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As the introductory segment of “Chinese + Vocational Skills” textbook series, the teaching objective of this material is to assist learners in acquiring a preliminaryunderstanding of the Mandarin Chinese phonetic system and Pinyin system. Thislays a solid foundation for Chinese language teaching in subsequent vocationaland technical fields.

Thespecific teaching contents of this material include:

(1) Standardpronunciation of Mandarin Chinese initial consonants, finals, and tones.

(2) Pinyinrepresentation of Mandarin Chinese initial consonants, finals, and tones.

(3) Basic knowledge ofMandarin Chinese phonetics and fundamental spelling rules as covered in thetextbook.

(4) Approximately 170 commonlyused vocational skill-related words (these words are just used as a support forphonetic teaching and are not required to be memorized by students).

(5) Initial classroomteaching expressions, including 6 texts, 12 sentence patterns, and 43 vocabularyitems.

(6)18 simple Chinese characters that can initially reflect the basiccharacteristics of Chinese characters.

Take the first step in your Chinese learning journey!

1. Conduct meaningful phoneticteaching in the flow of speech to enhance learning interest and strengthenmemory effects.

2. Use illustrations to assistteaching, with concise explanations and ample practice. Equipped with a largenumber of pronunciation diagrams, it helps learners understand the principlesof pronunciation. Meanwhile, multiple illustrations are used to establishconnections between pronunciation and meaning, facilitating meaningfullearning.

3. Arrange the textbook structureaccording to teaching processes and methods, providing effective guidance forteachers’ instruction.

4. The main teaching content andauxiliary explanatory content are distinguished by different colors, makingteaching priorities clear at a glance. 

5. Comewith real-person pronunciation video demonstrations, enabling learners toeasily follow and imitate, and pronounce authentic Chinese.

Edited by Jiang Liping and revised by Cui Yonghua

Jiang Liping, a professor and doctoral supervisor, serves as ViceDean of the Research Institute of International Chinese Language Education andDeputy Director of the International Chinese Teaching Research Base at BeijingLanguage and Culture University (BLCU). Professor Jiang has published 9monographs and co-authored works, edited 6 sets of textbooks, and presided overthe development of HSK Exam Syllabus (Levels 1–6) and YCTTest Syllabus and Guide (Levels 1–4). She has led 10 major projects,including key projects of the Ministry of Education’s key research bases,projects of the Center for Language Education and Cooperation, and overseascooperation projects. Meanwhile, she has published over 30 academic papers injournals such as Language Teaching and Linguistic Studies and ChineseLanguage Learning, and has been invited to give lectures, conduct training,or participate in academic exchanges in countries such as the United States,Japan, Thailand, the Netherlands, and Cuba, as well as in Hong Kong and Macaoregions.

Cui Yonghua, a professor at BLCU, has been engaged in Chinese teaching and researchsince 1981. His main research mainly focuses on teaching Chinese as a secondlanguage, Chinese grammar, and Chinese information processing. His major worksand textbooks include Teaching Research in Teaching Chinese as a ForeignLanguage, Class Teaching Skills for Teaching Chinese as a ForeignLanguage (co-authored), An Introduction to Design of Teaching Chinese asa Foreign Language, New Concept Chinese (editor-in-chief), and PrimarySchool Chinese (editor-in-chief).

This textbook is suitable for a wide range of zero-beginner learners, and is particularly ideal for learners in various vocational and technical majors to conduct systematic phonetic learning before starting their professional studies. It consists of 6 lessons in total, with each lessontaking 3 to 4 class hours.