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[GWU-CHIN4108] Readings in Modern ChineseCourse Outline

 !ring "014

Time: TR 11:10am-12:25pm Location: Bell Hall 106

Instru#tor$ Hang Zhang (张航老师)

E-mail: hangz@g!"e#!$%%ice : Rome Hall &5& ' Tel : (202) &-10*

$%%ice Ho!+,: TR 1 pm 2 pm an# ./ appointment

e.,ite: http:.lac.oa+#"g!"e#!

Course %es#ri!tion

Thi, co!+,e i, #e,igne# %o+ ,t!#ent, ho ha3e complete# 4nte+me#iate hine,e 444 47 (H48*105-*106) an# the %i+,t pa+t o% Rea#ing in 9o#e+n hine,e (H48&10) an# ho i,h to

contin!e pe+%ecting the !,e o% the mo#e+n hine,e Lang!age ith a %oc!, on +ea#ing

comp+ehen,ion" ;t!#ent, ill gain +ea#ing ,ill, in ,tan#a+# (9an#a+in) hine,e th+o!gh o+

ith a#3ance# a!thentic te<t, ith e<e+ci,e, #e,igne# to g!i#e comp+ehen,ion an# to ,t+engthen+ea#ing ,t+ategie,"

tudent &earning O'(e#ti)es

=t the en# o% thi, co!+,e ,t!#ent, a+e e<pecte# to .e a.le to:

1" Be a.le to !n#e+,tan# main i#ea, mo,t ,!ppo+ting #etail, an# a+g!mentati3e ,t+!ct!+e in a

3a+iet/ o% te<t, ith the help o% the #ictiona+/ incl!#ing e<po,ito+/ an# lightl/ anal/ticalhine,e ne,pape+ an# magazine +epo+t, opinion piece, an# othe+ te<t, on a#3ance# topic,

#i+ecte# at an e#!cate# gene+al +ea#e+,hip' ,!mma+ize the main i#ea, o% a +ea#ing pa,,age an#

,tate pe+,onal 3ie,"

2" Become aa+e o% the ,ill, an# ,t+ategie, a3aila.le %o+ imp+o3ing +ea#ing a.ilit/ in hine,e%o+ e<ample to i#enti%/ e/ o+#, an# ,entence, to in%e+ meaning o% ,ome !n%amilia+ o+#, in

ne conte<t, to inte+p+et ,ome o% a!tho+>, intent pe+,pecti3e an# e<p+e,,e, ,ome o% hi,he+ on pe+,pecti3e, to #i,ting!i,h an# con3e+t .eteen collo?!ial an# lite+a+/ e<p+e,,ion, etc"*" Become ac?!ainte# ith a,pect, o% hine,e c!lt!+e an# ,ocial .eha3io+ that +elate to the te<t,"

Course Materials

1" Re?!i+e# Te<t.oo:

Zh! zi/i (2011) ;ho+t-Te+m Rea#ing hine,e-4nte+me#iate 2n# e#ition Beiing Lang!age

  an# !lt!+e Ani3e+,it/ +e,, 4;B8 C--561-20-2 (朱子仪（2011）汉语阅读速成  -中级篇，第二版，北京语言大学出版社") The te<t.oo i, a3aila.le on =mazon"com"

  The D %ile, o% the %i+,t ,e3e+al chapte+, a+e a3aila.le on B.")

  2" ;!pplementa+/ mate+ial, ill .e a3aila.le on B."

*" Dictiona+/: Each ,t!#ent ,ho!l# ha3e a #ictiona+/ eithe+ a pape+ one o+ an elect+onic#ictiona+/" Recommen#e# #ictiona+ie,:

a"   远东汉!"（#$%）（ FAR EAST CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY ） ./

4nte+national !.li,hing 4nc"

  ." 汉!"（&$% A CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY ） ./ omme+cial +e,,"

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  c"'(汉)*!"（&$%）（CHENG & TSUI CHINESE PINYIN ENGLISH

 DICTIONARY FOR LEARNERS ） ./ heng T,!i ompan/"

  #"+,汉语!" The ontempo+a+/ hine,e Dictiona+/ (hine,e-Engli,h E#ition)

(hine,e E#ition) ./ Ling F!an(Gan 2002)

