Difficulties In Learning Chinese.ppt

Difficulties In Learning Chinese 第二組 叔穎宛真伊娟英瑛欣怡紓帆慈慧 Topic What are the sounds in Chinese that are difficult for non-native speakers to pronounce and the reason why they are so difficult for them to pronounce. A。Chinese Phonetic Symbols Pinyin Tones B。Interviews C。(Listening) D。Conclusion Two systems Chinese phonetic symbols Hanyu Pinyin Chinese initials 聲母 (Consonants) ㄅ ㄆ ㄇ ㄈ ㄉ ㄊ ㄋ ㄌ ㄍ ㄎ ㄏ ㄐ ㄑ ㄒ ㄓ ㄔ ㄕ ㄖ ㄗ ㄘ ㄙ b p m f d t n l g k h j q x zh ch sh r z c s 玻 坡 摸 佛 得 特 訥 勒 哥 科 喝 基 欺 希 知 蚩 詩 日 資 雌 思 韻母 (VOWEL) ㄚ ㄛ ㄜ ㄝ ㄞ ㄟ ㄠ ㄡ ㄢ ㄣ ㄤ ㄥ ㄦ a o e e ai ei ao ou an en ang eng er 啊 喔 鵝 (耶) 哀 紏 熬 歐 安 恩 昂 (亨) 兒 non-native speakers’ difficulties Mandarin Chinese is a tonal language. They cannot use the level of their voice to express feelings or emotion. Interview Questions How long have you learned Chinese? Do you start with learning Chinese phonetic symbols or Pinyin system? What are the difference between pronouncing Chinese with Chinese phonetic symbols and Hanyu Pinyin? Which one is easier for you to learn Chinese pronunciation, Chinese phonetic symbols or Hanyu Pinyin? Will you confuse Hanyu Pinyin with English pronunciation? How do you practice pronouncing the four tones in Mandarin Chinese? Besides asking the above questions, we also asked them to read the phonetic symbols, the sounds that foreigners are easily to mix up, and some words and numbers that have different tones for us. 1st interviewee: Anna Nationality: the Czech Republic Chinese Learning History: 9 months She has some difficulty in pronouncing j(ㄐ) and e(ㄜ) and e(ㄝ). She cannot tell clearly the distinction between e(ㄜ) and e(ㄝ) as well as j(ㄐ). The 2nd and 3rd pitch (tone) are the most difficult problems to Anna. 2nd interviewee: ShaunNationality: the Kyrgyz Republic Chinese Learning History