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Nguyen, Chinh Ba – 1979
Aspects of the Vietnamese language are introduced in this manual for inservice teacher training. The development of Vietnamese as it was influenced by other Austro-Asiatic languages is discussed. A brief modern history of the language emphasizes contact with Chinese, English, and French. The replacement of Chinese characters with the Roman…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Consonants, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics
Shen, Yin-Shyan Irene – 1990
Classroom techniques for teaching Chinese to students in the United States are presented for four areas of instruction: pronunciation; writing; grammar; and culture. A discussion of Chinese phonology offers comparisons with English phonetic patterns and articulation, and advises emphasizing pronunciation of individual syllables. It is also…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Chinese, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
