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Course Name:	Chinese 1
Course Code:	0711300
Honors Course Code:
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Description:	Students join various native speakers of Mandarin Chinese as they give a lively introduction to the language and its rich culture. Set in their everyday environment, the native speakers take students through different daily scenarios and give them the necessary skills to read, write, and speak Chinese. In this course, students learn the basic Chinese language. At the very beginning, the course starts by introducing students to a general knowledge of Pinyin, Mandarin Chinese, Chinese dialects, and Chinese characters. After one semester, students will be able to engage in conversation in Chinese including greeting people, introducing themselves to others, and exchanging basic information with others. Students learn to count from 1 to 1000 and make simple sentences in both spoken and written Chinese. They also learn 160 "magical" Chinese characters and use them on a variety of topics. As students walk through the units step by step, they get to know not only the language itself, but also the culture in which the language takes place and keeps developing. Watch this presentation to learn more about taking Chinese I with FLVS. Access the site link below to view the course description from the Florida Course Code directory: http://www.floridastandards.org/Courses/PublicPreviewCourse1306.aspx
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Estimated Completion Time:	2 segments/32-36 weeks
Major Topics and Concepts:	Segment 1 Vocabulary Greetings Nationalities Numbers 1-1000 Family Vocabulary Introductions (names, age, address) Roads and Streets Pets Talking about Friends Telling Time Calendar (Days of the week, months, year) Seasons Holidays and CelebrationsCulture Major Cities in China Chinese Names Chinese Families Chinese Zodiac Chinese FestivalsGramma Chinese Characters Pinyin Basic Sentence Structure Forming negations Verbs: jiào, yŏu, hái, xing Prepositions Segment 2 Vocabulary Food and drinks Table settings Colors Clothes Hobbies, games, and sports Directions Making appointments Ordinal Numbers Another way to state the days of the week Art Movies Music Instruments Business Asking and describing prices and brands Currencies Electric AppliancesCulture Chinese Cuisine 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Traditional Chinese Art Chinese Movies, actors and colors Chinese Companies and Products Shopping in ChinaGrammar Describing people and things (adjectives) How to state likes and dislikes Verbs: able to, can, háishi (had better), guò (action happened) Forming Questions Measure words Expressions: hé…yiqĭ(together with), néngbùnéng (could you?), zuì xĭhuān( like…the most) Adverbs Possessives or properties (de)
Course Assessment and Participation Requirements:	To achieve success, students are expected to submit work in each course weekly. Students can learn at their own pace; however, “any pace” still means that students must make progress in the course every week. To measure learning, students complete self-checks, practice lessons, multiple choice questions, projects, discussion-based assessments, and discussions. Students are expected to maintain regular contact with teachers; the minimum requirement is monthly. When teachers, students, and parents work together, students are successful.

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