Date: October 10, 2007
To: Academic Affairs Council
From: Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (Chair, Nick Sloboda)
Re: Chinese
Language Minor.
The Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures would like propose a Chinese Language minor. Attached please find the related course proposals and Departmental minutes showing approval. Thank you for your consideration of these proposals.
Rational: Establishment
of this minor helps to fulfill the recommendations of the NCA report with
regard to the Liberal Arts Initiative.
Specifically, it was recommended that there be a greater presence of
languages on campus and that we work to solidify offerings in languages beyond
temporary offerings. In addition, the
formation of this minor responds to the
guidelines set forth by the Global Awareness Implementation Group and the
Language Summit, which were also set up in response to the NCA report, and
called for a Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures to develop
such programs.
Additional Resources Needed: None
Proposed Minor in World Languages,
Literatures, and Cultures:
The Chinese program introduces students to the Chinese language and Chinese culture. The various courses offered enable students to lay the groundwork for fluency in Chinese and to enhance practical language skills for specific career purposes. Students may complete a Chinese Language Minor (Liberal Arts Minor).
The Chinese program seeks to educate students to become more effective participants in the global community by promoting international and ethnic awareness and sensitivity to other cultures.
Chinese Language
Minor
(Liberal Arts Minor)
21 credits
Required courses:
CHIN 101 Beginning Chinese I 3 credits
CHIN 102 Beginning Chinese II 3 credits
CHIN 201 Intermediate Chinese I 3 credits
CHIN 202 Intermediate Chinese II 3 credits
(Any or all of the above courses can be reduced or eliminated by making a grade of B- or better in the next higher course. For example, a student who completes a 300-level Chinese course with a grade of B- or better will receive retrocredits to his or her transcript for CHIN 101, 102, 201, and 202 for a total of 12 retrocredits in Chinese.)
A further nine 300-level credits to be chosen by availability from:
CHIN 300 Advanced Chinese 3 credits
CHIN 301 Chinese Conversation 3 credits
CHIN 351 Chinese Civilization and Culture 3 credits
October 5, 2007
To: World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
From: Xingbo Li
Subject: Proposal to add CHIN 201 Intermediate Chinese
to the course listings for Chinese.
I would like to propose that CHIN 201 Intermediate Chinese be included as a course offering for Chinese
to be available to students beginning with the Fall 2008 semester and as course
which fulfills the Humanities Elective Gen Ed requirement. Approval of this
course would fulfill several basic needs within the Chinese program.
2. Fulfills a requirement for the Chinese
(language) minor.
General Course Description:
This third semester course continues building
on the students’ previous Chinese knowledge by introducing new vocabulary,
characters, grammar and usage. Students who complete this course should
be able to initiate discussion on topics of daily life, understand more
complicated sentences and write short compositions. Mandarin
pronunciation is taught. Prerequisite: CHIN 102 or equivalent.
Catalog Description:
Continuation of CHIN 102. Appropriate for someone with up to two years
of high school Chinese.
General Education Status:
This is a Gen. Ed. course (3 credits).
Supplemental
Every effort is made to keep the cost of
supplemental readings to minimum.
Thank you for your consideration for this
proposal.
Xingbo Li
Attached please find the tentative syllabus
for the course to be offered in Fall 2008.
______________________________________________________________________
201 Intermediate Chinese
UW-Superior/Fall 2008
_____________________________________________________________________
Professor: Xingbo Li
Office: 248 Sundquist
Telephone: 394-8481
Email: xli1@uwsuper.edu
General Course Description:
This third semester course continues building
on the students’ previous Chinese knowledge by introducing new vocabulary,
characters, grammar and usage. Students who complete this course should
be able to initiate discussion on topics of daily life, understand more
complicated sentences and write short compositions. Mandarin
pronunciation is taught. Prerequisite: CHIN 102 or equivalent.
Text: Tao-chung Yao and Yuehua Liu, Integrated Chinese, Part 2, Level 1, 2nd
Ed.
