大家好！我姓王。我叫王华泰。我是中国人。我也是泰国人。我不是北京人。我是大学生。这是我的中国朋友。她姓孟。她叫孟雪莉。她是中国人。她也不是北京人。她也是大学生。

谢谢。再见。

泰国：tai4guo2, Thailand

大家好！我姓狼。我叫狼独。我是美国人。我是学生。我的中国朋友姓李。她叫李含章。 她是中国人。她是北京人。她是学生。她是爱学德语。 

她是工程师. 那是他的姐姐. 她是美国人. 她也是商人. 他没有兄弟. 谢谢.

我家庭有四口人。我爸爸，我妈妈，我弟弟和我。我们都是里士满人。我妈妈是中国人。我爸爸是泰国人。我弟弟和我都是中国人。我们也都是泰国人。我爸爸和妈妈都是医生。我弟弟是高中学生。我不是高中学生。我是大学生。

这个照片是孟雪梨的家庭。她的家也有四口人。她爸爸，她妈妈，她弟弟，和她。他们是Crozet人 （Crozet在弗吉尼亚）。他们也是中国人。雪梨的爸爸和妈妈都是工程师。她的弟弟是高中学生。雪梨是大学生。

他家有三口人，他爸爸，妈妈，和他。她的爸爸是商人。她的妈妈是accountant。她的爸爸和妈妈都不是老师。

I also am still struggling with pronouncing tones, but I think that is mostly due to how slowly I speak. When I speak more quickly, my tones come out a lot more fluidly, so I think I just need to practice speaking on my own more. Lastly, to help with tones, I just downloaded the textbook CDs onto my phone, just as 欧揎灵 has suggested in class a few times, and I plan to listen to them on my way to class/while I do my homework just to familiarize myself with the correct pronunciation of Chinese speech. My goal for this week is to understand sentence structure enough to improvise parts of my presentation.

Chinese is a hard language to break down into parts, with pinyin and radicals and tones and characters, but the fact that we can all give a short presentation after only a couple of weeks really speaks to 老师's teaching method and our hard work. I can't wait to learn more! 大家加油jia1you！

 

            That being said, learning Chinese has not been without its challenges. I agree with Julia in that one of the biggest challenges is mastering the different tones. I often find myself confusing them or even pronouncing a word the wrong even when I know which tone it is. I think that this is just something that will improve with more speaking practice. Another weakness in my Chinese learning that I have discovered and am in the process of working on is that I tend to work really hard during the week and then don’t work as much on the weekends leading to me forgetting some of the characters. In order to address this I need to continue practicing my characters even on the weekends. I have found that writing the characters over and over while saying the word aloud helps me memorize them

 

            So far, Chinese has been an interesting journey that has not been without its trials, but has helped me grow as a learner here at UVA, and for that I am thankful.

 
As it seems many of my classmates are agreement in what the hardest aspect of Chinese is, the area that still needs the most work are also my tones. I’ve had trouble with them for many years, but Chinese 1010 is the first class that focuses on them so much. Feel free to correct me if need be.

    In terms of methods that I find useful, simply drilling characters over and over has been the tried and true method for me. I also try practicing mentally as I go about my day and always ask a question when I can when I don’t something, too. 

 

Because I am one of the “older” members in the class, I do have trouble giving my all to this class, which is one thing I am trying to fix. My other classes are all 3000, 4000, 5000 level classes and I am a leader in multiple organizations, so I think this has one of the biggest challenges to my ability to truly dive deeper into the Chinese language. Another challenge that I have, which is the same challenge I have always had growing up, is my speaking comprehension. In every encounter with a language, I have always been bad at speaking, and this includes English, Korean, and Spanish. I have always felt more comfortable reading and writing when learning a new language, because I am a visual learner, not an auditory learner. This makes learning Chinese 100x harder for me, because this language has multiple tones and puts a heavy emphasis on sound in order to communicate. I am aware of this, and I am hoping to find more native speakers that I can just converse with in order to get better. One thing that I think Huang 老师 can help with is giving us music, tv-shows, and other resources to listen to in order to get better at hearing stuff and learning to say sentences. That helped me a lot when I was learning Spanish. 

 

I have learned the best way for me to remember characters is to come up with funny or weird ways to memorize them. For example, the way to write “family” still sticks in my head after Huang  老师 showed us a cool way to remember to write it. In addition to this, I think repetition is a key factor in retaining the information. Now, when I write “我” it comes to me so naturally that I don’t even need to think about it, because we have used it so many times in our homework and conversations in class. 

 

Overall, I have really enjoyed my experiences with this class. The other people in the class and lenient grading have made it more fun than stressful, and I hope to continue improve in not only my fluency but confidence in the language. 

I also want you to include a couple of sentences explaining your plan for the final movie project. what are you going to talk about, what format (photos, drawings, songs, or video clips?).

And as always, don’t forget to comment on your classmates’ reflections. They would love to hear what you think just as much as you appreciate their comments!

