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  • General

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    • Announcements Forum
    • Announcements Forum
    • Welcome to CNSE007 Page

      Welcome to CNSE007! Our first class meeting is on Tuesday, September 01, 2026. 

      Class Hours and Classrooms:

      Tuesdays & Thursdays 10:10-11:30am, Old Library 102 (BMC)

      Weekly individual conferences (Remote on Zoom) (Sign up on Moodle)

      Online Meeting with Liu Laoshi:

      Zoom Meeting ID: 664 898 3428

      Password: nihao 

    • Announcements Forum

  • Zoom Meeting for Hybrid Class

    If you're not feeling well, please don't come to class. Please email me ahead of time so that you can join the class on Zoom:

    Zoom Meeting (for Hybrid Class): 664 898 3428

    Password: nihao 


  • Course Documents

    • CNSE007Weekly Schedule_Liu_F2026 File PDF
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    • Backup Copies for Intro & Lesson 1 Folder

      While you're waiting for your textbooks and workbooks to be delivered, you may use the copies in this folder for back-up purposes. Please do not share with others as these are copyright materials. Thank you.

      Most of the documents in this folder are from the 3rd edition of the Integrated Chinese series. You may refer to this table for a comparison between the 3rd and the 4th editions. 

    • WB Answer Key_Introduction_3rd Ed File PDF
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    • WB Answer Key (L1-6)_3rd Ed File PDF
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      Please use this document to check your work in the listening and reading comprehension sections of the WB assignments.

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    • How to scan documents to PDF on your phone URL
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    • How to create your own character practice worksheet File PDF
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      This document provides you with a step-by-step instruction on using an online tool to create your own character practice worksheet.

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    • Peer Tutoring at BMC URL
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      Peer tutoring is provided by undergraduate tutors at no expense to students currently enrolled in both First-Year and Second-Year Chinese courses. It is a great additional resource for students who have already met with professors and utilized course resources.  Tutoring is offered between the third and last week of each semester.

    • CWB Radical Practice Sheet File PDF
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      In case you can't get your character workbook in time, you may use this to complete your radical practice assignment.

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    • CDs1, 2 & 4 are what you need for this semester. The Workbook listening comprehension materials are in CD4.

    • U.S. States in Chinese File PDF
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    • Library Book Reserves for CNSE B007 URL

  • Weekly One-on-One Conferences

    同学们好！

    Please find a partner and use this form to sign up for your weekly meeting slot with me. Please write down your name in both Chinese and English. 

    You will meet with me in pairs for 15 minutes once a week. All weekly conferences  will be on Zoom.

    Weekly meetings run from Week 2 through Week 14. There will be NO one-on-ones in Weeks 8 & 15. 

    Midterm oral exam will take place on the Thursday of Week 8. A separate oral exam sign-up sheet will be used to determine your specific testing time.

    Thank you.

    Liu Laoshi

    • Weekly Conference Sign-Up Sheet URL
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    • Midterm Oral Exam Sign-Up Sheet URL
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      Please use this form to sign up for your midterm oral exam schedule. The midterm oral exams is scheduled in Week 8. Please complete the sign-up sheet no later than Sunday 10/18/26 . Please also mark your calendar so that you won't miss your exam. 

  • Speaking Assignments

    Please submit all your speaking assignments here.

    The speaking assignment for each lesson is always due by Saturday midnight of the week when we finish learning that specific lesson.

    Note:

    1. You may either submit your answer as an audio or a video recording using the embedded feature in the submission box.
    2. Please make sure that you read aloud the questions/directions before providing your answers. Thank you.

    • Speaking Assignment_Self Introduction 1
      Due: Saturday, September 5, 2026, 11:59 PM

      Record a self-introduction in Chinese. If you don't speak any Chinese at all, you may record your self-introduction in English.

      This assignment will be graded based on completion, but not performance.

    • Lesson 1 Speaking Assignment
      Due: Saturday, September 19, 2026, 11:59 PM

      WB. p.18_Speaking: A.

      Please read out loud each question (with number) in English before providing your answer in Chinese. Thank you.

