Learn Mandarin Pinyin

Target

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

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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. 

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Duration

Total 10 sessions, 50 mins per each session.

Course Structure

Lesson 1

Introduce Mandarin Pinyin and Tones

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Sample Handout

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)

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Lesson 2

Learn Spelling Rules and Third Tone Changes 

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Lesson 6

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

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Lesson 10

Practice and Review  An Overall Pinyin Usages and Applications

Sample Handout

Lesson 3

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

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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)