Title: Zhong wn yi lng yi
1?????Zhong wén yi líng yi
2Zhang, zhèngsheng???
3Ni(men) hao!?(?)?!You (pl.) well!
4(Zhang) laoshi hao!(?)???!
5Attendanceswitching sections?Introduce
Yourself Send me an email!zzhang_at_mail.sdsu.edu
your (Chinese) nameyour major/levelprevious
exposure to Chinesewhy Chinese?
6What can you expect from the course(s)?writing
samples from previous classes (102 travel
plans)summer program in Beijing/Shanghai
7Syllabushttp//www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/chinese/S
yllabusforChinese101Fall2009.htmsupplementary
stuff/ assignmentshttp//www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/
chinese/ICL1P1.htm
8Where is Mandarin Chinese Spoken
9Tones in Mandarin Chinesehigh ma-
motherlow ma_ horserising ma/
hempfalling ma\ scoldEnglish
intonationwho?/ right!\Use WaveSurfer!
10Tones in Cantoneseyut- yut_one, daysik-
sik_know, eatsup- sup_wet, solid
11Tones are important! bi_ writing
instrumentbi- bad swear wordmi\lu_ Peru
mi/lu\ lostshui_jiao_ dumplingsshui\jia
o\ sleep
12Identify these tones!??,??,??,??,??,??,??,
??,??,??,??,??,???
13Tone marks ma ma- ma1 ma ma_ ma3
má ma/ ma2mà ma\ ma4
14Pin-yin- (spell sound)1. not Chinese
writing, but indispensible learning tool2. 25
letters v not used3. do not read like
English Wang Peng song, long, wo4. letters
more consistent than English
15Most challenging sounds for English
speakersconsonants j, q, x, zh, r, z,
cvowels o e (ê ) i ü