Description
Instructor(s)/Supervisor(s)/Coordinator(s): Su YUANThis course focuses on speech sounds in Standard Chinese. Its aim is to explain how different Chinese speech sounds are from the world's languages in general; and in what ways they are typical. This course is both a theoretical and practical introduction to Chinese phonetics and phonology. It teaches students about how speech sounds are made by the human vocal tract and how they are organized for linguistic purposes. It will also equip students with essential knowledge in teaching Chinese sounds to second language (L2) learners. Restricted to students in the MA program in International Language Education.