Goals:
Course Components:
Assessment: Chapter Tests 20%
Midterm 20%
Oral Final 10%
Final Exam 20%
Participation/Attendance 15%
Workbook 10%
Written Quizzes 5%
_____
TOTAL: 100%
Grading Scale: 100-93 A 77-73 C
92-90 A- 72-70 C-
89-88 B+ 69-68 D+
87-83 B 67-63 D
82-80 B- 62-60 D-
79-78 C+ 0-59 F
Chapter Tests: There will be 6 chapter
tests given during the course of the semester.
The lowest of the scores will be dropped. The approximate dates for each test are
listed in the course calendar. NO MAKE-UPS OF A UNIT TEST UNLESS YOU NOTIFY THE
INSTRUCTOR BEFORE THAT TEST.
Oral Final: The Oral Final will be given on the last day
of class. This will evaluate the
speaking skills we will have practiced and learned throughout the
semester.
Final Exam: at
UWS-scheduled time and place—see semester’s announcement.
The
Final Exam will be based primarily on the last unit covered in class, but will
also be cumulative in that it will include specific material from prior units. Any
student not present for the final exam will receive a 0 for the final exam
grade.
Participation/Attendance: Success in the foreign
language classroom is predicated upon active daily participation. Be engaged, prepared, on task and topic in
both whole class and pair/group work.
Class participation will be graded on a daily basis as follows: 5 points
- present, on time, fully prepared and active, quality participation; 4 points
- present, on time, partially prepared and active, quality participation; 3
points - present, on time, unprepared; 0 points - absent. Lateness to
class will be penalized by one point for class participation.
You are allowed 4 absences
per semester, no explanations necessary.
Character Quizzes: There will be two character
quizzes for each chapter throughout the semester. Your lowest grade will be dropped. NO MAKE-UPS OF ＡCHARACTER QUIZ UNLESS YOU
NOTIFY THE INSTRUCTOR BEFORE THAT QUIZ.
Lab Component: Lab attendance and participation is also mandatory
and will be counted in your overall grade.
University Policies
The University of
Wisconsin-Superior is dedicated to a safe, supportive and nondiscriminatory
learning environment. It is the
responsibility of all undergraduate and graduate students to familiarize
themselves with University policies regarding special accommodations, academic
misconduct, religious beliefs accommodation, discrimination and absence for
University sponsored events. For details
refer to the appropriate sections in the UW-Superior Class Schedule or the
UW-Superior General Catalog and the “Student Disciplinary Procedure” (UWS
Chapter 14) and the “Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures (UWS Chapter
17).”
October 5, 2007
To: World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
From: Xingbo Li
Subject: Proposal to add CHIN 202 Intermediate Chinese
to the course listings for Chinese.
I would like to propose that CHIN 202 Intermediate Chinese be included as a course offering for Chinese
to be available to students beginning with the Spring 2009 semester and as
course which fulfills the Humanities Elective Gen Ed requirement.. Approval of
this course would fulfill several basic needs within the Chinese program.
2.
Fulfills a requirement for the Chinese (language) minor.
General Course Description
This course begins the second volume of the
textbook introducing additional characters
with more complicated dialogue and sentence patterns with continued practice of
Mandarin pronunciation. Students will read and discuss supplemental materials
including
Chinese proverbs and folk stories. Prerequisite: CHIN 201 or equivalent.
Catalog Description:
Continuation of CHIN 201. Appropriate for someone with two years or
more of high school Chinese.
General Education Status:
This is a Gen. Ed. course (3 credits).
Supplemental
Every effort is made to keep the cost of
supplemental readings to minimum.
Thank you for your consideration for this
proposal.
Xingbo Li
Attached please find the tentative syllabus
for the course to be offered in Spring 2009.
_______________________________________________________________________
202 Intermediate Chinese
UW-Superior/Spring 2009
Professor: Xingbo Li
Office: 248 Sundquist
Telephone: 394-8481
Email: xli1@uwsuper.edu
General Course Description:
This course begins the second volume of the
textbook introducing additional characters
with more complicated dialogue and sentence patterns with continued practice of
Mandarin pronunciation. Students will read and discuss supplemental materials
including
Chinese proverbs and folk stories. Prerequisite: CHIN 201 or equivalent.
