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Learn Mandarin Pinyin

Target

Design for students with no exposure or new to Mandarin pinyin.

Learning Approach

Start with the foundation of the construction of Mandarin Chinese.
Introduce a set of initials and finals of pinyin.
Explain the phonetic translation of Mandarin pronunciation and tones.
Discuss the rules of tone changes in pinyin.
Study the spelling rules of pinyin.
Provide substantial examples to demonstrate pinyin concepts.
Conduct a quiz to evaluate a good understanding of taught materials for each session.

Duration

Total 10 sessions, 50 mins per each session.

Course Structure

Lesson 1

Introduce Mandarin Pinyin and Tones

Lesson 5

Study Spelling of Chinese Pinyin (d, t, n, l, ai, ei ao, ou)

Lesson 9

Study Spelling of Chinese Pinyin (zh, ch, sh, r, -i)

Lesson 2

Learn Spelling Rules and Third Tone Changes

Lesson 6

Study Spelling of Chinese Pinyin (g, k, h, ai, ei, ao, ou)

Lesson 10

Practice and Review An Overall Pinyin Usages and Applications

Lesson 3

Study Tone Changes for " 一 yi " and " 不 bu "

Lesson 7

Study Spelling of Chinese Pinyin (j, q, x, ia, iao, ie, iu, ian, in, iang, ing, ...)

Lesson 4

Study Spelling of Chinese Pinyin (b, p, m, f, a, o, e, i, u, ü)

Lesson 8

Study Spelling of Chinese Pinyin (z, c, s, ua, uo, uai, ui, uan, un, uang, ueng, er)

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