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CHINESE 101 CLASS CODE 23764 Cerritos College. Chinese Link 中文天地. Huānyíng Xuéxí Zhōngwén Yì líng yì 欢迎学习中文 101 Welcome to Chinese 101. INTRODUCTION. About me. Personal Information. Name: Lam, Tai (Tsair Lin – 林原才 Lín Yuán Cái ) Email: Tlam@Cerritos.edu
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CHINESE 101 CLASS CODE 23764 Cerritos College
Chinese Link 中文天地
HuānyíngXuéxíZhōngwénYìlíngyì 欢迎学习中文101 Welcome to Chinese 101
INTRODUCTION About me
Personal Information • Name: Lam, Tai (Tsair Lin – 林原才 LínYuánCái) • Email: Tlam@Cerritos.edu • Office: SB 17 (Santa Barbara Building) • Office phone: (562) 860-2451 Ext. 4804 • Started teaching since early 1990s
About the course • A course of elementary Mandarin Chinese for beginning learners • Emphasizing the acquisition of language basic skills • Language forms and functions (CFL / CSOL) • To be introduced to the Chinese customs, culture, and geography.
Learning Objectives and Outcomes • Students will understand: • The whole Chinese pronunciation system (Hanyu Pinyin 汉语拼音), Pinyin foundation • Basic Chinese grammar • The Chinese writing system • Some Chinese customs & culture
Learning Objectives and Outcomes • Should also be able to: • Read and pronounce syllables (pinyin) of standard Chinese • Exchange basic greetings; Introduce oneself; Inquire about a person's name and nationality • Inquire about one's occupation & family … • Type Chinese texts on • computer…
About the ChinESE LANGUAGE • What is the most widely spoken Languages in the world?(One World Nation Online) • How many people speak Mandarin in the world?(Wiki Answer) • How many people in the world can speak Chinese? • Sinophone World (Wikipedia)
Universality? • Practicality ? • Aesthetic? • Phonology? • Attractiveness? • Degree of Difficulty? Complexity? About the ChinESE LANGUAGE
Course Texts and Materials 1. Chinese Link 2. MyChineseLab with Pearson eText – Access Card 3. Chinese Link Audio/CDs and Video/DVDs