Text: Tao-chung
Goals:
Course Components:
Assessment: Chapter Tests 20%
Midterm 20%
Oral Final 10%
Final Exam 20%
Participation/Attendance 15%
Workbook 10%
Written Quizzes 5%
_____
TOTAL: 100%
Grading Scale: 100-93 A 77-73 C
92-90 A- 72-70 C-
89-88 B+ 69-68 D+
87-83 B 67-63 D
82-80 B- 62-60 D-
79-78 C+ 0-59 F
Chapter Tests: There will be 6 chapter
tests given during the course of the semester.
The lowest of the scores will be dropped. The approximate dates for each test are
listed in the course calendar. NO MAKE-UPS OF A UNIT TEST UNLESS YOU NOTIFY THE
INSTRUCTOR BEFORE THAT TEST.
Oral Final: The Oral Final will be given on the last day
of class. This will evaluate the
speaking skills we will have practiced and learned throughout the
semester.
Final Exam: at
UWS-scheduled time and place—see semester’s announcement.
The
Final Exam will be based primarily on the last unit covered in class, but will
also be cumulative in that it will include specific material from prior units. Any
student not present for the final exam will receive a 0 for the final exam
grade.
Participation/Attendance: Success in the foreign
language classroom is predicated upon active daily participation. Be engaged, prepared, on task and topic in
both whole class and pair/group work.
Class participation will be graded on a daily basis as follows: 5 points
- present, on time, fully prepared and active, quality participation; 4 points
- present, on time, partially prepared and active, quality participation; 3
points - present, on time, unprepared; 0 points - absent. Lateness to
class will be penalized by one point for class participation.
You are allowed 4 absences
per semester, no explanations necessary.
Character Quizzes: There will be two character
quizzes for each chapter throughout the semester. Your lowest grade will be dropped. NO MAKE-UPS OF ＡCHARACTER QUIZ UNLESS YOU
NOTIFY THE INSTRUCTOR BEFORE THAT QUIZ.
Lab Component: Lab attendance and participation is also mandatory
and will be counted in your overall grade.
University Policies
The University of
Wisconsin-Superior is dedicated to a safe, supportive and nondiscriminatory
learning environment. It is the
responsibility of all undergraduate and graduate students to familiarize
themselves with University policies regarding special accommodations, academic
misconduct, religious beliefs accommodation, discrimination and absence for
University sponsored events. For details
refer to the appropriate sections in the UW-Superior Class Schedule or the
UW-Superior General Catalog and the “Student Disciplinary Procedure” (UWS
Chapter 14) and the “Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures (UWS Chapter
17).”
October 5, 2007
To: World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
From: Xingbo Li
Subject: Proposal to add CHIN 300 Advanced Chinese to
the course listings for Chinese.
I would like to propose that CHIN 300 Advanced Chinese be included as a course offering for Chinese to be
available to students beginning with the Fall 2009 semester. Approval of this
course would fulfill several basic needs within the Chinese program.
General Course Description:
This course is an advanced Chinese course for
non-heritage students with a focus on speaking, reading and
writing. The course aims to: (1) teaching students a vocabulary of around 300
words with emphasis on stock phrases and word collocations; (2) solidifying,
expanding, and refining the fundamental knowledge of Chinese grammar; (3)
developing students’ reading strategies for the comprehension of sophisticated
materials dealing with dynamic social and cultural phenomena; (4) improving
students’ speaking and writing skills to cope with topics about social,
cultural and economic issues. Prerequisite: CHIN 202 or equivalent.
Catalog
Description:
In-depth study of grammar points that pose
problems for students of Chinese, practice in composition and the reading of
contemporary literature.
General Education Status: This is
a Gen. Ed. course (3 credits).
Supplemental
Every effort is made to keep the cost of
supplemental readings to minimum.
Thank you for your consideration for this
proposal.
Xingbo
Li
Attached please find the tentative syllabus
for the course to be offered in Fall 2009.
