沉浸式中文教學Chinese immersion

Q & A-about Chinese

• • Should I say, “I am learning Chinese” or “I am learning Mandarin”? What differences between these two terms?

• • What is the tonal system in Chinese? Do all Chinese sublanguages have four tones?

• Why there are so many homophones in Chinese and how can I decide a right meaning by listening?

• • There are no letter-sound rules in Chinese characters. How do Chinese spoken language map to Chinese written language?

  • Are all Chinese characters pictorial? Is there any other cue for readers to decode Chinese characters?

  • Do homophones bother students when they write Chinese charactors?

  • What is Pin Yin? Do Chinese children also learn Pin Yin in Chinese?

Q & A-about Immersion Education

• What is immersion education?

• What do these terms mean: one-way immersion vs. two-way immersion? partial immersion vs. full immersion? early immersion vs. late immersion?

• What are the differences and similarities among Chinese immersion schools in the United States?