a great movie to enjoy during the long weekend

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFQjnwo4cn8
The situation is common in both China and Taiwan.  One of Taiwan's excellent president is still in jail.

Chinese Unit I-Self-introduction

Self-introduction:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubZS7i34GIY&feature=related
Chinese alphabet  (Pinyin practice):  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-rK2e58QuY
How old are you? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BTT_6R3Ltw&feature=related
How many people are there in your family?http://blog.huayuworld.org/hilonglong/14934/2010/03/18/57853

Middle School Chinese Course Syllabus

COURSE DESCRIPTION

There is no requirement for textbooks or workbooks. However, the lessons will mainly derive from Exploring Chinese (EMC) and Huanying Vol. I (cheng-tsai).  No prior exposure to Chinese language is required.  The emphasis in this class is to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills using both Pinyin phonetic system and traditional Chinese characters.

Topics that are intended to cover through the semester are:

Greetings and Expressions of Courtesy; Our School and Classrooms; Geography of China; My neighborhood

The vocabulary will be handed out on Monday and Friday will be quiz day.

The proposed project writing will include the topics of:  Introduction of me and my family, My favorite subject, My favorite city of China, and My dream job.

GRADING POLICY

Class assignment/participation                  40%

Quiz                                                        30%

Project writing                                         30%