marks for 0-10 3. Can handwrite the 1-10 in characters 一二三四五六七八九十	Due before class: 1. Start working on self-paced lab work (completed by Friday’s class) 2. Monday after-class HW Complete during class: 1. Practice character writings #1-10 and learn to use with Jamboard APP 2. Learn to say #0-10 accurately Additional Resources: All about numbers	20 min. Work on Numbers #1-10 & complete HW1: practice handwrite 1-10 (Pinyin + characters) on paper, take a photo of your practice sheet or final best effort (including your name) and upload onto Jamboard: 101A 9am Session HW1 #s (use 101B Jamboard if full) 101B 11am Session HW1 #s Watch this video on how to use Jamboard APP 30 min. Study for Quiz 1 Check list: 1. Complete HW1 2. Understand Pinyin and know how to mark the four tones 3. Understand the basics of character writing: left to right and top to bottom 4. Know your numbers
Friday (9/1)	Complete Quiz 1 Intro to Tang Poem Assign HW2: 1. Click this LINK to create a new account under Chinese @UPS 2. Upload a headshot of you as avatar 3. Go to this Tang Poem Voicethread, practice with sample recordings and post a recording of your best try This course does not use Canvas; please be patient in learning to navigate the course website. Questions? Email or text Sun Laoshi @ 253-376-7728.	Complete during class 1. Practice reading Li Bai’s Poem 2. Set up a Voicethread account - click this LINK to create a new account Complete HW2 after class √ Once set up an account, click this Tang Poem Voicethread (slide 1) to listen to sample readings of this Tang Poem √ Practice reading by listening to samples and repeat aloud √ Record your own on Tang Poem Voicethread slide 2 or slide 3 - record multiple times, & keep the best one	Please note that there is no Class on Monday 20 min. Complete HW2 Listen and practice reading on Tang Poem Voicethread 20 min. Learn more about Tang Poetry and the Poet Li Bai who composed this Tang Poem; see additional recourses about Li Bai below (read the New Yorker article here) 10 min. Watch this video: learn about the Pinyin Rules with Sun Laoshi 10 min. Check out the Supplementary cultural topics & linguistic info Links below
To-do List by the end of Week 1: § Make sure you can access all online resource pages and tools. If not, try another browser and/or update your browser. § Set up Voicethread and know how to listen to sample recordings and record your own. Tips on Studying Chinese: § Read and follow course schedule closely and keep track of homework deadlines and quiz schedule. § Use class time as STUDY time! Eliminate possible distraction during class time to allow your full and attentive participation. § Work on course material DAILY for about 30 minutes. § Make sure all the required online tools and mobile apps work for you. Ask for help ASAP if you need tech support. Supplementary cultural topics & linguistic info (articles, video clips and additional reading): § Why Study Chinese? § All about numbers, vividchinese.com (Infographics about Learning Chinese). § Introduction to Chinese Characters, Brown University. § Skritter review: Boosting your Chinese character learning, Hacking Chinese. § Ha Jin’s Self-Revealing Study of the Chinese Poet Li Bai, The New Yorker.