During the process of teaching Chinese, some teachers may find that some contents can be understood by students through tones and expressions without detailed explanation. That is to say, we can teach Mandarin Chinese by using the body language or making use of stress and tones to give students some hints. For example, in order to explain the meaning of 对了in the following dialogue: A :那就这样吧。明天见。B:明天见。哦,对了,还有一个问题…, the teachers can pat the head and behavior like suddenly remember something when saying 对了, the meaning will be expressed and understood.
In the teaching process, the teachers may often say 休息一下at the beginning of having classes. If some students ask you the question of 一下, it might be difficult for teachers to explain it. In this case, the body language might be helpful. When teachers are saying现在我们休息, they can shake the hand from the up to the low rapidly. When saying现在我们休息一下, teachers move the hand slowing, thus showing the meaning of making the tone more polite.
Another case is that the students may fail to understand the teachers‘ explanation because of the limit ofChinese language knowledge they mastered. Therefore, when explaining the grammatical meanings, the teachers should try to explain the points with simple words to those who learn Chinese language to make sure they can understand. The common methods are to replace the old with the new and replace the abstract with the concrete.
Of course, it is also a good choice to explain in the specific examples. For example, to explain the points “verb得起” and ” verb得到”, teachers can avoid explaining the basic application of 起and到, but to make use of the specific examples to help students feel the meanings of 起and到. Those who learn Chinese online freemay often hear the sentences like如果商店里有,那么你”买得到”,如果没有就”买不到” and如果你有很多钱,那么你”买得起”,如果没有钱,你就”买不起”.