In Singapore, mother tongue education has always received much attention. As far as Chinese education is concerned, regardless of the reasons, many parents hope their children will be able to study Higher Chinese Language starting primary school so that they could continue studying Higher Chinese Language in secondary school. However, does studying Higher Chinese Language …
Here are some examples of how a student asking a simple question in Chinese:- Student: 老师，你[S, (n.)]看不看 [V, (v.)]电影[O, (n.)]吗？{“Teacher, do you watch movies?”：} Me: Student: 老师，今天[S, (n.)]有没有 [V, (v.)]口试[O, (n.)]吗？{“Teacher, is there oral exam today?”} Me: Student: 老师，今天[S, (n.)]吃不吃[V, (v.)]榴梿[O, (n.)]吗？{“Teacher, do you eat Durian?”} Me If I were to say that the simplest form of …
One of the deputy principals in my previous school has a believe that there is no grammar in Chinese language. Being a English teacher herself, she likes to compare the tenses in English language and Chinese language. For her, because Chinese language does not have past and present tenses like English does, (even Japanese and …
Learning Chinese language grammar. So… Chinese language has grammar?! Read More »