Pinyin Course

Target
Design for students with no exposure or new to Mandarin pinyin.
Learning Approach
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Start with the foundation of the construction of Mandarin Chinese.
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Introduce a set of initials and finals of pinyin.
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Explain the phonetic translation of Mandarin pronunciation and tones.
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Discuss the rules of tone changes in pinyin.
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Study the spelling rules of pinyin.
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Provide substantial examples to demonstrate pinyin concepts.
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Conduct a quiz to evaluate a good understanding of taught materials for each session.
Duration
Total 10 sessions, 50 mins per each session.
Student Handout - Lesson 1
Introduce Mandarin Pinyin and Tones
It is the first session of the Mandarin Pinyin course. To warm up, you are advised to watch the below 2 videos before the start of the session:
In this unit, we aim to:
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Introduce the Mandarin pinyin and concept of a syllable;
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Study and pronounce 23 initials;
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Learn 24 finals, including simple, compound, special and nasal finals;
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Use graphs to learn and illustrate 4 basic tones, including first, second, third and fourth tones;
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Discuss neutral tones and the proper way to pronounce it.