課程目標Overview & Goal:

1. Work on Poetry Reading Project;

2. Read online magazine at hanyu.com.cn;

3. Learn online recourses for Chinese news;

4. Develop newspaper-reading skills.

公告欄Bulletin Board:

· See Chinese Tutor Schedule

· Chinese Conversation Hour –Tuesday 4/1/08 6:00-6:30 p.m. 2^nd floor Atrium, followed by Taiwan Program Orientation #2 from 5:00-6:00 at Wyatt 209

Week #12

課前功課Homework Due Before Class

上課內容 In-Class Topics

文化點Culture Point

星期一 (4/7)

· Complete assignments from
每月杂志 第二期

· Work on poetry reading group project

· Read 每月杂志 第二期: assignment

· Selected Jokes from Chinese Text Sampler
WORD | PDF : translate 1 joke due Friday 4/11

· Reminder: Week 12 individual appointment; see schedule

View Elizabeth Million’s China Photos
Read Elizabeth Fei’s Blog from Beijing

Chinese Text Sampler Jokes (3.7) - This representative sampling of twenty often-told jokes includes barbs directed at most of the usual suspects in Chinese humor, including love, marriage hen-pecked husbands, school, scholars, officials, merchants, and the wealthy. (View Text | Download Text)

迟了
　　在地铁里，一位男子发现扒手正在掏他的钱包，便幽默地说： "老兄，你来晚
了！我今天虽然领了薪水，但我太太下手比你快多了！"

Poetry Reading Group Assignment:
新詩朗誦 或 古詩朗誦
Group 1: Jason & Jordan

Group 2: Dan & Valerie

Group 3: Andrea and Alex

Group 4: Rachel, Liz & Leechew

Group 5: Kim & Roy

1) Select a multimedia presentation format (PPT; Audio only via YackPack; Video, etc.);

2) Select a poem

3) Project due Monday 4/14

星期三 (4/9)

· Work on poetry reading group project

· News online

BBC Chinese.com

VOA News

Xinhua.org (PRC)

China.com.cn

EpochTimes.com

WCETV - Asia

BCC Broadcast

CNR Broadcast

· Read VOA News assignment

台灣第十二任總統副總統選舉，國民黨籍候選人馬英九、蕭萬長贏得總統大選，成了台灣第4任民選總統、副總統。

· Selected Jokes from Chinese Text Sampler
WORD | PDF : translate 1 joke due Friday 4/11

· VOA News
China Headlines WORD | PDF
Taiwan Headlines WORD | PDF

星期五 (4/11)

· Collect Joke Translation

· VOA News
China Headlines WORD | PDF
Taiwan Headlines WORD | PDF

· Check progress Poetry Reading Project
due Monday 4/14
在达兰萨拉，示威者抗议中国政府对西藏实施达赖所称的“恐怖统治”和“文化屠杀”。