UNIT 2 第二单元
6. 社区学习体验-与中国朋友面对面
2nd CBEL
2nd CBEL Interactive Task
社区体验学习
2nd CBEL meeting 第二次跟北京中国朋友见面
2nd English Reflections
时间: 与中国朋友讨论后决定
地点: ZOOM
HOW TO & GRADE
BEFORE the ZOOM meeting
Email your Chinese friend to set up a meeting time.
DURING the ZOOM meeting
The meeting is 1 hour. Feel free to extend it further if you see fit.
AFTER the ZOOM meeting
Complete the following tasks by the Due Date
1. A. 12 pts.
Submit a typed Essay and a self-reflection in English(150-200 words) to your Google folder
Version 1 (due by Due Date): comments received for revision; no score.
Version 2 on Ebook (due by Due Date): a score to be given to your resubmitted essay.
2. 2 pt. (completion grade)
Post the recorded ZOOM video to the designated Google sheet.
Write your self-reflection after completing the first version of the CBEL-typed essay in the same file.
TIP 1: Before the CBEL meeting, go through the handwritten post-task essays with important content to complete each CBEL meeting with your Chinese friend.
WHY? The content of the post-tasks you have written is a solid foundation based on which you can express ideas more fluently, expand further with additional questions relevant to the content, and gather interesting and different perspectives at the meeting.
TIP 2: Before the meeting, go through the following discussion questions, prepare your oral answers to each question, and draft additional questions that you would like to ask your Chinese friend.
WHY? Pre-meeting preparation is key to frequent and quality interaction between you and your Chinese friend at the CBEL meeting.
TIP 3: During the meeting, ask your Chinese friend to provide feedback and assistance in helping you use the language accurately.
WHY? Your CBEL Chinese friend is a graduate student in a top-ranking MA program in teaching Chinese as a foreign language in China. She is eager to help you and learn to be a prospective Chinese language teacher. She is your Chinese friend and tutor. 她是你北京的中国国朋友，也是你的中文助教。
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 讨论问题
The following is what you said and performed for Task in Action on Day 5. In the 2nd CBEL meeting, do the following.
- 告诉你的朋友你这两周在北京做的事.
- 描述并比较弗大学生生活与北大学生生活的异同.
- 与你的朋友讨论中美大学生活各方面的差异，了解她的想法与观点。
PART 1: 校园生活学习方面 (DAY 1)
熄灯 刷夜 深夜食堂 精神食粮 顶尖大学 搬砖搞学术 枯燥 交流
双学位 专业（主修） 辅修 有机会 跟随大师/学术大咖
与……零距离面对面/对话
社团活动/课外活动方面
参观顶尖博物馆
在模拟联合国会议上 纵论国际局势
参加国际交流项目
与来自各领域的大佬零距离面对面
前往外国支教、考察
PART II: 逛前门大街、品尝北京地道的美食 (Days 2-3)
- 你跟你这一组的同学点了什么菜？
- 说说北京烤鸭这道名菜的1) 特色, 2) 味道, 3) 吃法，与4) 你对这道菜的评价。
- 再说一说你点的第二道菜的1) 特色, 2) 味道, 3) 吃法, 与4) 你对这道菜的评价。
4-Word Expressions for commenting on the uniqueness of dishes
吃起来/口感 + 皮酥肉嫩，香而不腻，别具风味
看起来+ 色香味俱全
让人/令人 or 吃了以后 + 唇齿留香，回味无穷
Additional 4-word expressions: 大开眼界， 大饱口福
Adverbial connectors for describing order or procedure
- 首先，接下来，然后，再，最后
- 首先，然后，再，最后
- 首先，然后，再，接下来，最后
Note 1: The three connectors接下来，然后，再occur and alternate in the middle of oral narration.
Note 2: You will introduce the 3rd dish that you ordered at 老北京饭馆when you take Mid-Term 1. This allows more time for you to prepare and practice. We will recycle and review this part when we start reviewing Mid-term 1.
PART IV: 比较北大与弗大打卡内容与历史文化遗产 (Day 4)
See details in Day 4 Integrated Review Task Handout
English Reflection （150-200 words or more）
时间过得真快！我们住进四合院以后，参观了北大，跟北大同学到前门大街附近旅游，更重要的是，品尝了地道的中国美食，也在长城上跟北大同学对话。Please record and reflection on the highlight of your experience. After visiting Peking University, any eye-opening and memorable experience that differs from your experience and student life at UVA? Any scenic spots that most impressed you? What is your impression of ordering and tasting famous authentic dishes at 老北京饭馆？ What inspired you the most during your dialogue and interaction with 北大学生 at Chinese restaurants, in the area of 前门大街， and on the top of the Great Wall? At the end, please use 1-2 sentences to conclude this virtual program (Weeks 3-4).
CBEL Essay Grading Criteria
On Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3, you will have handwritten short essays to capture your fresh memory right after the virtual journey. The Task-In-Action integrates the 3 post-handwritten essays in a creative way to immerse you in an authentic learning setting. These will prepare you to converse with your Chinese friend to discuss more deeply and gather their interesting and perhaps different perspectives for comparison. All these steps will prepare you to successfully complete the extended typed journey that is expected to be well-organized, coherent, and elaborated with detailed information and satisfactory language use.
Organization (3 paragraphs required)
The first Paragraph: Beginning with a brief intro.
This week, I……, topic sentence
The second paragraph: Middle Core with a detailed description
See 1 & 2 in “Content”
The third paragraph: Closing with concluding remarks
See 3 in “Content”
Content & Information
Each CEL essay has a set of discussion questions in alignment with the content of each unit.
The 6 CBEL meetings and essays have different foci on specific language functions and topics. Please refer to the specific task and discussion questions of each unit.
Length & Number of Characters
Submission & Resubmission
First submission
You will receive comments to fine tune and enrich your first submission– NOT graded.
Second submission (required)
Revise the first submission and resubmit to get a final grade that makes you feel a sense of achievement – SMILE! 😊
The resubmission process is to honor your extra effort and give you well-deserved credit.
Failure to submit on time results in 1 point deduction to a final grade of the resubmitted journal entry.
Grading Criteria (12%)
1 Organization, Length, and Format (2 pt.)
Three Paragraphs required: beginning, middle, and conclusion
A minimum of 500 typed characters
Number of characters indicated at the end of the journal entry
2 Content & Information (2 pts.)
A wealth of information
Detailed description
Elaborate ideas and thoughts
Comments, feelings, and reflections
3 Language Use (8 pts.)
Rich vocabulary and idiomatic expressions (learned inside the class)
A variety of structures (learned inside the class)
Take risks to incorporate self-acquired vocabulary (new outside of class)
4 Timely submission (point deduction)
Due by a due day in the Google folder.
1-point deduction for late submission applicable to 1st and 2nd submission respectively