CHINESE 121 OAS – Chinese I | Fall 2013 Item # 1427 Syllabus

Item #: 1427             Fall 2013

Instructor: XIAOJING SHEN
E-mail: xj.shen@bellevuecollege.edu
Office location: A245F
Office Hour: 12:30 pm -1:30 pm (Tuesday) & by appointment

Course Information:

Course description and outcomes

Develops basic functional language ability in spoken and written Chinese. Students practice sounds and tones, vocabulary, and grammatical constructions. Students learn both traditional and simplified characters and practice using Chinese in authentic situations.

 Course outcomes:

http://bellevuecollege.edu/cps/proposals/lo.aspx

   How to succeed in this course:

• Spend at least 10 hours to study each lesson. Complete the flash lessons (dialogues, language points are important). Learn how to use the E-Book.
• Practice listening, speaking, reading, writing Chinese. Use the textbook and workbook to review the lesson and answer questions. Please read the textbook dialogue 15 minutes a day.
• Make sure you know you have two kinds of homework - writing and speaking
• Do your homework; this is the most important part of the learning!
• Turn in your assignments on time. Late or unfinished assignments will have points deducted, and will only get 5 out of 10 points. 
• Pay attention to any announcements on the class site.
• Review homework, (tests) slides for each lesson.
• Make good use of your time with your instructor, and our tutoring center.

• If you decide to submit your verbal homework as recordings, you will need a microphone to attach to your computer, as well as a simple recording utility.
• Go to BC Tutoring Center, BC Chinese Culture Clubs to practice speaking.  

 Use your BC E-mail:

All communications between student and staff or faculty will be required to use the BC Student E-mail. Here is the online instructions link:

http://bellevuecollege.edu/students/email/

Tutoring Center:

Find the group tutoring schedule at www.bellevuecollege.edu/tutoring

Tutoring Center is in D 204

We also have BC Chinese Culture Clubs and Language Exchange Program. Students can help you to practices your pronunciation. They are Chinese students at BC and UW. I will post the detailed information on the class site.

Books and Materials Required

ActiveChinese is our eBook.

• ActiveChinese website: http://www.activechinese.com/login.jsp
  (Textbook, workbook, characters book and MP3 files included)
• BC students only pay $65 for a 1 academic year online account. It is for BC 121,122,123 classes students.
• Go to ActiveChinese site to purchase an order: http://www.activechinese.com/school/BCchoosePackageDetail.jsp?selectOption=SCHOOL_0&promoCode=BC&cm1=1&cm2=2

Make sure to enter the email address that is going to be used as login when prompted during the payment process. The on-line access will be provisioned by ActiveChinese customer service within 48 hours. A confirmation email will be sent to the student.

Necessary technology

• You will need to have access to a computer and an internet connection to complete this course.
• The course site is accessed via the Web. You can use the Web browser of your choice as long as it is supported by the Canvas site course management system. Be sure to check out the "Online Learning Resources" materials in the "Getting Started" section of this web site to ensure that your equipment and browser are formatted to work with Canvas site.
• If you are using a Windows-based computer, audio files supplied by the instructor (in the event that you need recorded feedback) will be sent to you as “.wmv” files (Windows Media format). These should play back without issue using the built-in Windows Media Player.
• If you are using a Macintosh-based computer, and receive recorded feedback from the instructor, you may need to download a free utility to convert files between the .wmv format and Quicktime. This utility can be found at http://www.flip4mac.com
• If you decide to submit your verbal homework as recordings, you will need a microphone to attach to your computer, as well as a simple recording utility.

Course Requirements Grade system

• Assignments (60% of your final grade)
  Please use Canvas site only to send your homework.
  Due dates for all assignments are posted within each lesson module, on the calendar below and also on the site calendar. It’s important that you keep up with your assignments. They are the most important part of the learning. Homework will be assigned for every lesson. In order to receive full points, homework must be turned in on time with the correct answers. Late or unfinished assignments will have points deducted, and will only get 5 out of 10 points.  (see the online Chinese class site for more details)

The assignments for this course consist of two kinds of homework:

• Written homework:
  Please use Canvas site only to send your homework.
    The written assignments are from your workbook, so you can access them on the eBook; they are also posted as downloadable Word documents within each lesson module on our course website. Once they are completed, you can attach them to an email and send them to the instructor on this site. Instruction on how to attach files to emails can be found by following this path: Assignments > Writing HW   > Submit Assignment  > Browse  > Submit Assignment
• Please use Chinese characters to do your writing homework. If you do not know how to type Chinese characters, please go to "Modules" > "getting started- the first week of class"

