First-Year Chinese (LC 111/112) 
                           BU in Shanghai: Spring 2010 
                                    
                             Zhang Yuan  张媛   
                         E-mail: sophia_shuse@live.cn 
                                                
                           Office hours: By appointment 
                   BU Center Office: Journalism @ Fuxuan Bldg，Room 601   
                                      
            
            
           Required Books:  New Practical Chinese Reader 1 & 2 Textbook 
                       Liu Xun (chief compiler) 
                       Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2003 
                                    
                       New Practical Chinese Reader 1 & 2 Workbook 
                       Liu Xun (chief compiler) 
                       Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2003 
                                    
                       Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary 
                       Martin H. Manser 
                       Oxford University Press, 2003 
            
           Course Description: 
            
             This accelerated Chinese course is designed for students who are highly motivated to 
           learn Chinese, since it covers in one semester the amount of material that is normally 
           covered in two semesters at BU (LC111 & LC112). The course focuses on the four basic 
           skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.    Students will master more than 1,000 
           Chinese characters, elementary rules of grammar, and the use of pinyin (the standard 
           phonetic representation of Chinese).    This course will cover Lesson 1 to Lesson 14 in 
           the New Practical Chinese Reader 1, and Lesson 15 to Lesson 22 in the New Practical 
           Chinese Reader 2. 
                
            
           Course Requirements: 
            
            (1)    You are required to take all quizzes; 4 tests; and two final exams, one for LC111 and one for 
           LC112.   
            
            (2)    A vocabulary quiz will be given at the end of each lesson.    The two lowest quiz 
           grades for the semester will be dropped. 
            
            (3)    There are 4 tests, as well as a final exam for LC111 and LC112. 
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                               Test 1（LC111）                  Lesson 1 - Lesson 6    (Book 1)   
                               Test 2（LC111）                  Lesson 7 - Lesson 14      (Book 1)   
                               Test 1（LC112）                Lesson 15 - Lesson 20    (Book 2)     
                               Test 2（LC112）             Lesson 21 - Lesson 26    (Book 2) 
                               Final exam (111):Lesson 1 - Lesson 14    (Book 1) 
                               Final exam (112):Lesson 15 - Lesson 26    (Book 2)    
                                                      
                       (4) You will complete homework assignments in a workbook at the pace of our 
                       lessons.    These will be turned for grading in according to assigned due dates and 
                       will make up 10% of your grade. 
                        
                       (5)    You are required to complete listening exercises at an online "language lab."     
                       Here are the links to access them: 
                       http://www.bu.edu/geddes/lab/audio/npcr1/index.html (Book 1)        
                       http://www.bu.edu/geddes/lab/audio/npcr2/index.html (Book 2) 
                          
                      (6) Please keep in mind that attendance is very important to your success in this 
                      course. DO NOT skip any class unless you have a documented illness. Unexcused 
                      absences will seriously jeopardize your course grade. 
                   
                        
                   
                  Basis for Grading: 
                   
                  Two grades will be reported to BU for each 4-credit course of Chinese, 
                  i.e., one grade for LC111 and a second grade for LC112. 
                           
                  Your final grade for each part of this course will be assessed as follows:   
                   
                       Attendance       10%  (1 point deducted for 2 unexcused absences) 
                       Workbook         10%   
                       Quizzes          20%  (2 lowest grades will be dropped) 
                       Test 1           15% 
                       Test 2           15%                           
                       Final            30%  
                              
                                    
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
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                       1. Projected Daily Class Outline for January to May 2010 
                       (Textbook 1 &2) 
                        
                       (1)      1/18                                         Lesson 1 
                               
                       (2)      1/19                                         Lesson 1 
                        
                       (3)      1/20                                         Lesson 2 ,vocab quiz L1 
                                                                                       
                       (4)      1/21                                         Lesson 2   
                        
                       (5)       1/22                                        Lesson 3 ,vocab quiz L2 
                        
                       (6)       1/25                                  Lesson 3                          
                        
                       (7)      1/26                                         Lesson 4 ,vocab quiz L3 
                        
                       (8)      1/27                                         Lesson 4 
                              
                       (9)      2/2                                          Lesson 5 ,vocab quiz L4 
                        
                       (10)    2/3                                           Lesson 5 
                        
                       (11)     2/4                                          Lesson 6 ,vocab quiz L5 
                        
                       (12)     2/5                                          Lesson 6 
                        
                       (13)     2/8                                          Review (L.1 – L.6) ,vocab quiz L6 
                        
                       (14)     2/9                                          Test 1 (LC111) (L.1 – L.6) 
                        
                       (15)    3/1                                           Lesson 7 
                        
                       (16)     3/2                                          Lesson 7 
                        
                       (17)     3/3                                          Lesson 8 ,vocab quiz L7 
                        
                       (18)    3/4                                           Lesson 8 
                              
                       (19)    3/8                                           Lesson 9 ,vocab quiz L8 
                        
                       (20)    3/9                                           Lesson 9 
                        
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                      (21)     3/10                                        Lesson 10 ,vocab quiz L9 
                       
                      (22)     3/11                                        Lesson 10 
                       
                      (23)     3/15                                        Lesson 11 ,vocab quiz L10 
                       
                      (24)     3/16                                        Lesson 11 
                       
                      (25)    3/17                                         Lesson 12,vocab quiz L11 
                       
                      (26)     3/18                                        Lesson 12 
                       
                      (27)     3/22                                        Lesson 13,vocab quiz L12 
                            
                      (28)     3/23                                        Lesson 13 
                       
                      (29)     3/24                                        Lesson 14 ,vocab quiz L13 
                                                                                    
                      (30)    3/25                                         Lesson 14 
                       
                      (31)      3/29                                       Review (L.7 – L.14) ,vocab quiz L14 
                       
                      (32)     3/30                                  Test 2(LC111) (L.7 – L.14)                        
                       
                      (33)     3/31                                        Review (L.1 – L.14) 
                       
                      (34)    4/6                                          Final exam (LC111) 
                             
                      (35)    4/7                                          Lesson 15   
                       
                      (36)    4/8                                          Lesson 15 
                       
                      (37)     4/12                                        Lesson 16 ,vocab quiz L15 
                       
                      (38)     4/13                                        Lesson 16 
                       
                      (39)     4/14                                        Lesson 17 ,vocab quiz L16 
                       
                      (40)     4/15                                        Lesson 17 
                       
                      (41)    4/19                                         Lesson 18,vocab quiz L17 
                       
                      (42)     4/20                                        Lesson 18 
                       
                      (43)     4/21                                        Lesson 19 ,vocab quiz L18 
                       
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