First Year Chinese
Winter 2013 Chinese II (122, Hybrid, Item #: 1426, MTWTh) Syllabus
Instructor: Yang
Ye
Class Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11:30am - 12:20pm
Classroom: A210
E-mail: yye@bellevuecollege.edu
Office location: A245B
Office
phone number: 425-564-2066
Office Hours: by appointment
l Course Information
Course description and outcomes
Introduces basic functional language ability by acquiring vocabulary and
skills in grammar, pronunciation, and the Pinyin (Romanized) writing
system. Students practice sounds and
tones, vocabulary grammatical, constructions and practice pronunciation and
Chinese characters writing. Includes
listening, speaking, reading and writing skills using traditional and
simplified characters. Course includes elements of Chinese culture, art, and
music.
Course outcomes:
http://bellevuecollege.edu/cps/proposals/lo.aspx
How to succeed in this course:
- Learn how to use the EBook (read
through "Using Active Chinese" in the Getting Started module on
this site). Spend at least 10 hours to study each lesson. Complete the
flash lessons (dialogues, language points are important)
- Practice listening, speaking, reading
and writing Chinese. Use the textbook and workbook to review the lesson
and answer questions.
- 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. Make
correction for any homework, test and competition on time. Submit them for
teacher’s second review.
- Pay attention to any announcements on
the class site.
- Make good use of your time with your
instructor.
- 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
Tutoring Center:
Find the group tutoring schedule
at www.bellevuecollege.edu/tutoring
Tutoring Center is in D 204
Books and Materials Required
Active Chinese
- An 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 class students.
- Go to ActiveChinesesite
to purchase an order:
- Instructions for ordering our eBook:
https://go.mybcc.net/classes/1223B123/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx
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.
Optional Materials:
Free learning websites:
http://www.studychinese123.com
ActiveChinese.com HELP DESK:
Office: 866-417-4265
Email: support@activechinese.co
Course Requirements and Grade system
·
Attendance 20%
Arriving late, leaving early, or
behaving disruptively will lower your grade. There are excused absences, but
you must let the instructor know in advance.
You
should have at least two classmates as your study group. When you miss a class,
your group can help you catch up. It will be your own responsibility to find
out what you have missed and the assigned homework.
- Class performance 10%
Class
performance includes Class Work Preparation and Classroom participation. It is important to practice speaking in class. Being prepared to participate in classroom
conversations and activities is important. Grading in this area will be based
on preparation and participation.
·
Homework 20%
Homework will be assigned for every
lesson. Grading will be based on effort and correction rather than the first
time correctness. In order to receive
full points, homework needs to be turned in on time and to be fully corrected
afterwards. Late or unfinished homework will only get
50 out of 100 points.
- Tests and Competitions 30%
Tests
are given after finishing each unit, and will be given according to
the calendar in this syllabus, in order to ensure that students internalize the
material. Competition can occur at any time during a class. Test and
competition usually ask you to write Chinese characters, pinyin, and/or English
for words and sentences, and will include sections of listening comprehension.
If you miss a test, you will get a chance to make it up. However, you won’t get
a chance to make up the oral part of a test or competition.
·
Final Exam 20%
The
sections of the final exam are similar to every lesson’s tests, and it will be
comprehensive of the whole quarter’s work. It may consist of Oral Presentation, Listening, Reading, and Writing.
Grading System
|
A = 95-100% |
A- = 90-94% |
|
|
B+ = 87 - 89% |
B = 83 - 86% |
B- = 80 - 82% |
|
C+ = 77 -79% |
C = 73 - 76% |
C- = 70 - 72% |
|
D+ = 67 - 69% |
D = 60 - 66% |
|
|
F=59 and below, or missing 25 class or more |
||
|
|
||
|
·
Classroom
Learning Atmosphere |
||
Classroom Environment:
Please read
Arts & Humanities Division Policy:
http://bellevuecollege.edu/ArtsHum/policy.html for full details on
your classroom responsibilities.
Part of your classroom responsibilities involves professional behavior
toward the instructor, colleagues, and the class itself. Disruptive
behavior is disrespectful behavior.
When you are in doubt about any behavior, consult your instructor during
office hours: we recognize the judgment of the instructor as the final
authority in these matters.
When disruptive behavior occurs, instructors will speak to or e-mail the
students concerned. Those students are then responsible for ending the
disruptions at once. Failure to do so may result in removal of the
students from class.
Please feel free to contact me with any concerns you have regarding this
class.
Please find the division statements:
·
Information about Bellevue
Colleges copyright guidelines can be found at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/lmc/links/copyright.html
·
the Arts
& Humanities Division Policy: http://bellevuecollege.edu/ArtsHum/policy.html
·
information
about Plagiarism: http://bellevuecollege.edu/writinglab/Plagiarism.html
Affirmation of Inclusion
Bellevue College is
committed to maintaining an environment in which every member of the campus
community feels welcome to participate in the life of the college, free from
harassment and discrimination.
We value our
different backgrounds at Bellevue College, and students, faculty, staff
members, and administrators are to treat one another with dignity and respect. http://bellevuecollege.edu/about/goals/inclusion.asp
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
In the classroom,
students’ computers cannot be used beyond the purpose of teaching and learning
activities.
Important Links
Bellevue College E-mail and access to BC
website
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 BC website. 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 the Disability Resource Center (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
Public Safety
The Bellevue College
(BC) Public Safety Department’s well trained and courteous non-commissioned
staff provides personal safety, security, crime prevention, preliminary
investigations, and other services to the campus community, 24 hours per day,7
days per week. Their phone number is 425.564.2400. The Public Safety website is your one-stop
resource for campus emergency preparedness information, campus closure
announcements and critical information in the event of an emergency. Public
Safety is located in K100 and on the web at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/publicsafety/
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 - http://bellevuecollege.edu/enrollment/calendar/holidays/0910.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.
In case of inclement weather or any other sudden
absence
In case
of inclement weather or any
other sudden absence, students will be informed of class cancelation through email as early as possible.
Students can also find information on the class site of MyBC.
Students are required to review the previous lesson or preview the next lesson.
Inclement weather procedures: Please check our Vista site and follow the day by day calendar when
school closes due to weather reasons.