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Communication: Listening and Interpretation. Interpret short verbal conversations relating to the topics of personal information and daily life experiences.
Assessment Strategies
Projects and Verbal discussions (pair work, small and large group)
Oral and Written feedback relating to videos and conversations
Unit Quiz, Final Exam
Criteria
Identify the meaning of words, phrases and sentence-length utterances that are supported by visuals and gestures
Accurately interpret questions relating to personal information
Answer questions relating to simple conversations and narratives
You meet the level of accuracy as identified by the instructor
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Communication: Reading. Comprehend short written conversations and narratives relating to the topics of personal information and daily life experiences
Assessment Strategies
Written Exercises in Workbook
Summary
Presentation
Unit Quiz, Final Exam
Criteria
Identify the meaning of simple words in the context
Accurately answer questions relating to the texts
Identify relevant information in short conversations or narratives
Summary includes main ideas of short written conversations and narratives
Presentation includes the topics of written narratives
You meet the level of accuracy as identified by the instructor
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Communication: Speaking. Deliver conversations relating to the topics of daily life experiences.
Assessment Strategies
Verbal discussions (pair work, small and large group discussions)
Role play
Presentation
Oral Chinese assessment
Criteria
Initiate conversations relating to the topics of personal information such as family, jobs and occupations, hobbies, etc.
Use familiar words and simple sentences to request and/or provide information relating to the topics of personal information
Use simple sentences to present on the topics relating to family, hobbies, visiting friends, etc.
You meet the level of accuracy as identified by the instructor
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Communication: Writing. Write simple sentences with high-frequency Chinese characters
Assessment Strategies
Written summary of main ideas for simple narratives
Journals
Unit Quiz, Final Exam
Criteria
Write high-frequency Chinese characters with correct stroke order
Write simple sentences with the help of Pinyin
Write simple sentences that are supported by visuals and relating to the
topics of personal information
Journals using simple sentences that are related to the topics of personal information
You meet the level of accuracy as identified by the instructor
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Pronounce Chinese characters and words with Pinyin alphabet and tones
Assessment Strategies
Written Exercises in workbook
Unit Quiz, Final Exam
Criteria
Recognize high-frequency Chinese characters with the help of Pinyin
Pronounce high-frequency Chinese characters with correct tones
Write syllables with correct tones
Correlate Chinese characters with correct syllables and tones
You meet the level of accuracy as identified by the instructor
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Grammar. Deliver short conversations and write simple sentences with correct sentence structures
Assessment Strategies
Journal Entries
Present
Unit Quiz, Final Exam
Criteria
Reorder the words to create sentences with correct word order
Create simple sentences with correct word Order
Use simple sentences to convey ideas relating to the topics of personal information
Journal entries relate to the topics of personal information
Presentation includes the topics relating to personal information
Presentation shows evidence of correct sentence structure
You meet the level of accuracy as identified by the instructor
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Culture. Communicate in the contexts of the target culture
Assessment Strategies
Virtual cultural exchange
Presentation
Criteria
Analyze the practices and perspectives of the target culture using the topics addressed throughout the semester
Presentation includes topics relating to the target culture and your own culture
Presentation compares the similarities and differences relating to the target culture and your own culture
Accurately use vocabulary and sentence structures in the communicative contexts of the target culture
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Communicate using targeted themes
Assessment Strategies
Conversations and verbal discussions (pair work, small and large group)
Presentations
Criteria
Initiate conversations
Converse on the topics addressed throughout the semester
Present on the topics addressed throughout the semester
Communicate targeted themes using phrases and/or simple sentences that are supported with visuals
Discussions relate to the topic of personal information
Presentations relate to the topic of personal information
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Communicate on the topics used throughout in the semester
Assessment Strategies
Conversations and verbal discussions
Picture Talk
Journal Entries
Unit Quiz, Final Exam
Criteria
Ask about people’s name, job and nationality
Talk about family members and their jobs and occupations
Talk about hobbies
Arrange dinner date and invite your friends to have dinner with you
Describe a party and what people do at the party
Order food at a restaurant
Write or verbalize feedback relating to conversations