普及灣大學三年中文Chin 303: Greater China第四週進度表       教授老師:孫珞 Lo Sun Perry

第四週(2/9 - 2/13) 課程目標Overview & Goal:

1.       Topic #1 大中華地區|歷史和經濟發展.

2.       Use online resources to read current news on China related to our topics.

3.       Learn to summarize and express complicated ideas in clear grammatically correct sentences.

 

公告欄Bulletin Board:       Download PDF file
See Chinese Tutor Schedule at the Learning Ctr.
Tuesday  2/10 6:00-7:00 (1122 North Lawrence)
Conversation Hour : Celebrate Lantern Festival
hand-made 湯圓tang1yuan2 or 元宵yuan2xiao1

Week #4

課前功課 Pre-Class Reading/Preparation

上課任務 In-Class Tasks

作業 評鑑Topic #1 Assignments & Evaluation

星期一(2/9)

Ø  Work on discussion points in English for your Chinese essay due Monday (typed in English email to perry@ups.edu/cite sources)

Ø  Work on Chinese Essay

Ø  Turn in all missed homework

a.        two grammar exercises;

b.        one PPT ad presentation;

c.        revised summary (Quiz 1.2)

Ø  Read Topic #1.3 Word | PDF (大陆愿协助台湾共渡经济困难)

Ø  Reviews: Grammar Sheet
Week #2畢竟 (二) (三) (p. 14)

Week #3並(三) (四) (p. 16)

Ø  Discussion 課堂討論及活動(on Topic #1.3) Word | PDF (大陆愿协助台湾共渡经济困难)

Ø  Sharing ideas about essay writing and research links (see below)

 

 

Topic #1 – about 20% of total class grade
(weeks #2-3)

Ø  Quiz 1.1 | Quiz 1.2 | Quiz 1.3 20%

Ø  Class Discussion/Participation 10%

Ø  Reading Card (1 paragraph) in English 5%

(weeks #3-4)

Ø  Chinese Essay (drafts/meeting/final) 35%
(week #5)

Ø  Individual Presentation/PPT 20%

星期三(2/11)

Ø  Review Topic #1.3 Word | PDF (大陆愿协助台湾共渡经济困难)

Ø  Work on Chinese Essay

Ø  Discussion 課堂討論及活動(on Topic #1.3)

Ø  Sharing ideas about essay writing and research links

 

Student Individual Appt. (30 min.) for Topic #1 Chinese Essay 1st draft (75%) – typed, bring hard copy AND email copy to perry@ups.edu before your appt.


2/9 Mon. 10:00 Ryan; 12:00 Becca;
                 12:30 Colin; 2:50 Sam S.

2/10 Tues. 10:30 Andrew; 11:00 Courtney;
                     11:30 Katie

2/11 Wed. 12:00 Alex; 12:30 Liz; 2:50 Phil

2/12 Thurs. 10:00 Elise; 11:00 Sam F.; 12:30 Mark; Jason 2:00; Jordan 3:00; Mark 4:00

星期五(2/13)

CLASS will not meet on Friday. Please work on the following:

Ø  Please complete Student Response Form and submit to perry@ups.edu (anonymous hard copies are welcome);

Ø  Revise Chinese Essay: Final essay (25%) due on your presentation day (hand in one hard copy and email digitized copy to perry@ups.edu);

Ø  Prepare for oral in-class presentation during week #5

Ø  Oral Presentation Schedule (we can adjust as needed):

Monday 2/16 Colin; Liz; Andrew; Phil

Wednesday 2/18 Courtney, Katie, Alex; Mark

Friday 2/20 Elise, Becca, Jordan, Sam S.

Monday 2/22 Ryan, Sam F., Jason

 

背景閱讀News Articles/Links provided by students for Topic #1:

Ø  China's economy/business (Colin Cronin)
Asia Times: India's ban on Chinese toys (http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KA30Df02.html)
Asia Times: China's expanding global media (http://atimes.com/atimes/China/KA30Ad01.html)
UPI Asia: China's savings rate and the economic crisis (http://upiasia.com/Economics/2009/01/29/how_savings_are_saving_china/3528/)
IHT: Hong Kong's virtual Taoists (http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/27/asia/worship.1-416539.php)
BBC: Recent crackdown in Tibet (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7857896.stm)

Ø  How economic slowdown affecting the migrant workers in china (Mark Maples & Sun Laoshi)
China Daily: China vows rural support amid slowdown (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2009-02/02/content_7435798.htm)

China Daily: Thousands flock to Beijing job fair (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2009-02/06/content_7450473.htm)
ilib.cn: 上海流动人口问题的应对措施 (http://scholar.ilib.cn/A-shsfdxxb200302017.html)

Ø  Migrant workers: (Colin Cronin and Sun Laoshi)
BBC: Chinese migrant job losses mount (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7864293.stm)
IHT: Joblessness rises sharply among migrants in China (http://iht.com/articles/2009/02/02/asia/china.3-421324.php)

SOHU.com:我国“民工潮”发展的三个阶段- 搜狐新闻 (http://news.sohu.com/20050712/n226277957.shtml)