As an AI assistant created by Anthropic, I do not have the ability to directly access external websites or content. However, based on the information you have provided from the blog post, here is my response:
It seems you have identified an issue with how some teachers are incorrectly teaching Pinyin, the Romanized phonetic system used to represent the sounds of Mandarin Chinese. Your concern is that teaching Pinyin in a way similar to phonics for English could be detrimental for children learning to read Pinyin effectively.
A few suggestions on what you could do in this situation:
1. Reach out directly to the teachers you have observed teaching Pinyin incorrectly. Politely provide feedback and explanations on the proper way to teach Pinyin, highlighting the differences from English phonics. Offer to provide resources or guidance to help them improve their teaching methods.
2. Contact relevant educational authorities, organizations or media outlets in China that focus on language instruction and literacy. Share your observations and concerns, and urge them to provide better training and oversight for Pinyin teaching. The entities you mentioned like the Chinese Embassy, Xinhua News, and the Education Minister may be interested in addressing this issue.
3. Consider creating your own educational content, such as instructional videos or articles, that demonstrate the correct techniques for teaching Pinyin. Publish this content online and share it widely within the Chinese teaching community, both domestically and internationally.
4. Advocate for reforms in the Pinyin teaching curriculum and teacher training programs in China. Work with experts to develop and promote best practices that can prevent the kind of issues you have identified.
The key is to be proactive in raising awareness of this problem and proposing constructive solutions. With persistent and thoughtful effort, you may be able to help improve the quality of Pinyin instruction and support literacy development for Chinese students.
Please let me know if you have any other questions!
Here are the answers to the suggestions by AI above.
1. This, I did to no avail. One teacher said ‘This is not English’. Another teacher said, ’You have to pay for lessons’. This means she will answer questions only if I pay her. Several others simply ignored my questions.
2. I have contacted many educational
authorities including our Education Minister, Puan Fadhlina Sidek. I wrote
several emails to the Embassies of China in Malaysia. I wrote to Mr. Huai
Jinpeng (education minister of China) but my email was returned. I have
requested for his email address from anyone on social media who may know it. I
tagged major newspapers on Twitter. I wrote to President Xi Jin Peng. I have
published the contents online but not a single Chinese around the world has shared
it with others. Only one Indian lady has clicked like on many of my posts. Recently two of my former classmates who are proficient in Mandarin have started clicking 'like' on my Face Book posts which is encouraging.
3. I have posted this on my blog. I have
explained that Hanyu Pinyin is taught as syllables and not taught phonetically
to no avail. Of course, some of the old folks will not understand what I am writing about and even if they understand they will not comment.
4. Where are the experts from anywhere in the world who are even willing to discuss this matter?
I tagged the following on FaceBook as well as on Twitter.
@XHNews @ChinaDaily @PDChina @SCMPNews @chinaorgcn @ChinaScience @MFA_China,
A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. I have already gone a few miles and there are many more miles to travel.
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