• Verbal homework: it is highly recommended that you record yourself reading dialogue. Selected lessons will require that you demonstrate your speaking ability for the instructor. Please practice  reading your speaking homework aloud a few times before you send it. Pronunciation mistakes will lose one or two points in the speaking homework.
  Instruction on how to attach files to emails can be found by following this path: Assignments >speaking HW   > Submit Assignment  > record / upload Media  > Submit Assignment

(see the online Chinese class site for more details)

• Tests (40% of your final grade) There will be three tests during the quarter.
• Test 1: lesson 1, 2 and 3
• Test 2: lesson 4, 5 and 6
• Test 3: lesson 7, 8

You can find the test schedule on the class site calendar.
All tests will be opened for 36 hours; you can take your test any time during the 36 hours.
There are no make up tests!

• Other assignments (extra credit 5%): This will be posted in the middle of the quarter.

Grading System:

A :  94% - 100%	A- :  < 94% - 90%
B+ : < 90% - 87%	B : < 87% – 84%	B- : < 84% – 80%
C+ : < 80% – 77%	C : < 77% – 74%	C- :  < 74% – 70%
D+ : < 70% – 67%	D : < 67% - 64%	D- : < 64% - 61%
F : < 61% - 0%

Optional Materials:

http://www.activechinese.com

Free learning websites:

http://chinesepod.com

Canvas site questions:

Distance Education Office: 425-564-2438,

email atdisted@bellevuecollege.edu

liz.anderson@bellevuecollege.edu

Online at http://bellevuecollege.edu/distance

ActiveChinese.com HELP DESK:

Office: 866-417-4265
Email: support@activechinese.com

Student Code

“Cheating, stealing and plagiarizing (using the ideas or words of another as one’s own without crediting the source) and inappropriate/disruptive classroom behavior are violations of the Student Code of Conduct at Bellevue College.  Examples of unacceptable behavior include, but are not limited to: talking out of turn, arriving late or leaving early without a valid reason, allowing cell phones/pagers to ring, and inappropriate behavior toward the instructor or classmates.  The instructor can refer any violation of the Student Code of Conduct to the Vice President of Student Services for possible probation or suspension from Bellevue College.  Specific student rights, responsibilities and appeal procedures are listed in the Student Code of Conduct, available in the office of the Vice President of Student Services.”  The Student Code, Policy 2050, in its entirety is located at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/policies/2/2050_Student_Code.asp

Important Links

Bellevue College E-mail and access to Canvas.

The Language Lab – A244 - is opened for all world language students. The open hours are posted on the door.

 All students registered for classes at Bellevue College are entitled to a network and e-mail account.  Your student network account can be used to access your student e-mail, log in to computers in labs and classrooms, connect to the BC wireless network and log in to MyBC. To create your account, go to:  https://bellevuecollege.edu/sam .

 BC offers a wide variety of computer and learning labs to enhance learning and student success. Find current campus locations for all student labs by visiting the Computing Services website.

Disability Resource Center (DRC)

Students with disabilities who have accommodation needs are required to meet with the Director of theDisabilityResourceCenter(in Room B132) to establish their eligibility for accommodation. 

 The Disability Resource Center serves students with a wide array of learning challenges and disabilities. If you are a student who has a disability or learning challenge for which you have documentation or have seen someone for treatment and if you feel you may need accommodations in order to be successful in college, please contact us as soon as possible.

 The DRC office is located in B 132 or you can call our reception desk at 425.564.2498.  Deaf students can reach us by video phone at 425-440-2025 or by TTY at 425-564-4110.

 Please visit our website for application information into our program and other helpful links at www.bellevuecollege.edu/drc

Academic Calendar

The Bellevue College Academic Calendar is separated into two calendars. They provide information about holidays, closures and important enrollment dates such as the finals schedule.

• Enrollment Calendar - http://bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/calendar/deadlines/. On this calendar you will find admissions and registration dates and important dates for withdrawing and receiving tuition refunds.
• College Calendar - www.bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/calendar/holidays/1314.asp

This calendar gives you the year at a glance and includes college holidays, scheduled closures, quarter end and start dates, and final exam dates.

Course Calendar (see day by day schedule on the class site under “Calendar”)

Week 1	Testing website function  Pinyin and Chinese character writing system
Week2 To Week 12	Lesson 1-8 Test one: lesson 1,2 and 3 Test two: lesson 4,5 and 6 Test three: lesson 7 and 8 Extra credit 1 & 2 Please see the "Calendar" for your homework submission day and more details. You can find the test schedule on the class site under "Calendar".

(see the online Chinese class site for more details)