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General Information

Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
MANDD006.
Course Title (CB02)
Intermediate Mandarin (Third Quarter)
Course Credit Status
Credit - Degree Applicable
Effective Term
Fall 2023
Course Description
This is a continuation of MAND 5. Students will read, discuss and analyze texts dealing with the arts, geography, history, literature, social and cultural practices of the Chinese-speaking world. The course will review the linguistic functions and grammatical structures of intermediary Chinese. Speaking, listening, reading, and writing of third-quarter high intermediate level of Mandarin will be introduced and practiced within a cultural framework.
Faculty Requirements
Course Family
Not Applicable

Course Justification

This course meets a GE requirement of °®¶¹´«Ã½, CSU GE, and IGETC. It belongs on the Certificate of Achievement Advanced in Mandarin. This course is transferable to CSU and UC. It is the last third of the intermediate-level Mandarin series. It develops the language production and processing skills that are necessary to enable communication at a high-intermediate level with a focus on culture.

Foothill Equivalency

Does the course have a Foothill equivalent?
No
Foothill Course ID

Course Philosophy

Formerly Statement

Course Development Options

Basic Skill Status (CB08)
Course is not a basic skills course.
Grade Options
  • Letter Grade
  • Pass/No Pass
Repeat Limit
0

Transferability & Gen. Ed. Options

Transferability
Transferable to both UC and CSU
°®¶¹´«Ã½ GEArea(s)StatusDetails
2GC2°®¶¹´«Ã½ GE Area C2 - HumanitiesApproved
CSU GEArea(s)StatusDetails
CGC2CSU GE Area C2 - HumanitiesApproved
IGETCArea(s)StatusDetails
IG3BIGETC Area 3B - HumanitiesApproved
IG6XIGETC Area 6 - Language Other Than EnglishApproved

Units and Hours

Summary

Minimum Credit Units
5.0
Maximum Credit Units
5.0

Weekly Student Hours

TypeIn ClassOut of Class
Lecture Hours5.010.0
Laboratory Hours0.00.0

Course Student Hours

Course Duration (Weeks)
12.0
Hours per unit divisor
36.0
Course In-Class (Contact) Hours
Lecture
60.0
Laboratory
0.0
Total
60.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
Lecture
120.0
Laboratory
0.0
NA
0.0
Total
120.0

Prerequisite(s)

MAND D005. or equivalent

Corequisite(s)

Advisory(ies)

ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for EWRT D001A or EWRT D01AH or ESL D005.

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

Entrance Skill(s)

General Course Statement(s)

(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)

Methods of Instruction

Lecture and visual aids

Discussion of assigned reading

Discussion and problem solving performed in class

In-class essays

In-class exploration of Internet sites

Quiz and examination review performed in class

Homework and extended projects

Guest speakers

Collaborative learning and small group exercises

Collaborative projects

Assignments

  1. Reading
    1. Readings are assigned from textbooks, workbooks, and other sources, such as newspapers, and other periodicals.
    2. Read authentic materials selected by instructors.
  2. Listening
    1. Listen to the CDs provided by textbook publishers.
    2. Listen to classmates' news reports and oral presentations.
    3. Watch selected videos and films.
  3. Speaking
    1. Review practice material for individual oral presentations.
    2. Participate in role-play assigned topics or situations.
    3. Report facts or verbally exchange information.
    4. Discuss assigned topics with group members and summarize the findings.
    5. Narrate, describe, and handle complicated situations or transactions.
  4. Writing
    1. Practice the newly learned vocabulary by filling in the information gaps, making sentences, writing paragraphs and compositions.
    2. Complete assignments related to the readings, listening, and video viewing, including keeping journals, responding to instructors or classmates' written questions, summarizing, and analyzing the pieces.
  5. Culture learning
    1. Culture learning includes audio-video and online assignments.
    2. Cultural learning includes in-class oral presentations on cultural topics.

