FOCUS
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MONDAY
(8/31)
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WEDNESDAY
(9/2)
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FRIDAY
(9/4)
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In
Class
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• Course Introduction
Greetings
About this course
Why Study Chinese?
• Learn #0-#10
Listen and Count 0-10
Write #1-10
• Meet Your Classmates
Greetings in Chinese
• Listen to the Podcast
• Reminder:
Wait to purchase eTextbook
Weekly Speaking Practice
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• Review Greetings in Chinese
• Pinyin/Tones
Pinyin Chart
Tone Graphs
• Practice Numbers with tonal accuracy & stroke orders
Count #0-10 | Write #1-10
• PPT Number Activity
• Meet Your Classmates
Exchange your phone numbers in Chinese
• Listen to the Podcast
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• Check HW1 in class
• Check Text Messages sent to Prof. Perry
• See Student Names in Chinese
• PPT About Chinese Names
• Into to Tang Poem "Quiet Night
Thoughts" (Lǐ Bái)
静夜思
1.
Read this 20-character Tang Poem (Wengu)
2.
See a Printed Copy
3. Hear a Poem Recitation
• Prepare for Quiz 1 (next Wed.
9/9)
• Listen to the Podcast
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After
class
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Complete the following before next class: (always
spend about 30-45 min.)
• 15 min. – Listen and Count 0-10
• 15 min. – Write Numbers 1-10 (use Workbook Practice Sheets -do not need
to submit or fill in all boxes; only for your own hands-on practice)
• 15 min. – Review
Day 1 Intro Words
Greetings in Chinese
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Complete before next class:
• 15 min. – HW1: Hand write #1-10 and practice Pinyin (learn tone marks)
• 15 min. –Watch Chinese Writing System with Sun Laoshi
• 15 min. – Set up a free Voicethread
account:
1. Instructions on How to
Use Voicethread
2.
upload headshot as the profile avatar
3. go to Tang Poem Voicethread
to
listen to sample recordings (do not record your own yet)
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Complete before next class: (no class on Monday,
spend more time on homework)
•
15-30 min. – Study and prepare for Quiz 1
HW2: Tang Poem Recitation
Part 1 Listening
• 10 min. –Practice reading by listening to samples on Tang Poem Voicethread
Part
2 Recording
• 20 min. –Record your best try (you can delete the
ones you do not like)
9:00 Class Record on Slide 2
11:00 Class Record on Slide 3
• 15 min. – Watch and learn Pinyin Rules
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Week 1
Work Due
Assessment
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• ASAP:
1. Submit Student Survey
2. Complete Availability Form for speaking
sessions (TBA)
• By Friday’s class (9/4):
1. Complete HW1 (hard copy ready to be checked in class)
2. Review About this course,
and complete the following tasks:
-Know Prof. Perry’s email and office location/office hours;
-Understand the course expectations, and the attendance/make-up policy;
-Text Prof. Perry, identifying yourself in the message, and sharing your
favorite number(s). [Find Prof. Perry’s cell phone to message, NOT her office
#s.]
• By next Wednesday’s class (9/9):
1. Prepare for in-class Quiz 1
2. Set up Voicethread (Click to see Instructions on How to
Use Voicethread)
3. Complete HW2 recording on the Tang Poem Slide
4. Learn your Chinese name 101 A & B Student
Names in Chinese
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Prepare for Quiz 1: Schedule on Wed. (9/9)
1. Can count numbers 0-10 out loud
2. Can write out the numbers from 0 to 10 in Pinyin, and know how to spell
out in Pinyin w/tone marks
3. Can handwrite the numbers 1-10 in characters
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4. Can listen and understand greetings, and can respond in Pinyin
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Speaking
Session
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This weekly session is REQUIRED and will
start Week 3 led by Assistant Teacher, Ray.
Sign up: Speaking Session Availability Form
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Textbook
FLuencyLink
Subscription
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FluencyLink Integrated Chinese 4E Vol 1
Subscription 1
year (required
for Chin 101-102) $141.99
FluenyLink Integrated Chinese 4E Vol 1
Subscription 6 month (for Chin 101 only) $89.99
This is a digital subscription on the FluencyLink
platform, including e-textbook, e-workbook with auto feedback, and character
workbook in PDF. Be sure to get the correct edition.
Wait to purchase at the end of Week
2.
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Explore Chinese
Reconciliation Park’s History
– On Podcast
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Meet CRPF's Vice President, Gregory Youtz — and get to know him through his conversation
on the Power
of Place Project podcast, where he joins urban planner Lihuang
Wung to explore the history behind Chinese
Reconciliation Park, tracing back to the "Tacoma Method," the 1885 forced
expulsion of Tacoma's Chinese residents more than 140 years ago, through to
the park's design and symbolism today. It's also why the community comes
together each year for the Tacoma Moon Festival — to celebrate that same
spirit of remembrance, resilience, and reconciliation.
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Chinese Program
Activities
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• Meet ‘N Greet on Friday (9/4) @ Wyatt Atrium
3:30-5:00; meet other students in Chinese and learn more about the Tacoma
Moon Festival, Tea Club, Mahjong Club and more co-curricular events
• Sign up to VOLUNTEER at the 2026 Tacoma Moon Festival
(set-up team on 9/10 & 9/11, festival day on 9/12)
• Check out event announcements on Instagram: @upsChinese
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