COURSE SYLLABUS

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS HOTEL & TOURISM MANAGEMENT

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VISION
of the person following the examples of St. Arnold Janssen and St. Joseph Freinademetz.
MISSION To develop and enhance the capabilities of the person to become Witness to the Word and responsive to the demands of the society.
 Global Competence
 Cultural Preservation
GOALS
 Academic Excellence
 SVD Spirituality
CORE VALUES Integrity, Social Responsibility, Excellence, Evangelization
School Year and Semester 1st Semester, A.Y 2020-2021
Faculty Mrs. Rosita S. Ferrer
Course Title Foreign Language-Mandarin
Course Code
Course Link
Prelims
Midterm
Course Schedule Map
Prefinals
Finals
This course provides an overview of Mandarin Chinese for the learners with no background in the language. It is designed to develop in the
Course Description
learners communicative competence through gradual improvement in their language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Credit Units 3 units
Pre-requisites None
1. Lead the student to change his/her own belief and attitude that mandarin is not learnable.
Link to Program Outcomes 2. Develop thought processes the way the Chinese do when applying the language skills.

Course Outcomes 1. Learn and memorize at least 250 basic Mandarin words and some basic phrases for daily conversations.
 2. Distinguish the different tones through listening and practice, to be able to speak the words properly.
3. Construct simple sentences and questions using correct grammatical structures.
Demonstrate ability to recognize and read some Chinese characters and write them using the basic strokes correctly.
1. Through pronunciation drills of the letters of the Pinyin Romanization System , tone drills, memorization (this is a must) of pinyin and
Learning Enrichment the equivalent Chinese characters.

Course Outline
Instructional
Mode of Instruction/
Week Course Outcomes Topics Delivery/Strategies/ Assessment Mode of Assessment
Delivery
Activities
1st- 2nd week Develop listening and speaking 1. Introduction to the 1. Online learning 1.Lecture Individual and team
skills subject via Pinyin The modes of 2. Repetition/imitation pronunciation of initials
Know the fundamentals of Romanization Instruction include: of sounds of each of and. & finals Verbal test – test of
Mandarin and the basic system which Zoom the initials and finals Verbal test- must listening skill- the
differences between English and includes Meeting/Messenger 3. Chinese phonetic approximate the correct instructor will show an
Mandarin languages and their few initials/consonants, Rooms, Online drill sound. If not, they have initial or final and the
similarities (aspirated and Discussions/ Forum, to repeat the test. students will pronounce
unaspirated) & Face to Face if THIS APPLIES TO ALL what is asked for.
finals necessary, VERBAL TESTS in Compare & contrast the
2. General order to assess how far sounds to be done in pair.
3rd-4th week . characteristics of the learners are Quiz
Distinguish the four (4) tones and the mandarin progressing.
neutral tone through listening and language.
speaking 3. The differences
between English
Memorize 18 pronouns and 13 and Mandarin and
common expressions their similarities

Know when and when NOT to use

shi 4. 4 Basic tones & Online via zoom Flashcards will be used Online For the test of listening &
tone shifts meetings Tone drills Other modes of speaking skills;
5. Pronouns Face to face if the Dialogues for some Instruction can also Correct pronunciation of
6. Some basic situation allows common expressions include: tones and proper writing of
expressions Zoom’s Whiteboard will Zoom Meetings, Online tone marks – verbal test
 7. Verb to be – shi be employed very often Discussions/ Forums, Quiz
for both instructor & Face to Face if Individual , pair & team
learners. necessary, assessment
The instructor will show
the syllable; the students
have to pronounce what is
shown, correctly.
5th-7thth week Construct simple sentences and 8. Asking questions Online via zoom Lecture with plenty of Create simple Verbal Test – correct
questions using ma & ne using ma & ne. illustrations/samples sentences using shi pronunciation of simple
2 methods of asking Construct simple sentences & questions
Pronounce both simple sentences simple questions : Flashcards questions using ma &
and questions correctly. using ma & the yes-no If need be, and it’s Phonetic Drill ne Submission of 5 simple
Commit to memory 26 verbs and way of questioning. safe, face-to-face Q & A for word sentences & 5 questions
question words ma & ne ( from class recognition (use of using ma & yes-no method
ISEB) and recognize them when 9. Structure of simple flashcards) using ONLY the WORDS
flashed/shown. sentences using which are assigned & can
verbs be accessed from ISEB
Verbal test on the
10. Structure of simple pronouns & verbs
sentences using
adjectives
8th-10thweek Can ask simple questions and 11. Use of bu and mei Online lecture via zoom Whiteboard will be Q & A on numbers Verbal exam
come up with the proper reply. as negation words Breakout rooms via used via zoom for the Drill of numbers with the Dialogues
Recognize 88 words (including #s 12. Study of numbers zoom lecture on bu and mei use of flashcards Submission of written
0-10): 18 pronouns, 26 verbs, 21 in Mandarin 1-99, Singing a song to the assignment about bu and
adjectives, 2 negation words , bu 100, 1000 etc. tune of baa baa black mei, months , days of the
and mei , le & 10 adverbs of time 13. Telling time, days sheep using the week etc
when each is shown/flashed. of the week, Chinese numbers
Be able to count correctly months of the year
approximating the right etc
pronunciation & recognize at least
numbers 1-10 & zero
11th-13thweek Know what measure words are , 14. What measure Online lecture via zoom Use of whiteboard for Construction of Role play
its position in sentences & words (MW) are. online classes with interrogative sentences Dialogues
questions, its equivalent in English 15. Introduction to the Online Discussion plenty of sample using the questions Submission of 5 written
if there is. other question questions mentioned in the topic. sentences using MW & 5
Know what the other question words: what, who, Sentence & Question Coming up with questions using any 5 of
words are & its placement in the where, how, which, drill if necessary sentences using at least the question words except
questions. how much, how some of the MWs ma & ne.
Commit to memory 79 words: 34 many.
food & drink, 16 activities, 10
clothes, 12 mw, 7 additional
question words
14th-17thweek Know the basic strokes in writing 16. What are the 9 Lecture / illustration via Q & A drill Role play Verbal tests of listening &
Chinese characters. basic strokes of zoom Use of flashcards speaking skills acquired
Have the basic knowledge writing the Chinese Identify the radical in Conversations/dialogue
regarding radicals , its significance characters. some words for better s Verbal test of reading a
& functions. 17. What radicals are, understanding of what few Chinese characters
Acquire confidence in listening its two components it really is Reading & writing of
and speaking the Chinese & how the learners Chinese characters Submission of written
language for daily usage. are helped in Chinese characters(10x
Able to recognize and read at recognition of each character)
least 200 words Chinese words by a
Have the experience of writing a knowledge of
few Chinese characters. radicals.
Commit to memory additional 34
words: 19 school and classroom,
6 direction, 9 adverbs , prep,
conjunctions
1. Course References:
2. Chan Margareth Joy C. & Chua Corazon Koh “Easy Mandarin” Rex Bookstore Manila 2011
3. Hoenig Alan “ Chinese Characters” Simplified Character Edition EZchinese. Com NY 2007
4. Humphries Jennifer, Li Audrey & Cathy Wei “Ultimate Mandarin Chinese , Random House , Inc USA 2000
5. Ross Claudia & Ma Jing-heng Sheng “Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Routledge Taylor & Francis Group London& NY 2006
6. Wheatley Julian K. “ Learning Chinese” Yale Univ Press 2011
7. Xu Keqian Ph.D “A Brief Introduction to the Chinese Language
Additional Supplementary Materials:

Free download:
1. PLECO -Dictionary etc
2. BRAVOLO – Translator etc
3. Hello Chinese – Main Course is free (one can learn 500 words). Learners can go to/unlock the next lesson after passing the current lesson.

Course Requirement :THINK the WAY the CHINESE DO!!!

Rules in the Virtual Classroom

1. Cheating is prohibited. It will merit you no grade.
2. Attend every class on time.
3. Do not dominate discussion.
4. Come to class prepared and decently dressed.
5. Turn mobile phones off.
6. Turn in your work on time.
7. Respect your instructor and classmates.
8. Don’t eat or drink near your computer.
9. Take responsibility for your education.
Policy for Online Passing of Assignments/ Projects:
Students should pass the assignments/projects on the specific date and time set by the professor. Late submissions will no longer be accepted and recorded.
Assignments/ projects that will be passed thru emails should have the ff format: On the section allotted for subject, students should follow this format:
SECTION/SUBJECT/Surname,
While on the names of the attachments that will be used, students should follow this format:
SURNAME, FIRST NAME, MI

The assignments/projects should be sent to:

---------(Autumnmoon1949@gmail.com)

Arial ,12, 1.5

Policy for Participation in Online Discussions:
1. Students …

Policy for Accessing the LMS

1. At least 2x a week , access the lms or read the announcements on FB’s PRIVATE Group/GC on Messenger for each class.

10% - Preliminary Examination CLASS STANDING

20% - Midterm Assessment Recitation 25%
10% - Pre-finals Examination Quizzes 25%
Grading System:
20% - Final Assessment Project 25%
40% - Class Standing Learning Engagement 25%
Total 100%
Students can consult the teacher via Messenger’s private messaging :
…… (Monday, 2-4, Wednesday 9-11 only )
Consultation

ASSESSMENT
 COURSE
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS EVIDENCES OF PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE STANDARD
OUTCOMES
Memorization of at least 250 Submission of assignments, projects .
BASIC KNOWLEDGE of the Mandarin
words
Chinese language, its components,
When speaking , can pronounce ( The instructors can instead ask the students Can understand the questions when spoken to and
grammar, sentence structure, question
85% correct approx.) the sounds to have a screenshot of all the required can be understood when they make the reply.
structure, basic expressions, measure
and tones of the words memorized participations and compliance to all the
words, radicals and the like.
and learned. activities, assignments and projects and if Has acquired average confidence (does not fumble,
possible the screenshots of grades obtained does not ask help from others , is sure of what to
APPLICATION of the basic knowledge to Read the 250 words
which will be collated MS Word to be ask, to reply etc) in listening, speaking, and reading.
daily conversations. Write some Chinese characters
passed at the end of the course/ before
the way they should be written.
exams as a requirement or at the end of Pass the quizzes, verbal tests, submit assignments
PROGRESS in the students” language
every modules. on time.
skills: listening, speaking, reading and
writing.
*This one is similar with the online education Pass the Major Exams
progress verification practiced by SEAMEO
through online providers
Note:

1. In other syllabi, the sessions in which the students are required to report for on-campus meetings are already specified.
2. Communication and attendance can also be included, but with a system-built attendance monitoring software or site feature.
3. Required number of times in accessing the online modules are sometimes included as well as the number of hours required for the students to work on topics per week but also with corresponding system
tracker.

Prepared by:

Rosita S. Ferrer, MBA

Instructor, Business Administration Department

Reviewed and recommended for Approval by: Approved by:

DR. SHIRLEY I. MENDOZA, MA, PH.D DR. ALELI C. DUGAN, CPA

Program Coordinator, Education Department Dean, SBHTM Vice President for Academic Affairs