Course Re*uire+ents and GradingFo!+ %inal g+a#e ill .e #ete+mine# .a,e# on the point, /o! ea+n ./ %!l%illing the +e?!i+ement,

a,,igne# to thi, co!+,e an# /o!+ o3e+all pe+%o+mance in cla,, th+o!gho!t the ,eme,te+"

=tten#ance an# pa+ticipation 10

Homeo+ 10

4n-cla,, I!izze, *0

  +oect, 15

  9i#-te+m E<am 15

inal E<am, 20

Grading scale:

& an# a.o3e: = C6-C": BJ 6-": J 66-6": DJ Belo 60:

0-*": =- C*-C5": B *-5": 60-65": D  C0-C2": B- 0-2": -

Class !oli#, Attendance and participation (10%): Reg!la+ atten#ance an# acti3e pa+ticipation a+e c+!cial to

the ,!cce,, o% /o!+ lea+ning" =tten#ance i, man#ato+/" Each ,t!#ent ha, to !ne<c!,e#

a.,ence, %o+ the hole ,e,,ion" The to a.,ence, co3e+ a.,ence, #!e to legitimate +ea,on, ,!cha, illne,, o. inte+3ie, %amil/ eme+gencie, +eligio!, holi#a/ an# the lie" =%te+ that e3e+/

a.,ence ill +ecei3e a 1 point pe+ cla,, #e#!ction %+om /o!+ %inal g+a#e +ega+#le,, o% +ea,on"

That mean, ,t!#ent, #on>t ha3e to ,!.mit #oc!mentation %o+ the a.,ence .!t mo+e than to

a.,ence, ill a%%ect /o!+ %inal g+a#e e3en /o! ha3e ,!ppo+ting #oc!mentation (#oc!mentation i,onl/ nee#e# %o+ maing !p te,t,)" The+e%o+e plea,e !,e the to !ne<c!,e# a.,ence i,el/" !ll

atten#ance ill +ecei3e 0"5 .on!, point %o+ /o!+ %inal g+a#e" ;t!#ent, ith mo+e than one-%o!+th

a.,ence, () ill .e con,i#e+e# to %ail thi, cla,," i%teen min!te, late %o+ cla,, o+ %i%teen min!te,

ea+l/ lea3e itho!t accepta.le e<c!,e i, con,i#e+e# a, a.,ence" 4% a ,t!#ent mi,,e, a cla,, it i,the ,t!#entK, +e,pon,i.ilit/ to %in# o!t hat i, co3e+e# in the cla,, an# hethe+ change, ha3e

 .een ma#e on the ,che#!le" lea,e .e p!nct!al an# +e%+ain %+om an/ #i,+!pti3e .eha3io+ ,!ch a,maing o+ +ecei3ing cell phone call, o+ !,ing laptop, in cla,, itho!t pe+mi,,ion %+om /o!+

in,t+!cto+," =cti3e pa+ticipation i, +e?!i+e# in e3e+/ cla,, th+o!gho!t the ,eme,te+"

 Homework (10%): The+e ill .e +ea#ing e<e+ci,e, an#o+ +itten homeo+ a,,ignment, .a,e#

!pon mate+ial, co3e+e# in cla,," +itten homeo+ i, #!e at the .eginning o% cla,," Ha+# cop/ i,

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+e?!i+e# !nle,, p+io+ pe+mi,,ion i, o.taine# to ,!.mit an a,,ignment ./ e-mail" Homeo+

a,,ignment, late mo+e than to #a/, a%te+ the #!e #ate ill not .e accepte#" ;t!#ent, a+e

e<pecte# to #o homeo+ in#epen#entl/"

 In-class Quizzes (0%): The+e ill .e %+e?!ent in-cla,, ?!izze, th+o!gho!t thi, ,eme,te+ to help

,t!#ent, ,ta/ on t+ac" I!e,tion, o% ?!izze, 3a+/ .!t mainl/ %oc!, on the ne 3oca.!la+/ an#e<p+e,,ion," The,e ?!izze, (a.o!t hal% page) co3e+ eithe+ p+e3io!, homeo+ a, an a##itional

mechani,m to monito+ ,t!#ent p+epa+ation o+ mate+ial co3e+e# in p+e3io!, cla,, pe+io# in o+#e+

to eep mate+ial %+e,hM in ,t!#ent,> min#,"

 !ro"ects (1#%): The+e ill .e to p+oect," The +ecommen#ation o% oe+ o+#, o+

E<p+e,,ionM to cla,,mate, (5) an# one o+ to 10-15 min!te ne, +epo+t, (10) a+e +e?!i+e#

