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Wednesday, July 1, 2015
12 Zodiac Animals and Chinese Pictograms
Monday, June 29, 2015
我的朋友在哪裡 (wǒ de péng yǒu zài nǎ lǐ)？ ；踢毽子（ tī jiàn zi)
我的朋友在哪裡
yi1 er2 san3 si4 wu5 liu4 qi1
一 二 三 四 五 六 七,1 2 3 4 5 6 7,
wo3 de peng2 you3 zai4 na3 li3,
我 的 朋 友 在 哪 裡？
My friend in where?
zai4 zhe4 li3, zai4 zhe4 li3
在 这 里, 在 这 裡,
(In) here , in here，
wo3 de peng2 you3 zai4 zhe4 li3
我 的 朋 友 在 这 裡.
Jian zi
Jiàn zi (Chinese: 毽子), tī jiànzi (踢毽子) also known by other names, is a traditionalAsian game in which players aim to keep a heavily weighted shuttlecock in the air by using their bodies, apart from the hands, unlike in similar games peteca and indiaca. The game is played on a court similar to badminton and volleyball, or it can be played artistically, among a circle of players in a street or park, with the objective to keep the shuttle 'up' and show off skills. In Vietnam, it is known as đá cầu and is the national sport. In the Philippines, it is known as sipaand was also the national sport until it was replaced by Arnis in December of 2009.[1]
In recent years, the game has gained a formal following in Europe, the United States, and elsewhere.
In English, both the sport and the object with which it is played are referred to as "shuttlecock" or "featherball".
Monday, May 11, 2015
Reminder for the Last Day of Class on Thursday
* The next class on Thursday will be the last session of this course. Your final is 9:00 am -11:00 am on May 21st @ HW409. For the next class:
We will emulate the Kaishu style of Ouyang Xun 歐陽詢 as it is the style that most beginners start with. After you have mastered all the basic strokes, the recommended way to practice your Chinese calligraphy to emulate the style of actual classics. Ouyang Xun (歐陽詢)'s 九成宮醴泉銘 is the one that has been most modeled after for over a thousand years.
- Next class is the last class to summit handwritten copy of one of 三字經， 千字文 or 百家姓 to get your lowest quiz grade replaced
- Think of any questions you want to ask for the final exam
- For the calligraphy class， bring some newspapers to be placed under the 宣紙 （You are very welcome to bring your calligraphy tools）
- Preview the basic strokes of 歐體 （歐陽詢楷書體）（The playlist of 歐陽詢基本筆法入門 is linked here)
The following is a calligraphy education video made by
Taiwan's National Academy for Educational Research:
We will emulate the Kaishu style of Ouyang Xun 歐陽詢 as it is the style that most beginners start with. After you have mastered all the basic strokes, the recommended way to practice your Chinese calligraphy to emulate the style of actual classics. Ouyang Xun (歐陽詢)'s 九成宮醴泉銘 is the one that has been most modeled after for over a thousand years.
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| 歐體《九成宮醴泉銘》-- 田英章 |
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Review Sheet for Final Exam on Thursday, May 21st 9:00 am -11:00 am (@ HW409)
The Final Exam will cover Lesson 6-10 and 小貓釣魚 of Elementary Chinese. The final will cover about one third of material from Lesson 6-8 and the other two third will cover Lesson 9-10 and 小貓釣魚.
The exam will run 2 hours and will cover the following:
1. Dication on vocabulary SINCE the midterm. You need to write the character, Pinyin and meaning of the words read to you .
2. Listening Comprehension (format similar to that of midterm)
3. Speaking: you will be asked to read one of the text or dialogue from Lesson 9-10, you will be graded on the accuracy, as well as the fluency of your reading.
4. Calligraphy Style and tools identification: when given any calligraphy work ( 字帖），you should be able to identify what style of calligraphy it is. Make sure that you how how to write: 篆書， 隸書， 楷書， 行書， and 草書. Make sure you know to identify and write the characters of calligraphy tools 文房四寶： 筆墨紙硯。
5. Fill-in-blank: it will cover grammar points covered in Lesson 6﹣10 and 小貓釣魚
6. Error correction: you will be ask to write sentence in correct form.
7. Translation ：Majority of sentences will be picked from the textbook and the rest will be from PPT we covered in class. （Lesson 6﹣10 and 小貓釣魚）
Lesson 6 PPT, Lesson 7 PPT, Lesson 8 PPT
Lesson 9 PPT 1, Lesson 9 Dialogue, Lesson 10 (1), Lesson 10 (2), Lesson 10
The exam will run 2 hours and will cover the following:
1. Dication on vocabulary SINCE the midterm. You need to write the character, Pinyin and meaning of the words read to you .
2. Listening Comprehension (format similar to that of midterm)
3. Speaking: you will be asked to read one of the text or dialogue from Lesson 9-10, you will be graded on the accuracy, as well as the fluency of your reading.
