Duōlúnduō Dàxué Shìjiābǎo Xiàoqū Yǔyán Yánjiū Xì

多伦多大学士嘉堡校区语言研究系
多倫多大學士嘉堡校區語言研究系
Department of Language Studies, University of Toronto Scarborough

Èr Niánjí biāozhǔn Hànyǔ (shàng) Kèchéng Dàgāng, èr-líng-èr-yī nián qiūjì

二年级标准汉语（上）课程大纲，二〇二一年秋季
二年級標準漢語（上）課程大綱，二零二一年秋季
Course Outline for LGGB60H3, Intermediate Mandarin I, Fall 2021

1. Instructor and Contact Information:

Name: Dr. Renee Rui Wang (王瑞 Wáng Ruì)
Email: re.wang@utoronto.ca
Use only U of T e-mail accounts for communication between faculty and students in
this course. Put LGGB60 in the Heading. In general, all email messages will be
responded to within a day or two on weekdays.

2. Consultation Hours and Location:

Virtual office hour via Zoom
- Wednesday: 09:30 - 10:30 pm (Meeting ID: 312 529 8524; Password: 2021)
- Other time: By appointment only
Put LGGB60 before your full name before dropping in the meeting.

3. Class Hours:
Class will be Asynchronous and students will work independently or with their group
members.

4. Course Description and Objectives:

Overview:
This is an intermediate Mandarin Chinese course, which will further develop listening,
speaking, reading, writing, and translation. Writing tasks will help students to progress
from characters to compositions and will include translation from Chinese to English
and vice versa. It also includes an introduction to aspects of Chinese culture.
Prerequisite:
LGGA61H3S, EAS100Y1, CHI100Y5, or permission of the instructor.
Exclusion:
All EAS (St. George), CHI (UTM) and LGG (UTSC) Chinese language courses except
those mentioned under 4-2. The instructor has the authority to exclude students for
whom the course is unsuitable.
Goals and Objectives:

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 We will continue to study the New Practical Chinese Reader (NPCR, 2nd ed or 3rd ed.)
series, Textbook 2 and Workbook 2, and cover five to six new Lessons. By the end of
the semester, you will have learned about 250 new characters from the books and
supplements, and hundreds of more words and phrases. We may also search for
additional study materials to complement the primary books for reading comprehension,
typing, and pīnyīn, and translation.
After successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
1) Have a better command of the pinyin Romanization system;
2) Read more than 500 basic Chinese characters and use them in translating
sentences and writing short passages.
3) Conduct informal and formal dialogues in Mandarin Chinese.
4) Have a good knowledge of more complex grammatical structures, and
also use them to organize their own sentences.

5. The Chinese Script:

The Chinese script is mainly divided into two forms: [1] Jiǎntǐzì 简体字/簡體字 simple-
form characters or Jiǎnhuàzì 简化字/簡化字 simplified Chinese characters used in
mainland China, Singapore and increasingly overseas; [2] Fántǐzì 繁体字/繁體字
complex-form characters (also translated into English as “traditional characters”) used
in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and overseas such as Toronto. In this course, we use
simplified characters for teaching and learning. You may use complex form characters
for the assignments, but do not mix-use the two forms. You are encouraged practice
reading, writing, and typing both complex-form characters and simple-form characters.

6. Hànyǔ Pīnyīn 汉语拼音/漢語拼音 (or simply pīnyīn or pinyin 拼音)

The Romanization or the official phonetic system for transcribing the sound of Chinese
characters into Latin script will be reinforced throughout the course. Please be advised
that while pīnyīn is important, this is NOT real written Chinese and therefore cannot
replace Chinese characters. Students must learn the three things together: (i) Chinese
characters (the root to form words although many single characters are meaningful
words themselves), (ii) pronunciation with the help of pīnyīn, and (iii) the meaning(s)
of the character(s) and the word (s) equivalent in English.
Online flashcards (highly recommended for both simple- & complex-form characters
for New Words and Supplementary Words): http://www.hskflashcards.com/NPCR
(click 2-15 to 2-20) http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/fc-options.php?deck=npcr-2

7. Weekly Schedule:
This schedule is tentative and please refer to Quercus for updates.

Week 1, Enrolment matters, Overview of the course, Review,

Lesson 15 她去上海了/Lesson 11 我玩儿得很高兴 (3rd ed.)
Week 2, Lesson 15 她去上海了(cont.)
Week 3, Lesson 16 我把这事儿忘了 /Lesson 12 您要寄到哪儿 (3rd ed.)

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 Week 4, Lesson 16 (cont.)
Week 5, Lesson 17 这件旗袍比那件漂亮 / Lesson 13 请您把姓名和手机号写在这儿
(3rd ed.)
Week 6, Reading Week, no class.
Week 7, Lesson 17 (cont.)
Week 8, Review and Midterm quiz
Week 9, Lesson 18 我听懂了，可是记错了/ Lesson 14 租的比买的便宜多了(3rd ed.)
Week 10, Lesson 18 (cont.)
Week 11, Lesson 19 中国画跟油画不一样/ Lesson 15 中国画跟油画不一样 (3rd ed.)
Week 12, Lesson 19 (cont.)
Week 13, Lesson 20 过新年

