Phonics is designed to develop students’skills in decoding written words and spelling words they hear by creating connections between letters and their corresponding sounds.The structure and pronunciation of certain ...Phonics is designed to develop students’skills in decoding written words and spelling words they hear by creating connections between letters and their corresponding sounds.The structure and pronunciation of certain elements in Chinese Pinyin bear resemblance to those of specific letters and letter combinations in English.Consequently,it is hypothesized that for young learners of English in China,their familiarity with Chinese Pinyin could potentially enhance their learning of English as a second language(ESL),and educators might utilize Pinyin in teaching phonics.This study aimed to explore the extent and manner in which Pinyin influences phonics.By examining the performance of young learners in phonics acquisition,the study revealed that Chinese Pinyin has a significant impact on phonics,which is more intricate than initially anticipated.Positive transfer is observed when the Pinyin initials correspond to English consonants in both form and sound.Conversely,negative transfer occurs with most vowels,which differ significantly from the final sounds in pronunciation.These findings offer valuable insights for phonics instruction,potentially aiding in the improvement of pronunciation and vocabulary acquisition.展开更多
With international exchanges and gatherings becoming more common, Chinese in pinyin, mainly the names of people and places has become more and more common. Pinyin is a system for transliterating Chinese characters int...With international exchanges and gatherings becoming more common, Chinese in pinyin, mainly the names of people and places has become more and more common. Pinyin is a system for transliterating Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet and was officially adopted by the People＇s Republic of China in 1979.展开更多
Languages come from lives of people and characters are the conventional text symbol system in society.There are thou⁃sands of languages around the world,only less than half of which own the corresponding characters,an...Languages come from lives of people and characters are the conventional text symbol system in society.There are thou⁃sands of languages around the world,only less than half of which own the corresponding characters,and Chinese is one of the lan⁃guages that has the corresponding characters.Chinese characters are not only still in use today but also are the oldest and best pre⁃served characters all over the world,which because of the close connection with Han nationality and Han culture.The paper ex⁃plores the origin of Chinese pronunciation,the origin of Chinese writing,the development of Chinese,and the connection between Chinese and Han culture.Also,it is important and significant for people to know how to protect our own languages.展开更多
文摘Phonics is designed to develop students’skills in decoding written words and spelling words they hear by creating connections between letters and their corresponding sounds.The structure and pronunciation of certain elements in Chinese Pinyin bear resemblance to those of specific letters and letter combinations in English.Consequently,it is hypothesized that for young learners of English in China,their familiarity with Chinese Pinyin could potentially enhance their learning of English as a second language(ESL),and educators might utilize Pinyin in teaching phonics.This study aimed to explore the extent and manner in which Pinyin influences phonics.By examining the performance of young learners in phonics acquisition,the study revealed that Chinese Pinyin has a significant impact on phonics,which is more intricate than initially anticipated.Positive transfer is observed when the Pinyin initials correspond to English consonants in both form and sound.Conversely,negative transfer occurs with most vowels,which differ significantly from the final sounds in pronunciation.These findings offer valuable insights for phonics instruction,potentially aiding in the improvement of pronunciation and vocabulary acquisition.
文摘With international exchanges and gatherings becoming more common, Chinese in pinyin, mainly the names of people and places has become more and more common. Pinyin is a system for transliterating Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet and was officially adopted by the People＇s Republic of China in 1979.
文摘Languages come from lives of people and characters are the conventional text symbol system in society.There are thou⁃sands of languages around the world,only less than half of which own the corresponding characters,and Chinese is one of the lan⁃guages that has the corresponding characters.Chinese characters are not only still in use today but also are the oldest and best pre⁃served characters all over the world,which because of the close connection with Han nationality and Han culture.The paper ex⁃plores the origin of Chinese pronunciation,the origin of Chinese writing,the development of Chinese,and the connection between Chinese and Han culture.Also,it is important and significant for people to know how to protect our own languages.
