Analysis of Preschool Children’s High Tonic Acquisition Errors

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10.2991/978-2-38476-297-2_63How to use a DOI?

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Preschool children; tone; the flat tone; the rising tone; the falling-rising tone; the falling tone

Abstract

Tone is a crucial aspect of modern Chinese pronunciation and a challenge for preschool children learning Mandarin. This study uses Praat software and T-value analysis to examine the tonal biases of 20 preschool children in Yangjiang City. The analysis reveals that the rising tone has the highest deviation rate, while the falling tone is the most accurate. Deviation rates, from smallest to largest, are: falling tone < falling-rising tone < level tone < rising tone. Contributing factors include tone bias, domain bias, and negative transfer from the mother tongue. Corrective teaching strategies proposed are contrastive learning, music-assisted teaching, aptitude-based teaching, and step-by-step learning. These methods effectively aid preschool children in learning Mandarin tones.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Zunan Fan
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/10/31
TI  - Analysis of Preschool Children’s High Tonic Acquisition Errors
BT  - Proceedings of the 2024 8th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 498
EP  - 503
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-297-2_63
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-297-2_63
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