8. Course Website: Quercus

9. Study Materials:

刘珣等/劉珣等 Liu Xun et al. Xīn Shíyòng Hànyǔ Kèběn《新实用汉语课本》/《新

實用漢語課本 New Practical Chinese Reader (NPCR, 3rd ed.), Book 2. Beijing: Beijing
Language and Culture University Press, 2021. They are:
- NPCR Textbook 2

e-book purchase links:

https://www.phoenixtree.com/product-page/ebook-new-practical-chinese-reader-3rd-
edition-textbook-2

OR

刘珣等/劉珣等 Liu Xun et al. Xīn Shíyòng Hànyǔ Kèběn《新实用汉语课本》/《新

實用漢語課本 New Practical Chinese Reader (NPCR, 2nd ed.), Book 2. Beijing: Beijing
Language and Culture University Press, 2010.
- NPCR Textbook 2 (with MP3)

e-book purchase links:

1. New Practical Chinese Reader 2nd Edition Vol.2
Textbook:https://www.phoenixtree.com/product-page/ebook-new-practical-chinese-
reader-2nd-edition-textbook2

2.New Practical Chinese Reader 2nd Edition Vol.2

Workbook:https://www.phoenixtree.com/product-page/ebook-new-practical-chinese-
reader-2nd-edition-workbook2

Instruction will be sent to the email for the eBook account registration. Students will
receive the activation link for eBook within 24 - 48 hours.

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 - NPCR 2nd ed. DVDs are available online:
(Google by typing New Practical Chinese Reader, Lesson #)
Lesson 15 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A1WOi7sSXA
Lesson 16 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp9pOmg-JPQ
Lesson 17 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5qPK22dH_8
Lesson 18 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrLgKqlqxVA
Lesson 19 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4xLzIF2e4c
Lesson 20 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR-nBmDazUo

Supplementary study materials will be posted on Quercus.

10. Assignments:
Weekly assignments to be posted on Q.

11. Marking Scheme:

- Overall evaluation (weekly assignments, meetings with TA, active participation, 20%
efforts made, and end-of-term peer evaluation, etc.)
- Midterm quiz* 20%
- Group projects* 15%
- Final oral skit* 15%
- Final written exam: (TBA by the Registrar’s Office) 30%

* See Quercus for instructions.

12. HSK Test and Bonus points:

HSK is the standard Chinese language proficiency test. An online test opportunity may
be available in November. Students are encouraged to register and take HSK level 3 test.
2 bonus points will be granted toward the course final for those who pass the test. Please
refer to Quercus for more test information.

13. Tutor and Language Lab Monitors:

A tutor will be available. Your study group will have two meetings with the tutor for
questions and learning progress check. See Quercus for instructions. Whether you want
pīnyīn dictation, character writing verification, review of your Chinese typing, going
over some of the exercises, reading aloud Chinese characters, words and phrases,
dialogues and passages, please make good use of the tutor’s help.

TA: Jingshu Helen Yao (Will meet students via zoom during weekly TA office hour,
and for scheduled group meetings.)
Office hour: TBA
jingshu.yao@mail.utoronto.ca

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 Language Lab Monitors may also be available for learning support. Details will be
posted on Quercus Announcements.

14. Important Policy:

- No late assignment will be accepted.
- Should you miss the midterm quiz and have a legitimate reason, e.g., you have a doctor’s
certificate acceptable to the University, you need to email the instructor within 24 hours.

- The “Verification of Student Illness or Injury” is the only form you should bring to your
doctor. See
http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/sites/utsc.utoronto.ca.registrar/files/resourcefiles/
UTSCmedicalcertificate.pdf
- If you are unable to take the final exam, please contact the Registrar’s Office directly
and email the instructor about the arrangement made.

15. Accessibility Statement:

Students with diverse learning styles and needs are welcome in this course. In particular,
if you have a disability/health consideration that may require accommodations, please
feel free to approach the instructor and/or the AccessAbility Services Office as soon as
possible. I will work with you and AccessAbility Services to ensure that you can achieve
your learning goals in this course. Enquiries are confidential. The UTSC AccessAbility
Services staff (located in S302, Science Building) are available by appointment to assess
specific needs, provide referrals and arrange appropriate accommodations. Please email
ability@utsc.utoronto.ca or phone 416-287-7560. Please see more information here:
http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~ability

16. Academic Integrity:

Academic integrity is essential to the pursuit of learning and scholarship in a university,
and to ensuring that a degree from the University of Toronto is a strong signal of each
student’s individual academic achievement. As a result, the University treats cases of
cheating and plagiarism very seriously. The University of Toronto’s Code of Behaviour
on Academic Matters outlines the behaviours that constitute academic dishonesty and
the processes for addressing academic offences. Potential offences include, but are not
limited to: see
http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/policies/behaveac.htm.
On tests and exams:
- Using or possessing unauthorized aids.
- Looking at someone else’s answers during an exam or test.
- Misrepresenting your identity.
In academic work:
- Falsifying institutional documents or grades.
- Falsifying or altering any documentation required by the University, including (but not
limited to) doctor’s notes.

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- All suspected cases of academic dishonesty will be investigated following procedures
outlined in the Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters. If you have questions or
concerns about what constitutes appropriate academic behaviour or appropriate research
and citation methods, you are expected to seek out additional information on academic
integrity from other institutional resources. See the relevant information here:
http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/aacc/academic-integrity

Yù qióng qiān lǐ mù ，gèng shàng yī céng lóu.

欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。
To ascent another storey to see a thousand miles further.
(Climb a greater height, to enjoy a grander sight.)

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