Your grades in the course are determined by daily performance. You are competing not with your classmates but against the communicative demands of the language. We recognize that you forget as you learn, which is only natural. Each person will perform to receive credit. to perfect your pronunciation, please bring your computer to class and set it up so that live caption transcribes your speech in Chinese. Your total course grade breaks down as follows:
- Class attendance, about 56 class meetings, 28%
- Class work as posted in weekly syllabi, about 32 times. The formats include: oral drill performance, recitation, homework, tests, 32%.
- Moodle 测验/考试 quizzes; 30%.
- Tutoring meetings with Chen laoshi are available throughout the semester during her office hours and mine on a need basis. If and when you miss a class, you can make it up by attending her tutoring hours or cultural activities that she organizes campus-wide. No less than 10 times to receive 10%.