____________________________________________________________________
300 Advanced Chinese
UW-Superior/Fall 2009
_____________________________________________________________________
Professor: Xingbo Li
Office: 248 Sundquist
Telephone: 394-8481
Email: xli1@uwsuper.edu
General Course Description:
This course is an advanced Chinese course for
non-heritage students with a focus on speaking, reading and
writing. The course aims to: (1) teaching students a vocabulary of around 300
words with emphasis on stock phrases and word collocations; (2) solidifying,
expanding, and refining the fundamental knowledge of Chinese grammar; (3)
developing students’ reading strategies for the comprehension of sophisticated
materials dealing with dynamic social and cultural phenomena; (4) improving
students’ speaking and writing skills to cope with topics about social,
cultural and economic issues. Prerequisite: CHIN 202 or equivalent.
Text: A New Text for a Modern
Course Components:
Assessment: Chapter Tests 20%
Midterm 20%
Oral Final 10%
Final Exam 20%
Participation/Attendance 15%
Workbook 10%
Written
Quizzes 5%
_____
TOTAL: 100%
Grading Scale: 100-93 A 77-73
C
92-90 A- 72-70 C-
89-88 B+ 69-68
D+
87-83 B 67-63
D
82-80 B- 62-60
D-
79-78 C+ 0-59 F
Chapter Tests: There will be 6 chapter
tests given during the course of the semester.
The lowest of the scores will be dropped. The approximate dates for each test are
listed in the course calendar. NO MAKE-UPS OF A UNIT TEST UNLESS YOU NOTIFY THE
INSTRUCTOR BEFORE THAT TEST.
Oral Final: The Oral Final will be given on the last day
of class. This will evaluate the
speaking skills we will have practiced and learned throughout the
semester.
Final Exam: at
UWS-scheduled time and place—see semester’s announcement.
The
Final Exam will be based primarily on the last unit covered in class, but will
also be cumulative in that it will include specific material from prior units. Any
student not present for the final exam will receive a 0 for the final exam
grade.
Participation/Attendance: Success in the foreign
language classroom is predicated upon active daily participation. Be engaged, prepared, on task and topic in
both whole class and pair/group work.
Class participation will be graded on a daily basis as follows: 5 points
- present, on time, fully prepared and active, quality participation; 4 points
- present, on time, partially prepared and active, quality participation; 3
points - present, on time, unprepared; 0 points - absent. Lateness to
class will be penalized by one point for class participation.
You are allowed 4 absences
per semester, no explanations necessary.
Character Quizzes: There will be two character
quizzes for each chapter throughout the semester. Your lowest grade will be dropped. NO MAKE-UPS OF ＡCHARACTER QUIZ UNLESS YOU
NOTIFY THE INSTRUCTOR BEFORE THAT QUIZ.
Lab Component: Lab attendance and participation is also mandatory
and will be counted in your overall grade.
University Policies
The University of
Wisconsin-Superior is dedicated to a safe, supportive and nondiscriminatory
learning environment. It is the
responsibility of all undergraduate and graduate students to familiarize
themselves with University policies regarding special accommodations, academic
misconduct, religious beliefs accommodation, discrimination and absence for
University sponsored events. For details
refer to the appropriate sections in the UW-Superior Class Schedule or the
UW-Superior General Catalog and the “Student Disciplinary Procedure” (UWS
Chapter 14) and the “Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures (UWS Chapter
17).”
Units
Week
1
1. Course Introduction
2. Lesson 1
Week
2 and Week 3
1.
Lesson 1
2.
Lesson 2
Week
4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
Week
9, 10, 11, 12, and 13
Week
14, 15
12/12
(W) Lesson 6 + Review
12/14
(F) Review + Oral Final
________________________________________________________________________
Final Exam: at UWS-scheduled time and
place—see semester’s announcement
October 5, 2007
To: World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
From: Xingbo Li
Subject: Proposal to add CHIN 301 Chinese Conversation
to the course listings for Chinese.
I would like to propose that CHIN 301 Chinese Conversation be included as a course offering for Chinese
to be available to students beginning with the Spring 2010 semester. Approval
of this course would fulfill several basic needs within the Chinese program.
