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===Text C Traditional Science===
 
===Text C Traditional Science===
 
 
Classroom presentation [[Media:Paper-making_technology_by_Chen Han_S.pptx|Chen Han's presentation on Paper-making technology]] --[[User:Chen Han|Chen Han]] ([[User talk:Chen Han|talk]]) 05:40, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
 
Classroom presentation [[Media:Paper-making_technology_by_Chen Han_S.pptx|Chen Han's presentation on Paper-making technology]] --[[User:Chen Han|Chen Han]] ([[User talk:Chen Han|talk]]) 05:40, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
  
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2. Help a fellow student to improve his/her translation on that page.
 
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==3rd Session: Unit 2==
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===Text A Chinese Characters and Scripts===
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Classroom presentation [[Media:...pptx|Characters]] by Jiang Fengyi
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Handout [[Media:...docx|Characters]] by Gu Dongfang
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===Text B Calligraphy===
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Classroom presentation [[Media:...pptx|Calligraphy]] by Xu Jia
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Handout [[Media:...docx|Calligraphy]] by Xiao Ting
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===Text C Evolution of calligraphy===
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Classroom presentation [[Media:...pptx|Evolution of Calligraphy]] by Xiao Shuangling
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Handout [[Media:...docx|Evolution of Calligraphy]] by Wang Xuan
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==4th Session: Unit 3==
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==5th Session: Unit 4==
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==6th Session: Unit 5==
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==7th Session: Unit 6==
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==8th Session: Unit 7==
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==9th Session: Unit 8==
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==10th Session: Unit 9==
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==11th Session: Unit 10==
  
 
==<span style="color:red">'''Final Exam paper - You can write it now and improve and correct it until grading on Dec 15, 2020'''</span>==
 
==<span style="color:red">'''Final Exam paper - You can write it now and improve and correct it until grading on Dec 15, 2020'''</span>==

Revision as of 15:44, 4 October 2020

Welcome to our course website Chinese Languages and Cultures. Whenever you visit this site, please see if there is anything in English not yet translated into Chinese and make a Chinese translation beneath (one paragraph English, one paragraph Chinese). Any correction or improvement of earlier translations is welcome!

欢迎访问我们中国语言文化课网页。…………--Root (talk) 07:43, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

Organizational Things

  • Please register for the Course Wiki.
  • Please prepare each session during the week before, so that you come prepared to class.

Description of Homework

Website Admin student

Thank you for helping to watch the Wiki website! Please make sure that it looks nice (formatting, especially if a fellow students makes a mess by putting the wrong format etc., should not look to crowded, so make sub-websites for homework etc.).

Online Survey students

There will be several online surveys conducted throughout the semester. Please watch your WeChat Subgroup for the first tasks.

Edits

Every student is required to edit something every week. This can be:

  • Translate a pragraph from English to Chinese.
  • Correct an earlier translation.
  • Prepare an article (please link to from this page) and/or a powerpoint (please upload here) on a topic you will present during the semester.

Material

Please download the course textbook from the WeChat Group.

Schedule

1st Session

Introduction to the course. Organizational things. Working with the Wiki.

Students' Homework of session 1 in preparation for session 2

Homework of Session 1 (Sep 21, 2020), due for Session 2 (Sep 28, 2020)

1. Every student should find a sentence for each text of unit 2 (A. Geography, B. Traditional Festivals, C. Ancient Science) in English and translate it into Chinese. You can write it here.

2. Help a fellow student to improve his/her translation on that page.

2nd Session: Unit 1

Text A Geography

Presentation by

Text B Traditional Festivals

Classroom presentation Dragon Boat Festival PLEASE UPLOAD AND SIGN!

Handout Dragon Boat Festival PLEASE SIGN!

Text C Traditional Science

Classroom presentation Chen Han's presentation on Paper-making technology --Chen Han (talk) 05:40, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

Handout Ancient Science and Technology --Zeng Xinyuan (talk) 06:48, 28 September 2020 (UTC)Zeng Xinyuan

Homework from Session 2 (Sep 28, 2020), due for Session 3 (Oct 5, 2020)

1. Every student should find a Chinese sentence in the internet for each text of the unit (a, b, c) and translate it into English. You can write it here.

2. Help a fellow student to improve his/her translation on that page.

3rd Session: Unit 2

Text A Chinese Characters and Scripts

Classroom presentation Characters by Jiang Fengyi

Handout Characters by Gu Dongfang

Text B Calligraphy

Classroom presentation Calligraphy by Xu Jia

Handout Calligraphy by Xiao Ting

Text C Evolution of calligraphy

Classroom presentation Evolution of Calligraphy by Xiao Shuangling

Handout Evolution of Calligraphy by Wang Xuan

4th Session: Unit 3

5th Session: Unit 4

6th Session: Unit 5

7th Session: Unit 6

8th Session: Unit 7

9th Session: Unit 8

10th Session: Unit 9

11th Session: Unit 10

Final Exam paper - You can write it now and improve and correct it until grading on Dec 15, 2020

1. Every student should write a new English text on a phenomenon in Chinese culture as a new chapter in the text book. Please also make a comparisons to similar or different cultural phenomenons in Europe and/or the USA. Please also provide a Chinese translation of the text. You can write it here.

2. Help a fellow student to improve his/her final exam paper on that page.