T EACHING P INYIN T HROUGH P HONICS Dr. Meiling Wu & Dr. Huitzu Lu California State University,...

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TEACHING PINYIN THROUGH PHONICS

Dr. Meiling Wu

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Dr. Huitzu Lu

California State University, East Bay

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SURVEY THE AUDIENCE: Q/A

Do we need to teach pinyin?

How do we teach pinyin? Materials and ResourcesOrder

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DO WE NEED TO TEACH PINYIN?

Pros

Cons

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HOW DO WE TEACH PINYIN? 1/3

Materials and ResourcesRegular textbooks

CD/Video Clips

Visual Aids (PPT Slides, flash cards, posters, pinyin chart/table, realia, etc.)

Online Resources and software

Others

HOW DO WE TEACH PINYIN? 1/3

Order of pinyin instructions???InitialsFinalstonesspelling rules

When and Why

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HOW DO WE TEACH PINYIN?2/3

Common Practices

The adjustment needed to teach pinyin at CSUEB Mixed student bodyQuarter systems2 times/week 1:40/meeting

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HOW DO WE TEACH PINYIN?3/3

Need to find the most effective way to enter L-S-R-W in one week.

Common Practices + Learning PINYIN through PHONICS & TYPING

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WHY AT CSUEB WE TEACH PINYIN & TYPING AT THE SAME TIME? Teach Listing-Speaking-Reading-Writing together

in one process 听说读写

Limited Resources and mixed student body Limited class meetings and time Quarter system CSUEB e-textbook project

Phonics as spelling/writing: <b-all>

Pinyin as spelling/ Chinese character recognition<t-āng 汤>

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TEACHING PHONICS WITH WRITING

b & p

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TEACHING PINYIN WITH QWERT KEYBOARD

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PHONICS PRINCIPLE: OPEN SESAME SAMPLE

-all

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PINYIN RULES:ONLINE CHINESE SAMPLE

-a, -an, -angMā, Fá, Tǎ, Bà

Tān, Nán, Lǎn, Kàn

Tāng, Táng, Tǎng, Tàng

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EXERCISES AND LAB SESSION Lab Session

Pinyin Review and typing Chinese Numbers: 一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、 十

yī, èr, sān, sì, wǔ, lìu, qī, bā, jǐu, shí

Online Chinese Self-introduction typing

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EXERCISES AND LAB SESSION

Lab Session Self Introduction Script: students’ in class recording

Google translate: Read Phonetically and listenhttp://translate.google.com