THE LANGUAGE PROBLEMS NIGERIAN STUDENTS ENCOUNTER IN LEARNING CHINESE

Sunny Ifeanyi Odinye

Abstract


The problems students encounter in learning a foreign or second language are vast. The topic is common in language teaching and learning, but that of the Chinese language is not, especially as it relates to Nigerian students learning Chinese language. This paper treats the language problems Nigerian students encounter in learning Chinese language. The paper is divided into four sections: introduction; background of the study; language problems in learning Chinese language: phonological problem, morphological problem, semantic problem and syntactic problem and finally conclusion. Some suggestions are made to help the students overcome the language problems in learning Chinese language.


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