Guide for Constructing Your Study Plan
e.g., CHNS394: China through the Media
Learning Objectives
Generic: I can understand the main idea and supporting details in texts on a variety of topics of my own interest, as well as some professional topics. I can follow newspaper stories in various time frames. I can understand texts written in different columns in newspapers. (Based on NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements)
By the end of this semester, I will be able to (use the above paragraph as a reference)
- Understand …
- …
Materials (select what you plan to read with the help of your instructor):
- News sources including (but not limited to): newspaper articles, radio broadcasts, etc.
- …
The list of reference (not limited to): https://reading-chinese-newspapers.org/reading-chinese-newspapers/newspapers/
Weekly Routine:
1. Before the weekly meeting:
- Read and/or view the materials
- Make a list of vocabulary and syntactic structures that you have learned (from readings)
- Send brief reports summarizing what has been read/viewed before meetings
Learning modules that facilitate Chinese newspaper reading: https://reading-chinese-newspapers.org/learning-modules/
2. Meeting with your instructor:
- Short Presentation on what has been read
- Q&A and discussion on the content of the readings
- Q&A on linguistic elements such as vocabulary and structural patterns
Grading:
| Attendance: | 40% |
| Weekly Reports: | 40% |
| Final report/essay: | 20% (two project-based learning projects) |
Links to Students’ Projects
- Project Title – Student’s Name
- Project Title – Student’s Name
- Project Title – Student’s Name