Chinese 260 Daily Class Schedule


CHIN 260: ADVANCED ORAL EXPRESSIONS
This course aims focuses on oral fluency in Chinese through class discussions utilizing topics presented in online resources
and media materials and their illustration of language in a cultural context.

WEEK 11 Mar 27 – Mar 31, 2023

Week 11	Course Material & Class Activities	Preparation & Work Due (after class)
Monday (3/27)	Review midterm grade (check individual Jamboard link) *Learn how to use Google translate camera to read texts embedded in images BBC 中文: “内卷”与“躺平”之间挣扎的中国年轻人 Part 2 √ This is the second part of the news article from BBC 中文 √ We will look for key words, and also for general comprehension √ Build on the vocabulary and phrases you have learned from the first part of the article √ Expect to take good notes and work collaboratively	Week 11 Student Work & Evaluation: Evaluation Rubrics √ 5% Class Attendance √ 10% Class Participation √ 40% HW12 + class discussions √ 45% Quiz 8 Week 11 Assignments and Due Dates: HW12: Annotation & English Translation “内卷”与“躺平”之间挣扎的中国年轻人 Part 2 Due Friday at the end of day √ Annotation: List all the underlined words in the BBC article | see sample format ( 认为：rènwéi; to think, to believe) √ English Translation: Provide an English translation of the article – make sure your English is grammatically correct and readable √ Share in Google doc 260HW12_名字and share with perry@pugetsound.edu and ohsieh@pugetsound.edu Quiz 8 Summary in Chinese In-class on Friday postponed to next Monday √ Describe the pressures the younger generation of Chinese are facing. 谈谈中国的内卷问题。 √ 4-6 sentences to describe the issues and 4-6 sentences to add you r own comments
Wednesday (3/29)	BBC 中文: “内卷”与“躺平”之间挣扎的中国年轻人 Part 2 Q&A HW12 | Check annotation and translation progress Questions: 1. 你觉得美国的年轻人也有“内卷”的竞争压力吗？ 2. 你觉得美国年轻人有些什么压力？功课或者考试的压力？工作赚钱的压力？交朋友的困难？家庭家人的问题？买房买车的负担？ Prepare for Quiz 8: in-class writing on Friday postponed to next Monday Describe the pressures the younger generation of Chinese are facing. 谈谈中国的内卷问题。（4-6 sentences to describe the issues and 4-6 sentences to add your own comments）
Friday (3/31)	Prepare for Quiz 8: 1. Think about the vocabulary items you will need in your writing 2. Brainstorm useful phrases and patterns we studied to include Week 12: Prepare for Wk12 interview with Oliver Interview Topic: about movies 談談電影： 1.你喜歡看什麽樣的電影？ 2.一般大學生活你的朋友喜歡哪種電影？ 3.介紹一個有代表性的美國電影