CHINESE 123 Online -
Beginning First Year Chinese Syllabus
Item #: 1432 spring 2013
Instructor:
WEIHONG GEIGER
E-mail:
wgeiger@bellevuecollege.edu
Phone:
425-564-2755
Office
location:A245F
Office
Hours: Monday 10:30am – 2:30pm & by appointment
Online office hours: Tuesday 11:30 -12:30
Course
Information
Course description and outcomes
Expands students’ 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. Recommended: CHIN& 122 (prev
CHIN 102) or permission of instructor.
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 EBook (read through "Using Active Chinese" in the
Getting Started module on this site).
- 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. I will
post the general mistakes from your homework and test.
- 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. For more information on recording your
spoken voice on your computer, see the information within "Submitting
Your Homework".
- Go to BC Tutoring Center, BC Chinese Culture Clubs to
practice speaking.
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/
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.
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.
Free learning websites:
http://www.studychinese123.com
http://chinesepod.com
Blackboard Vista questions:
Distance Education Office:
425-564-2438,
email at disted@bellevuecollege.edu
liz.anderson@bellevuecollege.edu
Online
at http://bellevuecollege.edu/distance
ActiveChinese.com HELP DESK:
Office: 866-417-4265
Email: support@activechinese.com
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You will need to have access to a computer and an internet
connection to complete this course.
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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 Blackboard Vista
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
Blackboard Vista.
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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.
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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
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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. For more information on recording your spoken voice on your
computer, see the information within "Submitting Your Homework".
Course Requirements Grade system
- Assignments (60% of your final grade) 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:
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: 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
"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:speaking HW > Submit Assignment > record / upload
Media > Submit Assignment (see
the online Chinese class site for more details)
- Tests
and Quizzes (40% of your final grade) There will be three quizzes
during the quarter.
- Quiz 1: lesson 17, 18 and 19
- Quiz 2: lesson 20,21 and 22
- Quiz 3: lesson 23 and 24
You can find
the quiz schedule on the 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:
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A = 93-100%
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A- = 90-92%
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B+ = 87 - 89%
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B = 83 – 86%
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B- = 80 – 82%
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C+ = 77 – 79%
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C = 73 – 76%
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C- = 70 – 72%
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D+ = 67 – 69%
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D = 60 – 66%
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F = 59% and below
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Classroom
Learning Atmosphere
Plese read the
Please read the 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:
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
“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 MyBC
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 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
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/
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.
Course
Calendar (see day by day schedule on the class
site.)
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Week 1
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Testing website function
Review and start lesson 17
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Week2
To
Week 11
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We have 8 lessons to cover during 10 weeks.
Quiz one: lesson 17,18 and 19
Quiz two: lesson 20,21 and 22
Quiz three: lesson 23 and 24
Please see
the blackboard-Vista Calendar for details
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tests
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You
can find the test schedule on the class site calendar.
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(see the online
Chinese class site for more details)