%o+ each ,t!#ent" o+ the %i+,t p+oect ,t!#ent, a+e enco!+age# to +ecommen# !,e%!l hine,ee<p+e,,ion, (,!ch a, hine,e i#iom, +itten ,t/le e<p+e,,ion, etc") to cla,,mate," in/in

hine,e cha+acte+, meaning !,age, an# at lea,t one ,ample ,entence ,ho!l# .e gi3en to othe+

,t!#ent," o+ ne, +epo+t ,t!#ent, a+e enco!+age# to %in# the ne, %+om ,o!+ce, in hine,e

(4nte+net o+ ne,pape+)" = p+int cop/ ith 3oca.!la+/ li,t ,ho!l# .e gi3en to othe+ ,t!#ent, p+io+to the +epo+t #ate"

 $idterm &am (1#%) and 'inal &am (0%): The+e ill .e a mi#te+m e<am co3e+ing the %i+,t

hal% o% the co!+,e content an# a %inal e<am co3e+ing the +e,t" =ll ,t!#ent, a+e +e?!i+e# to .e

 p+e,ent to tae the %inal e<am a, ,che#!le# ./ the !ni3e+,it/" Re,che#!ling i, onl/ alloe# %o+,t!#ent, ho ha3e to o+ mo+e e<am, on the ,ame #a/" Re?!e,t, %o+ taing the %inal ea+l/ #!e to

t+a3el plan, (e"g" ha3ing p!+cha,e# non-+e%!n#a.le ai+line ticet,) ill .e #enie#"  

 ate *ork and $ake-up polic+:

 8o late o+ ill .e accepte# e<cept %o+ e<c!,e# ca,e, (illne,, an# +eligio!, holi#a/,)" 9ae-!p

?!izze, ill 8$T .e gi3en" Hoe3e+ /o! a+e alloe# to #+op !p to to ?!izze," 9ae-!p te,t,

a+e gi3en ,t+ictl/ to tho,e ith #oc!mente# e<c!,e, (#oc!mentation i, +e?!i+e#) ho ha3e ma#ea#3ance a++angement ith the in,t+!cto+" e+,onal t+a3el plan, o+ late a++i3al to cla,, ill not .e

con,i#e+e# a 3ali# e<c!,e %o+ alte+ing a te,t #ate" 9ae-!p te,t, m!,t .e taen ithin one ee

a%te+ the te,t a, gi3en in cla,," 8o mae-!p, ill .e gi3en %o+ the mi#-te+m an# %inal e<am"

 Academic Integrit+:

e tae aca#emic integ+it/ ,e+io!,l/" =ll ,t!#ent, m!,t a.i#e ./ the o#e o% =ca#emic 4nteg+it/

o% the Ani3e+,it/"

The N o#e o% =ca#emic 4nteg+it/ ,tate,: =ca#emic #i,hone,t/ i, #e%ine# a, cheating

o% an/ in# incl!#ing mi,+ep+e,enting oneK, on o+ taing c+e#it %o+ the o+ o%othe+, itho!t c+e#iting them an# itho!t app+op+iate a!tho+ization an# the %a.+ication

o% in%o+mation"M o+ the +emain#e+ o% the co#e ,ee:

http:"g!"e#!Onteg+it/co#e"html

 ,isailit+ .upport .er/ice (,..): =n/ ,t!#ent ho ma/ nee# an accommo#ation .a,e# on the

 potential impact o% a #i,a.ilit/ ,ho!l# contact the Di,a.ilit/ ;!ppo+t ;e+3ice, o%%ice at 202-&-C250 in the 9a+3in ente+ ;!ite 2&2 to e,ta.li,h eligi.ilit/ an# to coo+#inate +ea,ona.le

accommo#ation," o+ a##itional in%o+mation plea,e +e%e+ to: http:gi+e#"g!"e#!#,, 

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- c+i,i, an# eme+genc/ mental health con,!ltation,- con%i#ential a,,e,,ment co!n,eling ,e+3ice, (in#i3i#!al an# ,mall g+o!p) an# +e%e++al,

htt!$..gired/gu/edu.#ounsel.Counselinger)i#es.#ade+i#u!!orter)i#es

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中-./012（北京）中3./02http:"chinane,"com"cn 

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