Chinese 2

Course Description

This course will review grammar and vocabulary from the introductory course. Students will demonstrate their ability to express themselves using more complex structures and increased vocabulary appropriate to the second year. They will work towards fluency through conversations, oral presentations, and discussions. Students will continue their cultural studies as an integral part of the course.

Course Objectives

Chinese 2 builds upon effective strategies for Chinese language learning by encouraging the use of the language and cultural understanding. This course encourages interpersonal communication through speaking and writing, providing opportunities to make and respond to requests and questions in expanded contexts, participate independently in brief conversations on familiar topics, and write sentences and descriptions using Chinese characters. This course also emphasizes the development of reading and listening comprehension skills, such as using contextual clues to guess the meaning and recognizing words and characters through stroke order and stroke count. Students will practice their speaking skills by giving presentations on a variety of topics as well as reading aloud to practice pronunciation. Additionally, students will describe the practices, products, and perspectives of the Chinese speaking culture; report on basic family and social practices of the Chinese culture; and describe contributions from the Chinese culture. This course further emphasizes making connections across content areas and the application of understanding Chinese language and culture outside of the classroom.

Student Can Do Statements

• Students can discuss weekday and weekend activities.

• Students can describe their daily schedules.

• Students can write letters in Chinese.

• Students can order and pay for food and beverages at a restaurant.

• Students can talk about price and quantities and their opinions on different types of food.

• Students can discuss temperature, weather, and seasons.

• Students can describe and discuss major Chinese holidays, such as Chinese New Year, Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, and Lantern Festival.

• Students can exchange opinions to others in a conversation .

• Students can talk about their hobbies and interests in Chinese.

• Students can talk about price, discount, preference, and advice when shopping for products at a store.

• Students can show and ask for directions.

• Students can talk about travel plans in Chinese.

• Students can describe an event and its cause.