課程目標Overview & Goal:

1. Learn to use the resources from 汉语网hanyu.com.cn and read one selection from Clavis Sinica Chinese Voices Project;

2. Discuss common “cultural” practices in everyday discourse among Chinese.

公告欄Bulletin Board:

· See Chinese Tutor Schedule at the Learning Ctr.

· Volunteers needed for visiting Teachers, see Schedule/Sign up List.

· Conversation Hour: Tuesday 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wyatt 209

Week #4

課前功課Homework Due Before Class

上課內容 In-Class Topics

文化點Culture Point

星期一 (2/11)

· View Chinese New Year Display:

吃虧是福

· Read Chinese Voices Project: select one

· 吃虧是福

· Chinese Voices Project

· Discussion Q & A

· Hosting Taiwan visitors

成語
汉语网hanyu.com.cn
The Stories of Chinese Idioms
熟能生巧
汉语中的文化意义
4. 拒绝和强劝的时候
中国人对于对方的邀请或赠送的礼物，常要客气一番或推辞，如“下次再去”“你自已用吧”以表示歉逊客气。而邀请者或送方则再三劝对方接受，如“你一定要来，
我们等你。”“你不收是不给我面子”等等，以表示自已的真诚。
5. 批评的时候
中国人历来以和为贵，对已严而待人宽。因此在批评别人时一般用此较委婉的话语，如“似乎”“恐怕”（似乎一般，恐怕不太合理），以此冲淡批评的分量，或暗示对方的缺点，使对方易于接受。
6. 暗示和找借口的时候
中国人含蓄、处事平和、不愿干扰或为难对方，因而常用暗示语。如客人在看望、拜访主人结束时，常以照顾主人休息为托辞，表示自已想离去的意思。如“你很忙，不打搅你了”、“你早点儿休息”等等。向上级或领导提出要求，得到“研究、研究”、“考虑、考虑”的说法，有时是一种托词，为的是顾及提要求人的面子或心理，而听话者应该自已体会其中含意。　

星期三 (2/13)

· Based on the podcast you read; list ALL (at least 20) vocabulary items/words

· Compose a summary and be prepare to share with classmates in class, orally

Reminder: Come to the reception and pizza party to welcome the two visiting teachers from Taiwan on Thursday 2/14 between 5-7 p.m. at Wyatt 209.

· 塞翁失馬，焉知非福

· Chinese Voices Project

· Discussion Q & A

· Taiwan visiting Teachers

星期五 (2/15)

· Read 汉语中的文化意义4. and 5.

· Complete vocabulary list for you selected podcast article

· Start working on your reaction podcast essay

· 汉语中的文化意义

· Discussion Q & A

· Complete Test #2 (due Wed. 2/20)

1) Complete take-home assignment
word file | PDF file (to be posted later)

Chinese Voices Project: Choose one of the podcast article: 1) listen and read 2) identify at least 20 vocabulary items 3) be able to comprehend the text and re-podcast using your own words.

1. Cell Phones in the Classroom (1.0 / 488) Joanna Hsu Text | Audio | Read and Hear Chinese parents buy their kids cell phones for safety and convenience. But teachers find them a serious distraction, and some schools are banning them outright.
2. Beijing's Disappearing Neighborhoods (1.1 / 370) Joanna Hsu Text | Audio | Read and Hear The narrow alleyways and courtyard houses of Beijing's hutongs have been a characteristic feature of the city since the Yuan dynasty. They're being bulldozed aside now to make room for a more modern but perhaps less colorful capital.
3. In Pursuit of the Perfect Face (1.2 / 312) Chun Juan Text | Audio | Read and Hear Judging from the number of newspaper ads, plastic surgery is all the rage among the new rich in Chinese cities. It's still got a stigma attached to it, though, making it one of the few forms of luxury consumption you won't hear them bragging about.

4. A Girl Named Mark (1.4 / 411) Joanna Hsu Text | Audio A trip to a Beijing Wal-Mart reveals a certain carelessness in the assigning of English names to Chinese cashiers, and suggests the prestige value of English even in unlikely settings.

5. The Growing Pains of China's Universities (1.2 / 260) Chun Juan Text | Audio | Read and Hear Much is made these days of the rapid development of China's premier universities. Some students, however, have their doubts.
6. Hillary for President! (1.3 / 234) Joanna Hsu Text | Audio | Read and Hear The former First Lady's bid for the US Presidency is generating a lot of interest in a country where, as in the US, gender discrimination is a major social issue.

7. A City on the Move (1.1 / 383) Joanna Hsu Text | Audio | Read and Hear Getting around in Beijing is becoming a bit easier and more pleasant these days, with newly opened subway lines, fewer billboards, and better manners among drivers.

Announcement: (Week of February 11)
2/14 Thursday 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Wyatt 2^nd Floor Atrium
Reception and Pizza Party for the Taiwan visiting teachers

2/6 Wednesday 7 p.m. Rausch Auditorium   Dil De (India, 1998)
UPS Asian Studies Film Series Eros & Transgression in Asian Cinema