Prerequisites
CHIN 0100 or CHIN 0105 or CHIN 0160 or the instructor’s permission
Textbook:
Integrated Chinese Volume 2, Yao & Liu et al, Cheng & Tsui Co., 2017 (4th edition)
Coordinator
Dr. Chih-jen Melvin Lee (chihjen@sas.upenn.edu)
Course Descriptions:
This course is a continuation of CHIN-0105 Spoken Chinese I. The aim of this course is to provide students with a strong foundation in two fundamental language skills: interactive listening and effective speaking, within a communicative learning environment. Language accuracy is emphasized, particularly in terms of correct pronunciation, accurate intonation, and mastery of basic grammatical structures. Throughout the semester, students are expected to acquire approximately 300 essential vocabulary words.
The overarching objective of the course is to enable students to proficiently navigate linguistic and cultural contexts. By the conclusion of the semester, students will have the ability to utilize the target language adeptly in a range of everyday situations. These include describing weather in basic terms, ordering dishes at restaurants, asking for and giving directions, describing common cold and allergy symptoms, making arrangements to go out with friends, talking about popular sports, and discussing plans for summer break, among other scenarios.
Sample Text (Entry):
Xiǎoyīn: Jīntiān tiānqì bǐ zuótiān hǎo, bú xià xuě le.
Wénzhōng: Wǒ yuē le péngyǒu míngtiān qù gōngyuán huá bīng, bù zhīdào tiānqì huì zěnme yàng, lěng bù lěng?
Xiǎoyīn: Wǒ gāngcái kàn le wǎngshàng de tiānqì yùbào, míngtiān tiānqì bǐ jīntiān gèng hǎo. Búdàn bú huì xià xuě, érqiě huì nuǎnhuo yīdiǎnr.
(From Lesson 11 “tiānqì”)
Sample Text (Exit):
Zhíyuán: Qǐng bǎ hùzhào gěi wǒ kàn kan. Nǐmen yǒu jǐ jiàn xínglǐ yào tuōyùn?
Wáng Péng: Liǎng jiàn. Zhè ge bāo bù tuōyùn, wǒmen dài shàng fēijī.
Zhíyuán: Máfan nín bǎ xiāngzi ná shàng lái.
Wáng Péng: Xiǎojiě, méi chāozhòng ba?
Zhíyuán: Méiyǒu. Zhè shì nǐmen de hùzhào, jīpiào, zhè shì dēng jī pái. Qǐng dào wǔ hào dēng jī kǒu shàng fēijī.
Wáng Péng: Xièxie.
(From Lesson 20 “zài jīchǎng”)