Date of Graduation
Spring 5-18-2018
Document Access
Project/Capstone - Global access
Degree Name
Master of Arts in International and Multicultural Education (IME)
College/School
School of Education
Department/Program
International and Multicultural Education (IME)
First Advisor
Manuel Perez
Abstract
Among all the different perspectives of Mandarin teaching, Mandarin tone teaching and practicing has been largely ignored. The lack of attention and materials for Mandarin tone teaching is why many students speak, read and listen without the correct tone pronunciation, which leads to a lot of misunderstanding. This field project is a curriculum of Mandarin tone teaching. This project is for second grade and third grade teachers who teach Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language in immersion programs in the Bay Area. This curriculum will enable students to speak and read Mandarin with correct tone pronunciation and distinguish different tones while listening. Moreover, it will equip Mandarin teachers in the United States with more complete and effective sources and ease their mission to teach Mandarin.
Recommended Citation
Zhang, Xiaoyi, "Mandarin Chinese Tone Identification Training: Developing Materials for Second and Third Grade Classes in Mandarin Chinese Immersion Programs" (2018). Master's Projects and Capstones. 764.
https://repository.usfca.edu/capstone/764
Included in
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Elementary Education Commons, Language and Literacy Education Commons