General Course Description
CHIN 341 is an intensive language course
focusing on developing speaking and writing skills for non-heritage
students at the advanced level. Students will be actively engaged
in communicative tasks that require the use of the new vocabulary (600),
grammatical patterns, discourse device and cultural information. By the end of
the semester, students are expected to be able to conduct various conversation
and discussion with standard Mandarin pronunciation and appropriate cultural
manners. Writing assignments related to different topics discussed in class are
designed to reinforce learned knowledge and improve students’ writing skills in
Chinese. Prerequisite: CHIN 202 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
Catalog
Description:
Emphasis on Chinese speaking and listening
skills, developed through reading and oral discussion of contemporary texts,
along with some literature selections.
General Education Status: This is
a Gen. Ed. course (3 credits).
Supplemental
Every effort is made to keep the cost of
supplemental readings to minimum.
Thank you for your consideration for this
proposal.
Xingbo
Li
Attached please find the tentative syllabus for the course to be offered in Spring 2010.
______________________________________________________________________
301 Chinese Conversation
UW-Superior/Spring 2010 _____________________________________________________________________
Professor: Xingbo Li
Office: 248 Sundquist
Telephone: 394-8481
Email: xli1@uwsuper.edu
General Course Description:
CHIN 341 is an intensive language course
focusing on developing speaking and writing skills for non-heritage
students at the advanced level. Students will be actively engaged
in communicative tasks that require the use of the new vocabulary (600),
grammatical patterns, discourse device and cultural information. By the end of
the semester, students are expected to be able to conduct various conversation
and discussion with standard Mandarin pronunciation and appropriate cultural
manners. Writing assignments related to different topics discussed in class are
designed to reinforce learned knowledge and improve students’ writing skills in
Chinese. Prerequisite: CHIN 202 or equivalent.
Text: Jianhua Bai, Beyond the Basics: Communicative Chinese
for Intermediate - Advanced Learners (C & T Asian Language Series) (C &
T Asian Language Series) (Paperback)
Course Components:
Assessment: Chapter Tests 20%
Midterm 20%
Oral Final 10%
Final Exam 20%
Participation/Attendance 15%
Workbook 10%
Written
Quizzes 5%
_____
TOTAL: 100%
Grading Scale: 100-93 A 77-73
C
92-90 A- 72-70
C-
89-88 B+ 69-68
D+
87-83 B 67-63
D
82-80 B- 62-60
D-
79-78 C+ 0-59 F
Chapter Tests: There will be 6 chapter
tests given during the course of the semester.
The lowest of the scores will be dropped. The approximate dates for each test are
listed in the course calendar. NO MAKE-UPS OF A UNIT TEST UNLESS YOU NOTIFY THE
INSTRUCTOR BEFORE THAT TEST.
Oral Final: The Oral Final will be given on the last day
of class. This will evaluate the
speaking skills we will have practiced and learned throughout the
semester.
Final Exam: at
UWS-scheduled time and place—see semester’s announcement.
The
Final Exam will be based primarily on the last unit covered in class, but will
also be cumulative in that it will include specific material from prior units. Any
student not present for the final exam will receive a 0 for the final exam
grade.
Participation/Attendance: Success in the foreign
language classroom is predicated upon active daily participation. Be engaged, prepared, on task and topic in
both whole class and pair/group work.
Class participation will be graded on a daily basis as follows: 5 points
- present, on time, fully prepared and active, quality participation; 4 points
- present, on time, partially prepared and active, quality participation; 3
points - present, on time, unprepared; 0 points - absent. Lateness to
class will be penalized by one point for class participation.
You are allowed 4 absences
per semester, no explanations necessary.
Character Quizzes: There will be two character
quizzes for each chapter throughout the semester. Your lowest grade will be dropped. NO MAKE-UPS OF ＡCHARACTER QUIZ UNLESS YOU
NOTIFY THE INSTRUCTOR BEFORE THAT QUIZ.
Lab Component: Lab attendance and participation is also mandatory
and will be counted in your overall grade.
