Problems Chinese Speakers Face in Learning English Language

English is the most widely used language in the world. It is the international standard language and has become an essential part of people living in the modern era. According to a source, “Over 800 million people speak English as a foreign language”. This shows the importance of English and how vital it has become to use in our daily lives.

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Problems Chinese Speakers Face in Learning English Language

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Major problems faced by Chinese speakers in learning

English

ALPHABETS ARE THE BIGGEST ISSUE

One of the most typical problems faced by Chinese speakers is the

difference between Chinese and English alphabets. The Chinese
speakers use the non-alphabetic script of logograms, these are the
characters which help them in forming a word. In the English
language, there is the Latin or Roman alphabet, and it consists of 26
letters. This becomes a major issue for Chinese speakers when they
have to learn the all new alphabet pattern.

PRONUNCIATION PROBLEMS FOR CHINESE SPEAKERS

There is a vast difference between English and Chinese speakers in
terms of pronunciation. Proper Pronunciation of words becomes
difficult for Chinese speakers because there are no corresponding
sounds between English and Chinese language. This creates a
problem when Chinese speakers start learning the English language.
Learning pronunciations can be tough and tricky, it is better to take
help from an expert English tutor who can help you with it.

Similarities between Chinese and English language

The Chinese language basically consists of three important elements

which are Tone, initial sound and the final sound. The final sound
element of the Chinese language consists of at least one vowel and
the initial sound of this language is consonants. The Chinese
language contains 35 final sounds along with 21 initial sounds. This
forms a combination of 413. All these facts help in forming 1,600
unique syllables in the Chinese language.

Now, this is where the Chinese language is similar to the English

language because in the initial sound there are similarities with the
pronunciation of English. The alphabets like “f”, “m” and “b” are
used in the same way. For example, “b” and “a” together form “ba”
which is pronounced the same way in Chinese and it means father.

How Chinese speakers can easily learn the English

language?
The online classes are easy to take and are even affordable compared
to the offline English learning classes. There are several online
learning platforms available for you to find expert tutors for English.
The native English speaker can help the Chinese speaker in learning
the English language in depth. The Chinese speaker can choose the
time zone for learning the language which makes every Chinese
speaker comfortable to opt for an English language course.
Therefore, this way a Chinese speaker can learn English without
facing any form of difficulty.

CONCLUSION

We cannot deny the fact that how important the English language
has become in today’s time. China has the world’s largest population
due which there are a lot of international businesses and brands that
have their setup in China. This makes the Chinese people opt for an
English language course so that there can be no barrier to the flow of
communication.