Methods of Evaluation

  1. Homework assignments (Textbook and Workbook exercises) will be evaluated on the basis of correct usage of language functions studied in each lesson.
  2. Written and oral quizzes will be evaluated on the basis of composing and demonstrating lengthier and more accurate discourse about familiar topics to reflect a sustained command of vocabulary and language structures.
  3. Mid-term examination: an individual written and oral presentation will be evaluated on the basis of the correct usage of the vocabulary and the listening comprehension skills and communication correspondence.
  4. Final examination: an individual written and oral presentation or a group oral presentation or an interview with the instructor will be evaluated on the basis of producing lengthier and more accurate discourse about familiar topics to reflect a sustained command of vocabulary and language structures.
  5. Oral presentation on cultural topics will be evaluated on the basis of demonstrating a steady grasp of the subtleties in the idiosyncracies of Mandarin-speaking cultures, by analyzing and comparing them to one's own cultures.
  6. Participation in communication and cultural activities in class will be evaluated on the basis of small group discussion, small group debates, group projects, peer-assessment of group members’ contributions and problem solving.

Essential Student Materials/Essential College Facilities

Essential Student Materials: 
  • None.
Essential College Facilities:
  • None.

Examples of Primary Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisherDate/EditionISBN
Jianhua Bai, Juyu Sung, and Janet Zhiqun Xing, "Beyond the Basics: Communicative Chinese for Intermediate and Advanced Learners". The 2nd Edition.Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2008.
Beijing Language Institute, "New Practical Chinese Reader: Book II and III". Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2012.
Tao-chung Yao,Yuehua Liu, Liangyan Ge, Nyan-ping Bi and Yaohua Shi. Integrated Chinese Volume 3 Textbook: Simplified and Traditional Chinese Edition. The Fourth Edition. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2018
Tao-chung Yao,Yuehua Liu, Liangyan Ge, Nyan-ping Bi and Yaohua Shi. Integrated Chinese Volume 3 Workbook: Simplified and Traditional Chinese Edition. The Fourth Edition. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2018

Examples of Supporting Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisher
"BBC Real Chinese"- http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese/real_chinese/
"Chinese Annotation Tool"- http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/chinese/public_html/annotate.html
"Chinese multi media from University of Oxford"- http://www.ctcfl.ox.ac.uk/Chinese/index.html
"IC Flash Cards, Word Games, and Tests" http://quizlet.com/subject/integrated-chinese/
"IC vocab trainer" http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/integrated-chinese3.php
"Learning Chinese Online"- http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/online1.htm
"Chinese Typing" http://pinyinjoe.com/
"NJ Star"- http://www.njstar.com
"Online Dictionary" http://www.nciku.com
"Pinyin Practice.Com"- http://www.pinyinpractice.com
"Reading Exercises from Rutgers University"- http://chinese.rutgers.edu/content_e.htm
"Self study for simpl/tradi. Conversion" http://www.language.berkeley.edu/fanjian/start.html
"UC Berkely's IC website"- http://www.language.berkeley.edu/ic/
"UV Pinyin Chart"- http://www.uvm.edu/~chinese/pinyin.htm
"Video clips of survival Chinese" http://personal.kenyon.edu/bai/vcsc.htm
Cheung, Hung-nin Samuel. "A Practical Chinese Grammar". Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 2002.
Kubler, Cornelius C. and Hsiaojung Sharon L. Chi. "Read Chinese Signs". Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 1993.
Shou-hsin Teng, "Taiwan Today: An Intermediate Course, Revised Second Edition". Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2008.
Spring, Madeline K. "Making Connections: Enhance Your Listening Comprehension in Chinese: Traditional Character Edition". Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2002.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Course Objectives

  • Demonstrate further understanding of language as the primary expression of culture and a medium of communication.
  • Demonstrate the ability of communication with the control of linguistic functions and the grammatical structure of Mandarin at the third-quarter high intermediate level in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
  • Distinguish, identify, and appraise further the linguistic features of the Mandarin-speaking countries and communities.
  • Use 80% to 100% of the target language to examine, discuss, and analyze the historical, cultural, social and economic developments in the different Mandarin-speaking countries and communities.
  • Engage further in critical analysis and comparison of the student's own values and cultural assumptions with those of the Mandarin-speaking countries and communities.

CSLOs

  • Demonstrate a sustained command of vocabulary (recognize and reproduce at least 2000 Chinese words) and language structures necessary to spontaneously and accurately request and provide information, orally and in writing, about a wide variety of topics such as the Chinese Traditional. Holidays, sports, family issues, gender equality, medical care, educational systems and environmental issues.

  • Derive meaning from increasingly abstract texts, to interpret a wide range of subtleties of the structure and content of the text.

