Chinese Class of Dec. 2

What we did:
(1) finish Lesson 7, all new words, one article and one song.
(2) a quiz to review Pinyin, words, PianPang and Bihua.
(3) learn and practice the order of Bihua, learn more about PianPang
(4) learn expressions through cartoon(哪吒)



Homework:
(1) Write: page 38 and 39
(2) Read: page 37 and 42(first two sentences, our first try to learn tongue twister seriously)

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Chinese Class of Nov. 18

What we did:
(1) finish Lesson 6, all new words, one article and one song.
(2) a quiz to review Pinyin, words, PianPang and Bihua.
(3) learn and practice the order of Bihua. You know what, they are experts now.
(4) learn expressions through cartoon(哪吒)



Homework:
(1) Write: page 32 and 33
(2) Read: page 31

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Chinese Class of Nov. 11

What we did:
(1) finish Lesson 5, all new words, one article and one tongue twister.
(2) review Bihua and Pianpang, we go farther in learning Bihua.
(3) a quiz to review Pinyin, words and PianPang. They love it.
(4) learn expressions through cartoon(哪吒): "brag(说大话)"



Homework:
(1) Write: page 26 and 27
(2) Read: page 25 and 30

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Chinese Class of Nov. 4

What we did:
(1) finish Lesson 4, all new words, one article and one song.
(2) introduce two Chinese group games.
(3) a quiz to review Pinyin, words and PianPang. Not easy, but they did great.
(4) learn expressions through cartoon(哪吒): "help(救命)", "fox(狐狸)", "小龙女", "naughty(淘气)", "get into trouble(闯祸)"



Homework:
(1) Write: page 18 and 19
(2) Read: page 17 (skip the 2nd sentence "礼貌用语记心里")

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Online Library Established

Dear Parents:

Our online library is finally established. I hope that everyone will contribute and benefit from it. That is mainly for our talented students to learn Chinese effeciently and enjoyably.

Secret: Every child has a portfolio there waiting for the stories about him/her. I will tell you step by step how to contribute and write your child's growing up stories.

Do it and see the magic.

Our online library:
http://charming.putclub.com/index.php/Learning_Chinese

Chinese Class of Oct. 28

What we did:
(1) review the characters we've learned with new reference books, giving them more idea about BiHua and PianPang.
(2) finish Lesson 3, one article on page 16.
(3) a test to review the last four lessons.
(4) learn expressions through cartoon(哪吒): "snowball(雪球)", "snowman(雪人)", "war(打仗)"



Homework:
(1) Write: page 13 and 14
(2) Read: page 16

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Chinese Class of Oct. 21

What we did:
(1) review Lesson 13(Book I) and Lesson 2(Book II) via team games.
(2) start Lesson 3, all new words and phrases.
(3) start teaching PianPang(偏旁), giving them some slight idea of the structure of Chinese characters. Such as "two dots(两点水)" for something related to ice; "three dots(三点水)" for water; "four dots(四点底)" for fire; "wood(木子旁/头)" for trees; "grass(草子头)" for grass and flowers; "hands(提手旁)" for hands; "bamboo(竹子头)" for bamboo; "eyes(目字旁)" for eyes...
(4) learn expressions through cartoon(哪吒): "emperor(皇帝)", "drought(旱)", "give birth to a child(生孩子)"...



Homework:
(1) Write: page 8 and 9
(2) Read: page 12

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Timeout

Just two tests left before the final exam, so relieved.

So far, I am OK with everything, study, jobs, and my family. I am trying to enjoy my life. But yesterday, one of my classmates asked me if I had any entertainment, since everytime she met me, I was studying.

Was I? If I told her that my projects and tests are so enjoyable that I consider them entertainment, what would be her reaction?

My fault or Misunderstanding?

A really bad 24-hour day from 7:30 pm last night.

I was blamed severely by our team "leader" during the class break of MGMT 502 Managerial Economics. I said sorry again and again, but when I sat down and recalled everything, I didn't get why I deserved it.

Here's the story: I was supposed to finish my part before our group meeting (Monday 7 pm), but I didn't. This was my fault, I confess. At the meeting, the leader reset the deadline (Tuesday afternoon) and said she would combine our work into a project draft and email us to revise. This time I handed in on time. Wednesday noon, without hearing from her about the full paper draft, I started revising my part and 2.5 hours before project deadline (the professor sets it for the team paper), I sent my revised version to the "leader".

What happened during the break:
I talked to her to confirm she received my revised version, but right after I asked, she began to blame on me, saying that I did this the last minute and the whole team suffered and the score of the project would be affected by my work. Blahblahblah....

It hurts and haunts in my mind the whole day. This evening, I wrote to her to try to clear the possible misunderstanding between us, and told her I felt unconfortable about what she said to me. She replied, telling me there was NO misunderstanding because I should have handed in my work on Monday night. Tuesday afternoon was too late for her to figure out a final draft. I responded by saying that she shouldn't have reset the deadline to Tuesday if it was not workable for her. I did finish the project late Monday night, but because of the new deadline, I decided to discuss with my friend first. She became more annoyed and said she was trying to be as nice as possible last night when we talked. The fault is mine, this is an uncontroversial fact. My belated work is unacceptable for her.

I was not shifting my fault or resposibility when I wrote to her. But is she nice? I began questioning the definition of "be nice". No dirty word? No slapping? To me, her tone was really bad, if not terrible. About ten years ago, one of my teachers talked to me with this tone besides insulting words, and I left the school half a year later. But this time, I am not leaving.

MGMT 500

Introduction to Management Information System

Session 1:
Professor: Kahai, Surinder
Textbook: Must: Office Access Handbook, Harvard Business School case study (Cisco); others optional
Exam Frequency: Total 2 exams, mid and final
Exam Form: 54 multiple choices, 3 conceptual maps
Assignments: 5 assignments, if handed in before some specific day, you'll get bonus points, up to 20 bonus points from this part.
Grade: No curve
A : 950+
A-: 900-949
Others: Bunch of slides and readings, online module study (twice a survey about that follows), a short paper to make up for lack of class participation (not for attendance).

Experience: Learn a lot from it, so I choose another course lectured by Professor Kahai. No pressure and have fun. I can really feel that he really wants everyone to learn something. Speak out in class, though I almost kept silent last semester.

Comments: Take it as long as you have some slight idea about computer. No surprise if you follow professor's instruction, finish assignment in advance to earn the extra points, and go through the slides carefully for the exam.

(As of Spring 2007)