Chinese 4H

Course Description

Students will read and discuss novels, plays, poetry, newspaper articles, and TV programs. They will listen to audio materials like radio programs, write compositions, give oral reports, and do research projects on topics related to the Chinese culture and language. Students will continue to expand their knowledge in vocabulary, advanced grammar structure, and rhetoric expression. They will learn to recognize variations between cultures and languages of Chinese speaking countries and will demonstrate their knowledge of cultural values.

Course Objectives

Chinese 4H provides a context for integration of the continued development of language skills and cultural understanding with other content areas and the community beyond the classroom. The skill sets that apply to the exchange of written and oral information are expanded through the emphasis on practicing speaking and listening strategies that facilitate communication, such as guessing meaning in familiar and unfamiliar contexts, and using elements of word formation to expand vocabulary and derive meaning. Additionally, students will continue to develop an understanding of the Chinese culture through explaining factors that influence the practices, products, and perspectives of the target culture; reflecting on cultural practices of the target culture; and comparing systems of the target culture and the student’s own culture. This course further emphasizes making connections across content areas through the design of activities and materials that integrate the target language and culture with concepts and skills from other content areas. The use and influence of the Chinese language and culture in the community beyond the classroom is explored through the identification and evaluation of resources.

Student Can Do Statements

• Students can discuss and search for information and resources related to their future jobs and careers.

• Students can search for job postings and interpret and write Chinese resumes and job application letters.

• Students can practice a job interview and learn the professional manners for jobs.

• Students can discuss their college choices, majors, graduate study, study abroad, internship, and future careers.

• Students can express concern for others, express appreciation, and write thank-you and invitational cards.

• Students can write prose and poetic expressions using onomatopoeic words, such as adverbials or attributives.

• Students can practice inviting friends over to their house; describe different room types inside a house; activities to do inside a house; items inside a house, such as appliances and furniture; and describe different types of homes.