University Policies
The University of
Wisconsin-Superior is dedicated to a safe, supportive and nondiscriminatory
learning environment. It is the
responsibility of all undergraduate and graduate students to familiarize
themselves with University policies regarding special accommodations, academic
misconduct, religious beliefs accommodation, discrimination and absence for
University sponsored events. For details
refer to the appropriate sections in the UW-Superior Class Schedule or the
UW-Superior General Catalog and the “Student Disciplinary Procedure” (UWS
Chapter 14) and the “Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures (UWS Chapter
17).”
October 5, 2007
To: World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
From: Xingbo Li
Subject: Proposal to add CHIN 351 Chinese Civilization
and Culture to the course listings for Chinese.
I would like to propose that CHIN 351 Chinese Civilization and Culture be included as a course offering for
Chinese to be available to students beginning with the Fall 2010 semester. At
the present time there is no CHIN 351 course for Chinese. Approval of this
course would fulfill several basic needs within the Chinese program.
General Course Description
This course introduces the study of Chinese
society and culture through an examination of the cultural unities and
diversities, continuities and discontinuities that comprise the historical
development of Chinese civilization. Topics include philosophy and religion;
cosmology and the life cycle; literature and arts; science, technology and
medicine; power and authority; gender, ethnicity, and cultural identity. Prerequisite:
CHIN 202 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
Catalog
Description:
Introductory survey of the growth and development of
Chinese civilization with emphasis on
philosophy, literature, the arts, and society from ancient antiquity to the
present. Taught in Chinese.
General Education Status: This is
a Gen. Ed. course (3 credits).
Supplemental
Every effort is made to keep the cost of
supplemental readings to minimum.
Thank you for your consideration for this
proposal.
Xingbo Li
Attached please find the tentative syllabus
for the course to be offered in Fall 2010.
____________________________________________________________________
351 Chinese Civilization and Culture
UW-Superior/Fall 2010
_____________________________________________________________________
Professor: Xingbo Li
Office: 248 Sundquist
Telephone: 394-8481
Email: xli1@uwsuper.edu
General Course Description:
This course introduces the study of Chinese
society and culture through an examination of the cultural unities and
diversities, continuities and discontinuities that comprise the historical
development of Chinese civilization. Topics include philosophy and religion;
cosmology and the life cycle; literature and arts; science, technology and
medicine; power and authority; gender, ethnicity, and cultural identity.
Prerequisite: CHIN 202 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
Text: Patricia
Ebrey, Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook
Course Components:
Class Participation 30%
15 x 2= 30points
2=In attendance, contributing intelligently to discussion
1=In attendance, no contribution to discussion
Weekly Writing 30%
13 x 1=13points (weekly out of
class)
1=submitted on time with strong effort and clear evidence
that assigned material has been read.
(0.2 point deduction for
each day late)
0.5=submitted on time with poor effort and little evidence
that assigned material has been read.
17 x 1 =17 points (in class writing)
1=Completed in allotted time with strong effort and clear
Evidence that assigned material has been read.
0.5=Completed in allotted time with poor effort and little
evidence that assigned material has been read.
Research Papers 40%
15 x 1 = 15points (midterm paper)
25 x 1 = 25points (final paper)
Grading rubric for research papers will be distributed prior
to topic assignments.
-------- ------------
100% 100points
Grading Scale: 100-93 A 77-73
C
92-90 A- 72-70 C-
89-88 B+ 69-68
D+
87-83 B 67-63
D
82-80 B- 62-60
D-
79-78 C+ 0-59 F
University Policies
The University of
Wisconsin-Superior is dedicated to a safe, supportive and nondiscriminatory
learning environment. It is the
responsibility of all undergraduate and graduate students to familiarize
themselves with University policies regarding special accommodations, academic
misconduct, religious beliefs accommodation, discrimination and absence for
University sponsored events. For details
refer to the appropriate sections in the UW-Superior Class Schedule or the
UW-Superior General Catalog and the “Student Disciplinary Procedure” (UWS
Chapter 14) and the “Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures (UWS Chapter
17).”