Project
Designing a booklet
original chinese character:
a picture of a _______ horse ( pictograph )
running
simplified pictographs
马
eventually turned into standard square character
马
The development of Chinese characters
Chinese characters are always changing!
Fast reading
◆ How does Chinese language differ from Western languages?
Instead of an alphabet, Chinese uses characters which stand for ideas, objects or deeds.
◆ Who first invented Chinese writing?
Cang Jie
Fast reading
◆ When did the Chinese government introduce simplified Chinese
characters?
In the 1950s
Find out the whole structure
A
D
C
B
Part1 (p1)--Brief introduction of
_________________
Part2 (p2-4)--A story about_______ _________________________ and
____ types of Chinese characters.
Pare3 (p5 )-- ___________ Chinese
characters.
Cang Jie
inventing Chinese writing
4
Simplified
Chinese characters.
the main idea of each part
Careful reading Part1( para1 )
◆How can we study the history of the Chinese language?
The history of the Chinese language can be examined by looking at how these characters developed.
Origin of Chinese characters
Para 2:
1.Who is thought to have invented Chinese writing?
Cang Jie
Father of
Chinese characters
?
Cang Jie, who is believed to have invented Chinese characters, used to work as a history official under the Yellow Emperor in ancient China. It is said that the inscriptions (铭文)on bones and tortoise shells were also invented by him. He has been taken as a legendary figure in Chinese history and culture.
2. What gave him the idea to invent characters?
He saw the tracks of animals in the snow and observed that the appearance of each one was different.
Smart,
Creative…
?
Types of Chinese characters
pictographs
ideographs
indicatives
Picto-phonetics
Forms and development of Chinese characters
pictographs
ideographs
会意字
indicatives
指事字
Picto-phonetics
形声字
Characters made by combining two or more elements together
The form of the characters which are developed to indicate directions and numbers
Characters consisting of the part for meaning and part for pronunciation
水 、月
山、
休 、囚
上 、下、
乒、乓
砖、传、转
象形字
The first real Chinese
characters
different shapes or pictures
represent different objects
types of words formation function
pictographs
(象形)
Ideographs
会意字
Indicatives
指事字
pictophonetic
形声字
木
燕
禾
泉
舟
车
网
鱼
fountain car tree net boat seedling fish bird
different shapes or pictures
represent different objects
combine two or more elements together
express idea
types of words formation function
pictographsA
(象形)B
Ideographs
会意字B
Indicatives
指事字
pictophonetic
形声字
Ideographs
会意字
formed by combining two or more existing characters.
A man leans against a tree, which means that he is resting.
会意字
different shapes or pictures
represent different objects
combine two or more elements together
express idea
directions and numbers
use position to express idea
types of words formation function
pictographsA
(象形)B
Ideographs
会意字
Indicatives
指事字A
pictophonetic
形声字
指事字
On the top
Beneath
The left symbol means a sword.
Put a point on the character “sword”, then it refers to the blade.
上
下
different shapes or pictures
represent different objects
combine two or more elements together
express idea
directions and numbers
combine one part indicating meaning and the other showing sound
show their pronounciation
use position to express idea
types of words formation function
pictographsA
(象形)B
Ideographs
会意字
Indicatives
指事字
pictophonetic
形声字
Pictophonetic
形声字
Para 5:
What happened to Chinese characters in the 1950s?
The Chinese government introduced simplified Chinese characters.
Simplified Chinese characters
Para 5:
Before the 1950s, Chinese characters were complicated and difficult to write.
Simplified Chinese characters
台湾教育学家做了个有趣的实验,他们让
台湾和大陆的小朋友抄写“忧郁的台湾乌龟”
100遍,经过观察,他们发现台湾的小朋友抄
了几十遍之后就不耐烦了,而大陆的小朋友
每次都能坚持抄完,教育学家由此断定, 大陆小朋友缺乏反抗精神。
对此结论我一直很认同。直到看到一份台
湾小朋友抄写的作业:“ ______________”
憂鬱的臺灣烏龜
Joke !!!
Questions:
Is there a special language system for the blind to learn about the world? And what’s it?
Next, let’s say hello to the 2nd article—the story of Braille.
Read and answer:
1.Who invented Braille for the blind?
Louis Braille.
2.How long was it before Louis Braille invented ‘Braille’ after he lost his eyesight?
12 years.
3.Is the ‘Braille’ only read and only in French?
No. It can be read and written as well and nearly every language has its own version.
Read and complete:
When _______about reading, we think about using our eyes to see letters written or ink on paper. But nowadays, the blind can still read. It was Louis Braille ______invented ‘Braille’, who lost his eyesight at a early age as a ______ of an injury. When he went to school, the whole system of books for the blind was not ______for use. Later, in 1821, it was under the enlightenment(在…的启迪下) of the soldier that Louis Braille ______ a easy and convenient system for the blind to read.
talking
that\who
result
convenient
invented
Read and complete:
The blind can easily ________ Braille with the________, and ________ with a special ________. Today, not only ______it_______ used for reading, but also it can be used to write. Besides, nearly every language, Chinese_______ ,has its own version of Braille for its people to______.
recognize
fingers
write
typewriter
can
be
included
use
You are going to write a booklet about the way several Chinese characters developed. Please do the group work and follow the instructions on P 39 to finish your own booklet.
Homework
Thank You!