Chinese 250 Daily Class Schedule


CHIN 250: CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION
This course aims to develop increased accuracy in communication skills utilizing Mandarin Chinese in a cultural context.
Emphasis is on oral fluency, comprehension, and the language used in daily life for a college student.

WEEK 10 Nov. 1 – Nov. 5, 2021

Week 10	Class Tasks & Activities Online textbook Link: IC Web App	Preparation & Work Due (after class)
Final Project	Final Project Prompt: Introduce Puget Sound to perspective students, showing them the campus facility, sharing your own experience, and convince them to also pick the university. Part 1: Prepare a video script (monologue) as a general intro of Puget Sound and reasons why you think this is a great school. You will have your script prepared by Monday next week, and will practice for a scheduled filming session during Week 12-13, before Thanksgiving break Part 2: Choose at least two different parts of campus life to introduce: physical location, groups, people, departments, or events. Prepare short narratives or dialogues (working with another classmate) to showcase your experiences on campus. You will work finish your scripts for this part by 11/15, and start practicing and filming on your own. Final video clips, should be posted on YouTube/IG (if you have an account), and/or share with Sun Laoshi via Google Drive.	Due Week 10 (11/1-11/5): HW14 Final Project Part 1: Video script: general introduction Due Week 11 (11/8-11/12): HW15 Final Project Part 2: Video script: storyboard and script to introduce two places/people/events Weeks 12-13 (11/15-11/23): Submit finalized scripts for approval and posting, set up practice sessions with Chen Laoshi Weeks 14 (11/29-12/3): Scheduled filming of Part 1 general intro (30 minutes) with Chen Laoshi (during class time in Wy 209 or another time in Chen Laoshi’s office is Warner Gym) Weeks 15 (12/6-12/8): View and share each other’s final project
Monday (11/1)	Check HW12 & HW13 submission | Q&A Go over final project prompt and work schedule Assign final project Part 1 Group Work: HW14 In-class group writing: Final Project Part 1 in google shared doc	OVERDUE HW12 Reading Comprehension Due Friday 10/29 by the end of day – SUBMIT ASAP √ Complete Part 1: Type out the text in characters, translate into English and share in Google: 250HW12_名字 √ Complete Part 2: Record the paragraph in L 3 Voicethread with your best reading HW 13 Summary notes for Taiwanese Politics Lecture Due Monday 11/1 before class √ Take lecture notes during Lev Nachman’s talk; review after the lecture and type out a summary paragraph (300 words); share in Google: 250HW13_名字 √ These summary notes should contain some basic info that Lev provides, and could be also your takeaways √ If you cannot attend, request a recording to be shared with you via Google drive
Wednesday (11/3)	Q&A final project prompt and work schedule Continue to work on Part 1 Group Work: HW14 In-class group writing: Final Project Part 1 in google shared doc
Friday (11/5)	Work on your own general intro, based on group work on all four questions Submit HW14: Final Project Part 1 by next Monday before class Share in Google Doc: 250HW14_名字