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Chinese 101

Outcome 1 – Students will demonstrate an ability to speak Mandarin Chinese at the ACTFL beginning-mid level, make utterances at sentence level in interaction on learned topics, and speak by looking at pinyin writing.

Indicators - Informal OPI, skits, and computer-adaptive speaking test.

Outcome 2 – Students will comprehend main ideas in basic conversations delivered at a slow

speech rate and be able to transcribe what is heard in pinyin writing.

Indicators – Informal OPI, skits, and computer-adaptive listening test.

Outcome 3 – Students will be able to recognize 150 words and comprehend the main ideas of a

text in Chinese characters on familiar topics.

Indicators – Computer-adaptive reading test.

Outcome 4 – Students will master 100-120 words in writing, demonstrate an ability to write a

120-character passage on familiar topics by typing, and be familiar with 20 plus radicals.

Indicators – Computer-adaptive writing test and exams.

Chinese 102

Outcome 1 – Students will demonstrate an ability to Speak Mandarin Chinese at the ACTFL

beginning-high level and make utterances at short paragraph level in interaction on

learned topics.

Indicators – Informal OPI, skits, and computer-adaptive speaking test.

Outcome 2 – Students will comprehend main ideas in basic conversations delivered at a modified

speech rate.

Indicators – Informal OPI, skits, and computer-adaptive listening test.

Outcome 3 – Students will be able to recognize 250 words and comprehend the main ideas of a

text in Chinese characters on familiar topics.

Indicators – Computer-adaptive reading test.

Outcome 4 – Students will master 150-200 words in writing and demonstrate an ability to write a

200-character passage on familiar topics by typing.

Indicators – Computer-adaptive writing test and exams.

Chinese 201

Outcome 1 – Students will be able to initiate, sustain, and close conversations on general topics.

Indicators – Informal OPI.

Outcome 2 – Students will be able to read approximately 300 terms contextualized in narratives,

dialogues, essays, etc. and write 90 terms in sentence-level constructions.

Indicators – Quizzes.

Chinese 202

Outcome 1 – Students will be able to initiate, sustain, and close conversations on general topics.

Indicators – Informal OPI.

Outcome 2 – Students will be able to read approximately 320 terms contextualized in narratives,

dialogues, essays, etc. and write 150 terms in sentence-level constructions.

Indicators – Quizzes.

Chinese 301

Outcome 1 – Students will be able to converse on broad topics and social issues with sufficient

vocabulary in a coherent & organized way at ACTFL intermediate-high level or better.

Indicators – Informal OPI and modified HSK speaking.

Outcome 2 – Students will comprehend main points in interpersonal, discourse/paragraph level

communication, both informal and formal, and reach ACTFL intermediate high level.

Indicators – Computer-adaptive listening and modified HSK listening tests.

Outcome 3 – Students will be able to read a variety of written genres and other formal &

informal forms of writing at the ACTFL intermediate-mid level.

Indicators – Computer-adaptive reading and modified HSK reading tests.

Outcome 4 – Students will be able to compose a variety of notes, correspondence and short

essays (450-500 words) at the ACTFL intermediate-mid level.

Indicators – Sample papers from Chinese culture (minor students only).

Outcome 5 – Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate and act in linguistically,

socially, and culturally appropriate ways in Mandarin Chinese.

Indicators – Informal OPI and questionnaire.

Chinese 302

Outcome 1 – Students will be able to converse on broad topics and social issues with sufficient

shumianyu in a coherent & organized way at the ACTFL advanced-low level or better.

Indicators – Informal OPI and modified HSK speaking test.

Outcome 2 – Students will comprehend main points in both informal and formal, interpersonal

communication and understand main points of news broadcasts on familiar topics.

Indicators – Computer-adaptive listening test.

Outcome 3 – Students will be able to read a variety of written genres, including journalistic prose

and other formal and informal writing styles at the ACTFL intermediate-high level.

Indicators – Computer-adaptive reading and modified HSK reading tests.

Outcome 4 – Students will be able to compose a variety of notes, correspondence and short

essays (500-600 words) with coherence and clear organization at the ACTFL

intermediate-mid level.

Indicators – Sample papers from Chinese culture (minor students only).

Outcome 5 – Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate and act in linguistically,

socially, and culturally appropriate ways in Mandarin Chinese.

Indicators – Informal OPI, questionnaire, and exit questionnaire.

Chinese 345

Outcome 1 – Students will demonstrate a knowledge of the fundamental values & features of

Chinese culture & society and differences & commonalities with their native culture,

understand how the role of ideology, tradition, ethnicity, and gender play in Chinese

perception of their culture relative to others, and be able to apply this knowledge.

Indicators – Essay, research paper, and exams.

Chinese 347

Outcome 1 – Students will be able to explain & describe the cultural & historic milieu of various

masterpieces of Chinese literature.

Indicators – Mid-term and final assessments, reading responses, and written assignments.

Outcome 2 – Students will be able to express ideas about literature in speech and writing.

Indicators – Mid-term and final assessments, reading responses, class presentations, and written

assignments.

Outcome 3 – Students will refine their capacities as thoughtful and perceptive readers.

Indicators – Mid-term and final assessments, essay, and written assignments.

Chinese 377

Outcome 1 – Students will understand best practices for effective instruction.

Indicators – Exams and classroom assignments.

Outcome 2 – Students will understand that the process of second language acquisition includes

the interrelated skills of observing, listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Indicators – Exams and classroom assignments.

Outcome 3 – Students will plan learning activities that will enable them to teach the significance

of cultural differences and similarities.

Indicators – Preparation of lesson plans, culture assimilators, and culture mini-dramas.

Outcome 4 – Students will understand the prominent teaching methodologies used in the

profession.

Indicators – Exams and classroom assignments.

Outcome 5 – Students will be familiar with major issues in the profession as well as professional

organizations.

Indicators – Exams and classroom discussion.

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