你可以用中文／英文写这篇reflection。下个星期五（4月6日）晚上10点以前写好！

这个学期只剩最后的四个星期了。这四个星期，你的很多课都一起开始有很大的考试、功课、作文essays….。那你怎么用你的时间？你怎么一边好好学习，一边天天晚上还能好好睡觉？你会管理guan3li3, manage你的时间吗？你知道怎么不用天天都很累吗？知道怎么真去做你想做的事（有时候虽然你知道要做功课，但是你上网玩儿）？要是你知道，请你告诉你的同学们，帮大家这最后几个星期可以不要太累，除了学习以外，还可以跟大家一起聊天、吃饭，一起笑。

老师也希望你可以告诉大家你想怎么做你的期末小电影。你想告诉我们什么？你要用很多照片吗？还是画hua4, draw很多画？还是要唱歌？你要用什么音乐吗？

跟平常一样，你也告诉你的同学你觉得他们介绍的tips好不好，对不对，有没有用。跟你想听你的同学的想法一样，你的同学也很高兴知道你怎么想！

 

最后的星期太难了。暑假以前，我有太多了考试和工作。My strategy during this difficult time is just to do everything when it is assigned. Having things pile up, no matter whether their Chinese or another class, is a disaster waiting to happen. I always dedicate some time each day to do things that are not assigned for the next day.

As for my project, I am considering making a powerpoint or movie revolving around my extended family in China or my maternal grandmother (who is from China), since I have wanted to learn more about them for some time now. 

One big obstacle for me for this class is time. I just wish I had more time to spend on Chinese, but I just quickly memorize the words for each day and just do the homework. I don’t spend time practicing my Chinese with a Chinese friend or practicing the old stuff we have learned, and that is because I don’t have much time in my schedule to spend more time on this class.

For tips, I have learned that the best way to do well on 听写 for me is to write down the sentences in pinyin and say the words out loud while writing down the Chinese characters to the pinyin. Also, for efficiency sake, I go through each sentence and only focus on the words I don’t recognize or know how to write. This makes doing 听写 quicker and smarter.

In terms of juggling everything, I don’t think I can give good advice on how to stay on top of things and finish strong. I’m not doing as well I would like in this class, so I definitely appreciate everyone else’s comments. I hope to just have more free time on the weekends to study up on Chinese and review more often.

 

For my final presentation, I hope to make a music video where I rap in Chinese. I would want to make it funny and I can touch upon different topics that we have focused on in class such as family, hobbies, and school. I will even include Wang Peng and Li You in it. 

Objective:
The final oral presentation is to produce a creative work that consolidates/showcases what you have learned in CHIN1010.

What you need to do:
You need to create a 3-minute movie showcasing what you have learned and what you are able to express in Chinese now. You have the following options in terms of the theme of your movie:

1. Your relationship with your Chinese friend: the differences, the commonness, sweet moments, frustrations, fun activities, etc. Reason to choose this option is that you have already built up the content and even images you need for putting together this movie. What you need now is being selective and creative and present your relationship in a new light (instead of entirely repeating what you already have in your posts.
2. A self-portray. Present yourself as a college student, a big brother/sister, a child, a future teacher/doctor, etc.) Again, be creative and make it fun.
3. A favorite person (a fictional character or a real person).
4. An imaginary character you created yourself.

Resources:

1. Class time will be allocated to show how to put images together to create a movie.
2. Web links to windows and Mac movie maker/iMovie tutorials are at collab.

Grading criteria:

1. Substantial and interesting content (50%)
2. A wide range of vocabulary and grammar (L1-9) accurately used (45%)
3. Production aspects of the video including clarity of voice and adequate visual aids (5%)

Other options:

1. Live PowerPoint Presentation (will be recorded)

If putting together a movie is too much of a challenge for you technically, you have the option of giving a Powerpoint presentation. Your presentation will be recorded because you will need to include this final oral presentation into your CHIN1010 Course Portfolio.

2. Producing an audio book with your own voice as audio, your writing as the text, and images as illustrations.

THU | 4/26 ：多一天 准备小电影

 FRI | 4/27 ：梦琪; 思佳; 丽雅; 励凯；
 MON | 4/30 ：华泰; 美娜；雨果； 曼莎；安可；受延
TUE | 5/1：安诚；钟仁；进义；俊武；瑞恩；佩玲
wrapping up the course and course evaluation

What you need to do:
You need to create a 3-minute movie showcasing what you have learned and what you are able to express in Chinese now. You have the following options in terms of the theme of your movie:

1. Your relationship with your Chinese friend: the differences, the commonness, sweet moments, frustrations, fun activities, etc. Reason to choose this option is that you have already built up the content and even images you need for putting together this movie. What you need now is being selective and creative and present your relationship in a new light (instead of entirely repeating what you already have in your posts.
2. A self-portray. Present yourself as a college student, a big brother/sister, a child, a future teacher/doctor, etc.) Again, be creative and make it fun.
3. A favorite person (a fictional character or a real person).
4. An imaginary character you created yourself.

Resources:

1. Class time will be allocated to show how to put images together to create a movie.
2. Web links to windows and Mac movie maker/iMovie tutorials are at collab.

Grading criteria:

1. Substantial and interesting content (50%)
2. A wide range of vocabulary and grammar (L1-9) accurately used (45%)
3. Production aspects of the video including clarity of voice and adequate visual aids (5%)

Other options:

1. Live PowerPoint Presentation (will be recorded)

If putting together a movie is too much of a challenge for you technically, you have the option of giving a Powerpoint presentation. Your presentation will be recorded because you will need to include this final oral presentation into your CHIN1010 Course Portfolio.

2. Producing an audio book with your own voice as audio, your writing as the text, and images as illustrations.

THU | 4/26 ：多一天 准备小电影

 FRI | 4/27 ：梦琪; 思佳; 励凯；佩玲;丽雅; 
 MON | 4/30 ：华泰; 美娜；雨果； 曼莎；安可；受延
TUE | 5/1：安诚；钟仁；进义；俊武；瑞恩；
wrapping up the course and course evaluation