  • Compose lengthier and more accurate discourse about familiar topics to reflect a sustained command of vocabulary and language structures.

  • Demonstrate a steady grasp of the subtleties in the idiosyncrasies of Mandarin-speaking cultures, by analyzing and comparing them to one's own culture(s).

Outline

  1. Demonstrate further understanding of language as the primary expression of culture and a medium of communication.
    1. Analyze and compare the patterns and connections between language, thought patterns, and cultures.
    2. Analyze further the influence of history, geography, and political policies on the Mandarin language from a cultural perspective.
    3. Examine and understand how the Mandarin language has evolved, the changes in written systems, and the trend of recognition and writing of both traditional and simplified forms, especially under the influence of modern culture in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas Mandarin-speaking communities.
    4. Identify the importance of cultural and social assumptions revealed in language (examples: compliments, direction, flow of descriptions, complaining, and logic of reasoning.)
  2. Demonstrate the ability of communication with the control of linguistic functions and the grammatical structure of Mandarin at the third-quarter high intermediate level in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
    1. Comprehend informative, descriptive, narrative, comparative and analytical discourse.
      1. Draw out main ideas, locate and comprehend critical linguistic elements such as grammatical patterns, sentences connections and paragraph formation in texts.
      2. Identify subject matters in texts.
      3. Read complexes prose that contains biographical information, narratives, descriptions and analysis.
      4. Make reasonable guesses at unfamiliar vocabulary.
    2. Comprehend conversations about survival needs and more complex social demands.
      1. Get accustomed to topics including renting an apartment, post office, family structure, education, health issues, women's rights, and comments on above topics.
      2. Comprehend language usages with ability to focus on the linguistic patterns and connotation in the above mentioned areas.
      3. Maintain verbal exchange in length with expository details on those topics.
      4. Narrate, describe, and handle complicated situations or transactions such as making travel arrangement with cancelled flight, lost luggage, and confrontation with the hotel clerks.
    3. Acquire etiquette skills for social situations.
      1. Apply language to narrate, describe, compare, contrast, and analyze.
      2. Express personal opinions with expository details on social activities and issues, such as family structure, education, health issues, and women's rights.
      3. Accommodate other's needs, e.g., provide information asked with analytical perspectives.
      4. Demonstrate control of the proper writing system with flow, structure and connoted skill.
    4. Demonstrate mastery of the writing to:
      1. Write notes and paragraphs related to daily and social life such as newsletter and advertisement.
      2. Utilize Chinese word processing skills in producing narrative, descriptive, comparative, and analytical compositions.
  3. Distinguish, identify, and appraise further the linguistic features of the Mandarin-speaking countries and communities.
    1. Analyze the importance and the different linguistic features of the Mandarin language in various Mandarin speaking countries and communities through authentic materials.
    2. Analyze and compare the impact of language adoptions and changes on Mandarin speakers in the United States, China, Taiwan, and other Mandarin-speaking regions and communities.
    3. Examine further the impact of language adoptions and changes from Mandarin on American English speakers.
  4. Use 80% to 100% of the target language to examine, discuss, and analyze the historical, cultural, social and economic developments in the different Mandarin-speaking countries and communities.
    1. Evaluate the influence of the migration of different ethnicities within China and the immigration to other Asian countries and the United States.
    2. Assess and analyze further the importance of Mandarin from regional and economical perspectives in East and Southeast Asia by learning about the different cultures and practices in the regions and cities such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.
    3. Compare and contrast cultural, social, and economical changes and development in major cities in China and in Taiwan in the last few decades.
    4. Examine and identify the linguistic enrichment as a result of increased interflow among China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and other Mandarin speaking communities in the world.
  5. Engage further in critical analysis and comparison of the student's own values and cultural assumptions with those of the Mandarin-speaking countries and communities.
    1. Analyze and compare the cultural, traditional, ethical, and contemporary values of the Mandarin-speaking countries and communities
    2. Explore further the student's own values, cultural and social assumptions and contrast them with the traditional and contemporary values of Mandarin-speaking countries.
    3. Analyze the historical and traditional consequences of cultural and social assumptions in Mandarin-speaking countries and communities, specifically in comparison with Mandarin-speaking people in the United States, China, and Taiwan.
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