CHIN1060 WEEK 1-2 SCHEDULE

Assignments Due Before Class

Class Activities

Mini-quiz Preparation

8/23

星期三

Complete the Pre-semester Survey, available on Home page as well.

Read syllabus on Canvas

Familiarize yourself with the course content.

Get acquainted with your classmates.

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8/25

星期五

Carefully review the course syllabus, accessible under Canvas/Modules/Course Helpful Information.

Study the “Supplementary Course Material: Introduction to Pinyin and Characters” from page 1-10. You can access this material under Canvas/Modules/Week 1.

Syllabus;

Foundation work: Pinyin (Initials, finals, and tones)

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8/28

星期一

Use the PDF file under Module Week1 "Integrated Chinese_Page 1-17_Introduction.pdf" page 11-13 to
Study the basic radicals 1-20 and prepare for the upcoming mini-quiz.
Other additional resources are available at the character learning module as well.

Pinyin (Initials, finals, and tones)

Introduction to characters

Laoshi will select 5 out of the first 20 radicals from p.11-13 you studied before class.
The quiz will ask you to write out the Pinyin (including tones), characters, English meaning of these 5 selected radicals.
Do prepare for both versions if you see two versions of the same radical, e.g., 人&亻、手&扌）
The quiz will also ask you to hand write instead of typing.

8/30

星期三

Study the “Supplementary Course Material: Introduction to Pinyin and Characters” from page 13-17.
Study the basic radicals 21-30 and prepare for the upcoming mini-quiz.

Introduction to characters
Characters: basic radicals

Basic Radicals 21-30

(Pinyin, Character, English meaning)

9/1

星期五

Study the “Supplementary Course Material: Introduction to Pinyin and Characters” from page 13-17.
Study the basic radicals 31-40 and prepare for the upcoming mini-quiz.

continue character basics while practicing pinyin skills as well

Basic Radicals 31-40

(Pinyin, Character, English meaning)

9/4

星期一

一、Study 课文《我的家在哪儿》from beginning to page 20 “他们总还是说四川才是他们的老家。”

二、Answer the three questions below: write down your responses on a separate piece of answer sheet.

1. Describe your home：你的房间挂着什么？爸爸妈妈的房间挂着什么？你们的书房呢？

2. 你的父母来美国多少年了？他们总还是说哪儿才是他们的老家？

3. 你觉得你的老家是哪儿？

Study the first part of《我的家在哪儿》

1. Your Chinese name (characters & pinyin)

2. Characters from lesson 2 part 1

9/6

星期三

一、Study 课文《我的家在哪儿》from page 20 “我生在纽约” to the end.

二、Answer questions:

1. 你生在哪儿，长在哪儿？

2. 从小，父母就跟你说，你是哪儿人？

3. 在家，你们吃什么菜？说什么话？看什么电视节目？

4. 小的时候，你去不去家附近的中文学校？

Study the second part of《我的家在哪儿》

2. Characters from lesson 2 part 2

~Subject to change.~

Use the website or app below to work on the character writing and stroke orders:

http://www.strokeorder.info/

https://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/character-dictionary.php

APP: Strokes Order