    • Lesson 2 Speaking Assignment
      Due: Saturday, September 26, 2026, 11:59 PM

      WB. p.38_Speaking:A

    • Lesson 3 Speaking Assignment
      Due: Saturday, October 10, 2026, 11:59 PM

      WB. p.56_Speaking: A

    • Lesson 4 Speaking Assignment
      Due: Saturday, November 7, 2026, 11:59 PM

      WB. p.72_Speaking: A

      * Please replace Questions #3 & #4 with the following:

      3. Does Gao Wenzhong want to go and watch a ball game?

      4. What does Gao Wenzhong want to do this weekend?

    • Lesson 5 Speaking Assignment
      Due: Saturday, November 21, 2026, 11:59 PM

      WB. p.92_Speaking: A

    • Lesson 6 Speaking Assignment
      Due: Saturday, December 5, 2026, 11:59 PM

      WB. p.114_Speaking:A

    • Speaking Assignment_Self Introduction 2
      Due: Sunday, December 6, 2026, 11:59 PM

  • Blogs

    Please name your entry as “Blog 1_FirstnameLastname”. Blogs are always due by Saturday midnight of the week when they are assigned.

    Blog #1: Your language learning background, your learning goal for this course and your execution plan. (At the beginning of the semester)

    Dear students, 

    1. To help me better assist your Chinese learning, please tell me more about your Chinese language learning background. Prior to taking First-year Chinese at BMC, have you ever taken Chinese before? If so, where and for how long? Have you ever studied abroad in Chinese? If so, in what part of China, and what did you study?

    2. What are your course goals for this semester? And what is your execution plan?

    Thank you!

    Blog #2: Midterm self-evaluation. Listen to your recordings for Lessons 1-3, write a blog entry reflecting on your Chinese study progress  in terms of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Focus your discussion on your performance in terms of accuracy, complexity and fluency. How well are you carrying out your plan?

    Blog #3: End-of-year self-evaluation. Listen to your recordings for Lessons 4-6, write a blog entry and evaluate your Chinese study progress  in terms of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Focus your discussion on your performance in terms of accuracy, complexity and fluency. How well are you carrying out your plan?

  • Quizzes

  • Written Assignments_Week 2

     

    同学们好！

    1.  For this semester, all homework assignments will be collected electronically. For written assignments, please take a picture of your work, save it as a PDF document and submit it on Moodle. Detailed instructions on how to use a smart phone to scan your work may be found under "Course Documents".

    2.  Homework assignment is always due on the following class with an exception to the first unit--“Introduction”, which is due by the end of the unit. Written assignments should be submitted before the class starts.  Please refer to the weekly schedule for details. 

    3.   Late assignments will be downgraded, depending on how many days they are overdue. For instance, if they are one day overdue, they will be downgraded 10%, two days overdue, 20%. Assignments that are more than 7 days overdue will automatically receive a grade of zero.

    4.   Turning in incomplete assignments will automatically receive a minimum of 10% deduction from the score. Homework with sloppy handwriting will also be downgraded. 

    5.    For Character Workbook (CWB), you may either write your homework on a separate piece of paper or do it on the workbook. For each character, a minimum of 1 row (15 repetitions) is required.

    6.     For Workbook (WB) assignments, please write on the workbook itself to avoid the extra workload of copying the original questions. For multiple choice and true/false questions, please use the answer key provided on Moodle (under “Course Documents”) to check your own work. You do not need to submit this portion of your homework. 

    7.     Please follow this format to name your assignment (I'm using Lesson 1, Part 1, Bo Siya as an example.): 

     L1.1_wb1_BoSiya  (This represent the first set of  workbook assignment for Lesson 1, Part 1 from Bo Siya )

     L1.1_cwb_BoSiya (This represent Bo Siya's character workbook assignment for Lesson 1, Part 1.

     

     

     

    • Saturday 9/12 Assignment
      Due: Saturday, September 12, 2026, 11:59 PM

      *  Self-corrected WB_Basics (pinyin)

  • Written Assignments_Week 3

    For the CWB homework on radicals, some of you might be wondering whether you need to copy all the forms, or just some of them. Here's how you could tell:

    1. For each character/radical, look at the big box first. If you see two different versions in the large font, that means the first one (the one that looks more complicated in most cases) is the traditional version, and the second one is the simplified version. Then, you only need to practice the simplified version.

    e.g. p. 8, the fourth item: 貝 and 贝, you only need to practice 贝。

    2. For items with only one version in the large font, they could come with either one, or two, or three small fonts. 

    • For "1 big font+ 1 small font", you'll practice that version only; (e.g. p.1. the third item: 力)
    • For "1 big font +2 small fonts", practice both small fonts . (This means that this character has two variations when it's being used as a radical.) e.g. p.1, the second item: 刀 (practice 刀 and 刂)
    • For "1 big font + 3 small fonts", practice the first and the third versions in small font. (The middle one in small font is in traditional form, therefore can be skipped). e.g. p. 7, the fourth item,  糸 (practice  糸 and 纟).

    Hope this helps!

