A Critical Analysis of the Use of Pinyin as a Substitute of Chinese Characters.
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| Title: | A Critical Analysis of the Use of Pinyin as a Substitute of Chinese Characters. |
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| Authors: | Mushangwe, Herbert1, Chisoni, Godfrey2 |
| Source: | Journal of Language Teaching & Research. May2015, Vol. 6 Issue 3, p685-694. 10p. 1 Color Photograph, 8 Charts. |
| Subject Terms: | *Vocabulary, *Chinese language education, Critical analysis, Pinyin romanization, Chinese characters, Phonetics, Grammar |
| Abstract: | The present research paper critically examines use of pinyin as a substitute of characters by Zimbabwean students during acquisition of Chinese language. A questionnaire survey and character recognition survey was done and it was discovered that the use of pinyin as a substitute for Chinese characters negatively affects the acquisition of more complex characters. It was concluded that since each Chinese character is an individual morpheme that carries meaning, therefore dependence on Chinese pinyin negatively affects vocabulary acquisition. The paper recommends that use of pinyin in teaching Chinese language should be limited to the first few weeks, because pinyin was developed to help students acquire the phonetic system of Chinese language rather than the acquisition of vocabulary and grammar. The paper suggests that there is need to explore more ways of balancing the teaching of pinyin and characters in a way that will motivate learners to like Chinese language. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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