Chinese II enables students to further develop the communicative skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing Mandarin Chinese at a more advanced level. The course immerses students in Chinese culture as virtual exchange students in China. Virtual excursions from one Chinese city to another expand the students’ vocabulary, helping them learn to interact with others and use appropriate terms to communicate in various everyday situations.

Access the site link below to view the course description from the Florida Course Code directory:
http://www.floridastandards.org/Courses/PublicPreviewCourse1307.aspx

Segment One

Module 1:
School Life
Introductions and Greetings
School Subjects and Supplies
Time Telling
Interrogative Phrases
Comparatives and Superlatives
Conjunctive Adverbs
School Systems in China
Tiananmen Square
The Ming Tomb
The Temple of Heaven
   ·The Summer Palace
Module 2:
Sports and Leisure Activities
Sporting Events
Leisure Activities
Health and Fitness
Locations and Directions
Invitations
Expressing feelings and opinions
Character Writing
   ·Shaolin Monk
Module 3:
Occupations
Occupations and Skills
Job Fairs
Indicators of Time
Chinese Business Culture
Chinese Character Writing
   ·Foreign Languages in China
Module 4:
Travel
Making Travel Arrangements
Provinces in China
Transportation
Weather
   ·Chinese Character Writing

Segment Two

Module 5:  Places Where We liveClassical Gardens of Suzhou
My Home
Feng Shui
School Buildings
Sìhéyuàn
Metaphors
Modal Particles
Measure Words

Modal Verbs
Prepositions of locations
   ·Chinese Character Writing
Module 6:  Community and Celebrations
Western and Chinese Holidays
Moon Festival
Chinese Spring Festival
Chinese Valentine’s Day
Lunar Calendar
Kitchen God
Favorites
Last and Next
Qualifiers/intensifiers
Adverbs and order of actions
   ·Chinese Character Writing
Module 7:  Food and Clothes
Ordering at a Restaurant
Going to the Market
Going to a Banquet
Chinese Cuisine
Expressions of frequency and degrees
   ·Chinese Character Writing
Module 8:  Art, Music, and Recreation
   ·Chinese Art
   ·Chinese Music
   ·Chinese Recreational Activities
   ·Chinese family members
   ·Prepositions and adverbs
   ·Modal Particle
   ·Time measure phrases
   ·Chinese Character Writing

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.