    -Liu Laoshi


    • Tuesday 9/15 Assignment
      Due: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 11:30 AM

      * CWB Basics_Radicals & Numerals: pp.1-15

    • Thursday 9/17 Assignment
      Due: Thursday, September 17, 2026, 11:30 AM

      * CWB L1.1(Lesson 1, Part 1) (pp.17-21) 

      * WB pp.14-16_Writing & Grammar  

  • Written Assignments_Week 4

    • Tuesday 9/22 Assignment
      Due: Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 11:30 AM

      * CWB L1.2

      * CWB L2.1   

      * WB  pp.22-25_Writing & Grammar: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H & I 

    • Thursday 9/24 Assignment
      Due: Thursday, September 24, 2026, 11:30 AM
       
       

      *  WB, pp.31-34_Writing & Grammar

         Note: The person in C is Jackie Chan.

      *  CWB L2.2

  • Written Assignments_Week 5

    • Tuesday 9/29 Assignment
      Due: Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 11:30 AM

      * WB pp.40-44_Writing & Grammar: A, B, C, D, E & F3 

       

      * CWB L3.1 

    • Thursday 10/1 Assignment
      Due: Thursday, October 1, 2026, 11:30 AM

      * WB  pp. 50-54_Writing & Grammar: B, C, D, E, F 

       

  • Written Assignments_Week 6

    • Tuesday 10/6 Assignment
      Due: Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 11:30 AM

      * WB p.54_Writing & Grammar: G 

      * CWB L3.2 

    • Thursday 10/8 Assignment
      Due: Thursday, October 8, 2026, 11:30 AM

      * WB  pp.59-60_Writing & Grammar: B, C, D 

  • Written Assignments_Week 8

    • Tuesday 10/20 Assignment
      Due: Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 11:30 AM

      * WB pp.60-62_Writing & Grammar: E, F, G, H & I  

  • Written Assignments_Week 9

  • Written Assignments_Week 10

    • Tuesday 11/3 Assignment
      Due: Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 11:30 AM

      * CWB L4.2

    • Thursday 11/5 Assignment
      Due: Thursday, November 5, 2026, 11:30 AM

      * WB pp. 77-78_Writing & Grammar: A, B, C & D 

       

  • Written Assignments_Week 11

    • Tuesday 11/10 Assignment
      Due: Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 11:30 AM

      * WB pp. 78-80_ Writing & Grammar: E & F 

      * CWB L5.1 

    • Thursday 11/12 Assignment
      Due: Thursday, November 12, 2026, 11:30 AM

      * WB pp.86-88_Writing & Grammar: B, C & D

  • Written Assignments_Week 12

    • Tuesday 11/17 Assignment
      Due: Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 11:30 AM

      * WB pp.88-90_ E, F & G

      * CWB L5.2

    • Thursday 11/19 Assignment
      Due: Thursday, November 19, 2026, 11:30 AM

      * WB pp. 96-98_Writing & Grammar: B, C, D, E & F

      * CWB L6.1

  • Written Assignments_Week 13

    • Tuesday 11/24 Assignment
      Due: Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 11:30 AM

      * WB

         pp. 99-100_Pinyin & Tone, Radicals, VO Compounds 

         pp.100- 101_Communication (answer the questions based on your own situation)  

  • Written Assignments_Week 14

    • Tuesday 12/1 Assignment
      Due: Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 11:30 AM

      * WB pp. 110-112_ Writing & Grammar: B, C, D & E 

      * CWB L6.2

    • Thursday 12/3 Assignment
      Due: Thursday, December 3, 2026, 11:30 AM

      * WB pp.118-119_Writing & Grammar: B, C & D

       
       

  • Written Assignments_Week 15

    • Tuesday 12/8 Assignment
      Due: Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 11:30 AM

      * WB pp. 119-120_Writing & Grammar: E, F & G 

  • Exams

    • CNSE007 Final Group Project Assignment
      Due: Monday, November 30, 2026, 11:59 PM

      Please follow the "Guidelines for CNSE007 Final Group Project" (under "Course Documents") and create a short video.

      Your first full draft (both the link to your online draft and a PDF file) is due by midnight Monday 11/30.

      Final draft is due by midnight Wednesday, 12/9.

      Link to your final video is due by midnight Wednesday, 12/9.

      Please submit the following three items here:

      1. a PDF and the link to your first draft and make sure that the online document is shared with Liu Laoshi (yliu@brynmawr.edu for Word documents or yliu@haverford.edu for Google documents)
      2. a PDF of your final draft after you finish revising your first draft.
      3. link to your group video (recorded in landscape mode, stored in Google drive or on YouTube). Please also make sure that they are shared with Liu Laoshi, too.

      Thank you!