Students may need to complete an interview before being accepted into a teacher education program. Because elementary school teachers typically teach all subjects to children, they may be required to take pre-major courses in a range of topics such as children's literature, language arts and elementary mathematics. Programs may also require students to take supplemental classes in art and music.
Pinyin input method. Screenshot of SCIM's Smart Pinyin. The pinyin method (simplified Chinese: æ¼é³è¾å¥æ³; traditional Chinese: æ¼é³è¼¸å¥æ³; pinyin: pÄ«nyÄ«n shÅ«rÃ¹ fÇ) refers to a family of input methods based on the pinyin method of romanization.
Pinyin is the most widely-used system of writing Mandarin Chinese that uses the Latin alphabet. It is a great tool to help you learn the accurate pronunciation of Mandarin words. First, you need to learn how to read pinyin, as Mandarin contains some sounds which do not exist in English. Have a look at our guide, listen to the voices in Real Chinese and our tone and character games to hear how native speakers pronounce the sounds. Donât worry if you donât get it right first time, learning pinyin needs a fair bit of practice.