2011
Simon Fraser University
TCSL Programs in Canadian Universities
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Institute |
Simon Fraser University (British Columbia) |
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Chinese Program |
Chinese Language Program, Language Training Institute, Linguistics Department, |
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Programs on Campus |
Winter Program, (Spring Program) Summer Program |
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Program in China |
China Summer School at JilinUniversity (Changchun) |
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Director/ Coordinator |
Ms. Billie Lizhu Ng (Laizhu) |
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Enrolment |
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Chinese Instructors |
Faculty Members: 1 Full-time Sessional Instructors: Part-time Sessional Instructors: |
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Teaching Assistants |
Full-time: Part-time: |
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Curricular |
Fall Semester: CHIN100, CHIN101, CHIN200, CHIN151 Spring Semester: CHIN100,CHIN101, CHIN201, CHIN152 Summer Semester: CHIN100, CHIN101 China Summer School: |
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Textbooks |
Chinese 100 Mandarin Chinese I: Let’s Learn Chinese, BookI. Billie Ng. Cultural Horizons Education Inc., 2001. (2004) Chinese 101 Mandarin Chinese II: Let’s Learn Chinese, Book II. Billie Ng. Cultural Horizons Education Inc., 2001. Chinese 200 Mandarin Chinese III: Let’s Learn Chinese, Book III. Billie Ng. Cultural Horizons Education Inc., 2001. Chinese 201 Mandarin Chinese IV: Let’s Learn Chinese, Book IV. Billie Ng. Cultural Horizons Education Inc., 2001. Chinese 151 Spoken Mandarin for Speakers of Other Chinese Dialects I: Standard Chinese Course, Books I & II. BeijingUniversity Press. Chinese 152 Spoken Mandarin for Speakers of Other Chinese Dialects II: Standard Chinese Course, Books III & IV. BeijingUniversity Press. |
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Degree Offered |
Chinese courses are required for (the) Asia-Canada Minor Program and (the) Chinese Certificate. |
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Events/Activities |
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Contact Information |
Ms. Billie Ng Tel/Fax: 604-291-4863 Email: billie_ng@sfu.ca |
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Course Description |
Chinese 100 Mandarin Chinese I (3 credits) Chinese 100 is an introductory course to the Mandarin Chinese language. This course lays the foundation of the study of Mandarin Chinese as a second language. It aims at developing basic oral and written skills of the language through a study of its vocabulary, syntax, grammar and culture Textbook: Let’s Learn Chinese, BookI. Billie Ng. Cultural Horizons Education Inc., 2001. Chinese 101 Mandarin Chinese II (3 credits) Chinese 101 is a continuation of Chinese 100. It will focus on perfecting phonetic and pronunciation skills, improving conversation competence, as well as learning more Chinese characters for reading and writing Textbook: Let’s Learn Chinese, Book II. Billie Ng. Cultural Horizons Education Inc., 2001. Chinese 200 Mandarin Chinese III (3 credits) Chinese 200 is an intermediate course in modern written Chinese and spoken Mandarin. It continues to improve students’ four skills of Chinese language acquired in Chinese 100 and Chinese 101. Textbook: Let’s Learn Chinese, Book III. Billie Ng. Cultural Horizons Education Inc., 2001. Chinese 201 Mandarin Chinese IV (3 credits) Chinese 201 is a continuation of Chinese 200. It will further develop students' skills in spoken and written Chinese. More elements of grammar, vocabulary, sentence patterns, idiomatic expressions and aspects of Chinese culture will be emphasized. Textbook: Let’s Learn Chinese, Book IV. Billie Ng. Cultural Horizons Education Inc., 2001. Chinese 151 Spoken Mandarin for Speakers of Other Chinese Dialects I (3 credits) This is a beginners' course in spoken Mandarin. It is specially designed for students, who speak one of Chinese dialects other than Mandarin, and who, though able to read and write, have no prior knowledge of spoken Mandarin. This course emphasizes the basic Mandarin phonetic skills. Students who have taken Mandarin courses before should NOT take Chinese 151. Textbook: Standard Chinese Course, Books I & II. BeijingUniversity Press. Chinese 152 Spoken Mandarin for Speakers of Other Chinese Dialects II (3 credits) This is the second course in Conversational Mandarin for Speakers of Other Chinese Dialects. It is for students who have acquired basic skills in Mandarin phonetics and wish to gain fluency in Mandarin. Textbook: Standard Chinese Course, Books III & IV. BeijingUniversity Press. |
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Remarks |
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