Assignment 2 Topic Selection

Plan for Assignment 2 for now (10/20/2022):

Topic:

Culture – Language – Deletion of words’ pronunciation in Mandarin.

Point of view:

The deletion of words’ pronunciation in Mandarin reduces the rhythmic beauty of some ancient poems. On the other hand, it reduces the pressure of learning the language for the beginner.

Stakeholders:

• Poet, Mandarin speaker, Mandarin learner, historian, the young generation in mainland China

Target Audience:

• Mandarin speaker, Mandarin learner, the government (not sure about this)

Intended experience/outcome:

• Three different layers of outcome are expected:
  1. For the most audience: feel the beauty of the ancient poems.
  2. The second level: realize the change in the poems’ pronunciations somehow destroy the beauty.
  3. The third level (if possible): this action would lead to the loss of  traditional culture

Related articles (in mandarin):

• 学白上了？这些汉字拼音修改，揭露了一个难以解决的矛盾
• 错字读的多了，就成对的了吗？你知道么，这些字已经悄悄改变读音了