Basics of Chinese Language (Phonetics)

This book can be used by international Chinese teachers as a training, tutoring or self-study material, or by international Chinese teachers’ certificate candidates, MTCSOL candidates or TCFL classrooms as a reference book, or as a phonetics textbook for international Chinese education and linguistics majors. The Series on Standards for Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages is a series of textbooks designed for CFL teachers who are taking training courses and those who are going to take the TCFL eligibility exam. Compiled by Professor Liu Xun and Professor Cui Yonghua based on the Standards for Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages, this series, with the books in it corresponding to the sections of the “Standards”, provides readers with systematic knowledge about the “standards” and help them acquire the relevant knowledge and professional skills. This book corresponds to the “Phonetics” section of Module 1 “Chinese Knowledge and Skills” of Standard 1 in the Standards for Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages. It can be used by international Chinese teachers as a training, tutoring or self-study material, or by international Chinese teachers' certificate candidates, MTCSOL candidates or TCFL classrooms as a reference book, or as a phonetics textbook for international Chinese education and linguistics majors.