FLC 142 - Elementary Chinese II

1. Demonstrate ability to get into, through and out of typical cultural situations.
   1. Make simple oral inquires
   2. Get people to restate things more simply or slowly
   3. Complain and refuse politely
   4. Give more extended personal information
2. Attend to the welfare of people in the target language with culturally appropriate responses.
   1. Express physical discomfort and needs, and describe medical needs in very simple terms (i.e., hunger, fatigue, illness).
   2. Request help in attending to needs and/or uncertainties.
   3. Buy items in a street market or various stores.
   4. Cash a check and change money
3. Interact socially in an appropriate manner.
   1. Use a variety of appropriate greeting/leave-taking and social formulas
4. Discuss, in written form, the meaning of a short essay on personal or cultural topics.
5. Produce, in written form, a paragraph describing the known and concrete environment.
6. Begin and maintain a conversation about simple, everyday experiences or relate a personal experience
7. Interpret correctly, in written or oral form, a conversation or situation presented in the target language
8. Translate selected passages in the target language to English, in oral and written form
9. Translate selected English sentences into their target language equivalents, both orally and in writing
10. Respond appropriately in the target language to ?situations? described in English.
11. Performa a character role in the target language
    1. Memorize a scripted role
    2. Play the role in a skit or dramatic production
    3. Create speech in the target language to play a role in a skit following cues or general character sketches (not memorized speech)
12. Converse with a classmate or the instructor in the target language on selected topics in semi-structured settings, where certain grammar forms and vocabulary are stressed.
13. Generate correct grammatical structures, orally and in writing.
    1. Identify correct usage of tenses in addition to the present.
    2. Produce correct compound and complex sentences
14. Discuss, in a limited way in the target language and more fully in English, selected aspects of the focus area’s culture
15. Demonstrate academic self-discipline
    1. Meet assigned deadlines
    2. Attend class regularly