4. Calligraphy Style and tools identification: when given any calligraphy work ( 字帖），you should be able to identify what style of calligraphy it is. Make sure that you how how to write: 篆書， 隸書， 楷書， 行書， and 草書. Make sure you know to identify and write the characters of calligraphy tools 文房四寶： 筆墨紙硯。
5. Fill-in-blank: it will cover grammar points covered in Lesson 6﹣10 and 小貓釣魚
6. Error correction: you will be ask to write sentence in correct form.
7. Translation ：Majority of sentences will be picked from the textbook and the rest will be from PPT we covered in class. （Lesson 6﹣10 and 小貓釣魚）
Lesson 6 PPT, Lesson 7 PPT, Lesson 8 PPT
8. Essay topic will be one of following：
1）What do Americans do on Thanksgiving 美國人感恩節做什麼？
2）Americans and Automobiles 美國人和車
1）What do Americans do on Thanksgiving 美國人感恩節做什麼？
2）Americans and Automobiles 美國人和車
9. Extra Credit: There will be 3 extra credit on the exam. Materials would be drawn from contents on this blog since the beginning of the semester.
Monday, May 4, 2015
Presentation 報告
We will start presentation starting second half of class on Thursday and will continue from beginning of class on Monday next week. Please make sure to arrive on time and have your files ready for presentation!
The order, date，presenter and the corresponding topic are as follows:
*Look at the rubrics carefully to see what is expected of you. I will add a peer-reviewed portion for the grading purpose also.
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Public Holidays，and for Weekend
Quiz on Monday: Lesson 10 Dialogue vocabs
For weekend please: prepare for your Presentation: do the PPT; write up the script if you need; rehearse to see if how long your presentation will be.
*For 宇森， 婷婷， 凱文， 林錦， 詩詩， 小慧 and 美玲 please have your ouline of the story submitted on Monday to get your extra credit! I might have you guys present on later because I need to proofread your script!
For weekend please: prepare for your Presentation: do the PPT; write up the script if you need; rehearse to see if how long your presentation will be.
*For 宇森， 婷婷， 凱文， 林錦， 詩詩， 小慧 and 美玲 please have your ouline of the story submitted on Monday to get your extra credit! I might have you guys present on later because I need to proofread your script!
美國聯邦法定假日
聯邦法定假日如下：
| 日期 | 節日名稱 | 註明 |
|---|---|---|
| 1月1日 | 元旦 | 慶祝公曆新年的到來 |
| 1月的第三個星期一 | 馬丁·路德·金紀念日 | 紀念民權運動領袖馬丁·路德·金牧師的生日（1929年1月15日），1986年開始實施。 |
| 1月20日 | 就職日 | 美國總統和副總統的就職日，每四年才有一次，只有華府的聯邦政府雇員，以及馬里蘭州和維吉尼亞州的政府雇員才可放假。 |
| 2月的第三個星期一 | 總統節 | 紀念首任美國總統喬治華盛頓的生日（1732年2月22日），1879年國會確立。 |
| 復活節 | 紀念主耶穌基督於公元33年被釘死後第三天復活的事蹟。 | |
| 5月的最後一個星期一 | 陣亡將士紀念日 | 原為紀念在南北戰爭中陣亡的士兵，後擴展到紀念所有因戰爭犧牲的美軍官兵，全國悼念時間於美東時間下午3時開始。一般為5月30日，在民間當天代表夏季正式開始。 |
| 7月4日 | 美國國慶 | 紀念《獨立宣言》於1776年7月4日發表和美國的建立 |
| 9月的第一個星期一 | 勞動節 | 向工作者表達敬意，紀念工人運動的成就。 |
| 10月的第二個星期一 | 哥倫布日 | 紀念克里斯多福·哥倫布於1492年10月12日由歐洲橫渡大西洋到達並發現美洲。 |
| 11月11日 | 退伍軍人節 | 向退伍軍人表達敬意，紀念第一次世界大戰於1918年11月11日上午11點正式停戰。 |
| 11月的第四個星期四 | 感恩節 | 慶祝秋季收穫，民眾一般烹調火雞。 |
| 12月25日 | 聖誕節 | 慶祝耶穌誕生 |
中華人民共和國年節及紀念日列表
根據2013年12月11日中華人民共和國國務院第三次修訂的《全國年節及紀念日放假辦法》，除夕不再放假，最新的中華人民共和國全國年節及紀念日的假期如下：
全體或部分公民放假的節日及紀念日
| 年節及紀念日 | 日期 | 放假辦法 | 性質 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 元旦 | 公曆1月1日 | 放假1天 | 全體公民放假 |
| 春節 | 農曆正月初一、初二、初三 | 放假3天 | 全體公民放假 |
| 婦女節 | 公曆3月8日 | 婦女放假半天 | 部分公民放假 |
| 清明節 | 農曆清明當日 | 放假1天 | 全體公民放假 |
| 勞動節 | 公曆5月1日 | 放假1天 | 全體公民放假 |
| 青年節 | 公曆5月4日 | 15周歲以上的青年放假半天 | 部分公民放假 |
| 兒童節 | 公曆6月1日 | 不滿15周歲的少年兒童放假1天 | 部分公民放假 |
| 端午節 | 農曆端午當日 | 放假1天 | 全體公民放假 |
| 中國人民解放軍建軍紀念日 | 公曆8月1日 | 現役軍人放假半天 | 部分公民放假 |
| 中秋節 | 農曆中秋當日 | 放假1天 | 全體公民放假 |
| 國慶節 | 公曆10月1日、10月2日、10月3日 | 放假3天 | 全體公民放假 |
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