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 12 April 3 – April 7, 2023

Week 12	Course Material & Class Activities	Preparation & Work Due (after class)
Monday (4/3)	Check HW12 Submission Quiz 8: 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） Possible talking points; see 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？ Assign Week 12 reading on DuChinese: 你喜歡看什麽電影？ 1. Think about the vocabulary items you will need as you read the article 2. Brainstorm useful phrases and patterns you will need to talk about films	Week 12 Student Work & Evaluation: Evaluation Rubrics √ 5% Class Attendance √ 10% Class Participation √ 40% HW12 + class discussions √ 45% Quiz 8 Week 12 Assignments and Due Dates: Prepare for Week 13 Individual Speaking Interview 談談電影：你喜歡看什麽電影？ 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 HW13: Vocabulary list about movie and speaking notes Due Friday at the end of class √ List all “useful” vocabulary from the reading √ Add other key words and phrases in Chinese (characters/Pinyin/English) that will help you to talk with Oliver in your interview √ Share in Google doc 260HW13_名字with perry@pugetsound.edu and ohsieh@pugetsound.edu HW14: Voicethread Speaking Practice Due next Tuesday before 5:00 PM – to allow Oliver time to go over them BEFORE your speaking appt. Sign up for 260 Speaking Interview Week 13 Schedule
Wednesday (4/5)	Work on HW13 Vocabulary list and speaking notes Interview Topic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 Sign up for 260 Speaking Interview Week 13 Schedule Student Evaluations
Friday (4/7)	Q&A on HW13 Speaking Notes Assign HW14 Voicethread Practice Speaking 1. Go through your speaking notes in HW 13 about films 2. Think about what you want to say, NOT to write out everything and just read it 3. Speaking for about 3 minutes, or using at least 15-20 full sentences 4. Record it on this Voicethread Speaking Practice in segments if needed 5. This speaking practice is to help you prepare for your oral interview – so be sure to complete it on time and BEFORE your speaking appointment