* While we accept registrations up to week two, please enroll at least a week before the start date. This is when class confirmation/cancellation decisions are made, and your registration can make a difference. 

Can-Do Statements: Upon successful completion of this course, learners will be able to: 

· Use appropriate terms of address and polite phrases when attending a birthday party or social gathering. 
· Talk about giving and receiving gifts, and describe the basic procedure of a birthday celebration.  
· Express indirect complaints naturally in conversation.  
· Describe an action in progress or a continuous state in Mandarin.  
· Use sentence patterns that express “let / allow” to talk about permission.  
· Express hopes, wishes, and polite expectations in different contexts.  
· Talk about preparations for attending a wedding, including invitations, red envelopes, and dressing appropriately.  
· Describe a person’s appearance or qualities and make simple judgments or comments.  
· Use tones or sentence patterns to show reluctance, long-awaited desire, unexpected results, or sudden realization.  
· Use expressions to indicate mistaking one thing or person for another. 

Use of the Language: This course has been designed in such a way that most of the class time will be devoted to communication and will be taught in the target language (i.e., the language that you are studying). As you already have some experience with the language, you are encouraged to use the target language as much as possible. from Day 1. You are not expected to understand everything, and you can expect to be pushed beyond your comfort zone. However, your instructor is there to make sure you can succeed in meeting the goals of the activities and of the class in general. Our goal is for you to be able to communicate in the target language, and we cannot learn to speak a language without speaking it. Please remember that we learn best by making mistakes, and we encourage you to try to do your best. Don’t forget that your instructor is there to support you in class and is also available via the Matrix messaging system for assistance. 

Tech Support: For any technology issues, initiate contact by submitting a ticket: https://tiny.utk.edu/tlcsupport 

Technology Needed: 
 
For both online and in-person classes 
- Functioning desktop or laptop; tablets are not recommended, and phones are not a good option
- Access to a stable Internet connection
 

For online classes - 

 - Webcam: we ask that you use your webcam in class as this helps to create a feeling of classroom community.  
- Microphone 
 
Digital literacies requirements 

- For both online and in-person classes, understanding of how to log in and navigate Matrix, our learning management system, to access resources (e.g., homework, eBook for Spanish, etc.); a Matrix Getting Started Guide is made available to students once the class is confirmed. 
- For online classes, several Zoom tutorials are available to learn basic skills (e.g., mute/unmute, turning camera on, use of chat, etc.): Zoom Tutorials 

Expectations/Time Commitment: Over this 9-week course, learners will spend 2 hours (120 minutes) per week in class via our live, interactive Zoom session(s). Homework and other out-of-class work (e.g., studying vocabulary and characters at Quizlet, completing assigned readings, preparing written assignments, doing textbook assignments, etc.) is estimated at around 300 minutes (about 5 hours) per week for the course. 

Required Materials: (Note: the textbook and CDs can be purchased from Tennessee Language Center). 

1. Far East Everyday Chinese Textbook II (Traditional Character Edition) IMPORTANT: THERE ARE TWO BOOKS (A) AND (B). 

ISBN-13: 9789576124877 

2. Far East Everyday Chinese Textbook II CDs (set of 4) 

ISBN-13: 718159800612 

This course will cover Unit 10 Lesson 19 and Lesson 20. Supplemental notes and exercises will be provided by the instructor.