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Shieh, Jiann-Cherng – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2011
In order to preserve distinctive cultures, people anxiously figure out writing systems of their languages as recording tools. Mandarin, Taiwanese and Hakka languages are three major and the most popular dialects of Han languages spoken in Chinese society. Their writing systems are all in Han characters. Various and independent phonetic…
Descriptors: Spelling, Dialects, Phonetics, Phonetic Transcription
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Chiung, Wi-vun Taiffalo – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2007
The Han sphere, including Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and China, adopted Han characters and classical Han writing as the official written language before the 20th century. However, great changes came with the advent of the 20th century. After World War II, Han characters in Vietnam and Korea were officially replaced by the romanised "Chu…
Descriptors: Orthographic Symbols, Foreign Countries, Political Issues, Written Language
Kleykamp, David L. – 1986
The construction of an intermediate course in Mandarin Chinese for business purposes is discussed. Following an introduction in part one, part two considers the progress of trade relations between Taiwan, the People's Republic of China (PRC), and the United States. Part three gives a brief review of materials already in print that might help in…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communication Problems, Comparative Analysis, Course Content