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  4. <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head xmlns:h="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><title>Chapter 1. Module 1: Orientation</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"/></head><body><div xml:lang="" class="chapter"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a id="d0e840"/>Chapter 1. Module 1: Orientation</h1></div></div></div><p>The Orientation Module and associated resource modules provide the linguistic tools needed
  5. to begin the study of Chinese, The materials also introduce the teaching procedures used in
  6. this course. </p><p>The Orientation Module is not a typical course module in several respects. First, it does
  7. not have a situational topic of its own, but rather leads into the situational topic of the
  8. following module — Biographic Information. Second, it teaches only a little Chinese grammar
  9. and vocabulary. Third, two of the associated resource modules (Pronunciation and
  10. Romanization, Numbers) are not optional; together with the Orientation Module, they are
  11. prerequisite to the rest of the course.</p><div class="section"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a id="d0e848"/>Objectives</h1></div></div></div><p>Upon successful completion of this module and the two associated resource modules, the
  12. student should:</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist"><li class="listitem"><p>Distinguish the sounds and tones of Chinese well enough to he able to
  13. write the <span xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="cmn-Latn-pinyin" class="foreignphrase">Hànyŭ
  14. Pīnyīn</em></span> romanization for a syllable after hearing the
  15. syllable.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Be able to pronounce any combination of sounds found in the words of the
  16. Target Lists when given a romanized syllable to read. (Although the entire
  17. sound system of Chinese is introduced in the module, the student is
  18. responsible for producing only sounds used in the Target Sentences for ORN.
  19. Producing the remaining sounds is included in the Objectives for Biographic
  20. Information,) </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Know the names and locations of five cities and five provinces of China
  21. veil enough to point out their locations on a map, and pronounce the names
  22. well enough to be understood by a Chinese.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p> Comprehend the numbers 1 through 99 well enough to write them down when
  23. dictated, and be able to say them in Chinese when given English
  24. equivalents.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Understand the Chinese system of using personal names, including the use
  25. of titles equivalent to "Mr. ,"Mrs. ," "Miss," and "Comrade."</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Be able to ask and understand questions about where someone is from.
  26. </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Be able to ask and understand questions about where someone is.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Be able to give the English equivalents for all the Chinese expressions in
  27. the Target Lists.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Be able to say all the Chinese expressions in the Target Lists when cued
  28. with English equivalents.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>Be able to take part in short Chinese conversations, based on the Target
  29. Lists, about how he is, who he is, and where he is from.</p></li></ol></div></div></div></body></html>