Pedagogy for Teaching Mandarin With Cablecast Facility

Challenges and Characteristics in Teaching Beginners Mandarin

• Challenges in Teaching Beginners Mandarin

• Difficulty in Pronunciation - unique sounds and mouth/tongue movement

• Difficulty in Writing - stroke sequence and proportional dimensions

• Flexible Grammar in Conversational (different from classical) Mandarin

• Traditional Versus Simplified Characters

• Characteristics in Teaching Beginners Mandarin

• Pinyin Representation Confuses with English Alphabet Pronunciation

• More Difficult If Learning English and Mandarin at Same Time

• Zhuyin Representation Introduces Unfamiliar Symbol Set (37 Symbols)

• Difficult to Absorb Plus Confusion of (T and Y)

• Technology Enables Learning Traditional and Simplified Characters at the Same Time Easier

• Learning Pinyin and Zhuyin Simultaneously

• Adds A Little More Challenge 

• Offers Learners Choice or Preference  

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