| Pinyin,as a knock on the door for first-grade students,plays an important role in their language learning.In this paper,ELLI project is used to define the elements of learning ability,namely,change and learning,key curiosity,meaning formation,creativity,learning reciprocity,strategic awareness and adaptability.This paper tries to investigate the current situation of the first-year students’ pinyin learning from these seven aspects,analyzes the reasons for its formation,and puts forward some effective strategies to improve the first-year students’ pinyin learning ability.The general contents of each part are as follows:Part Ⅰ,introduction.This paper mainly introduces the purpose and significance of the topic selection,the research ideas and methods,and on the basis of the literature review and analysis,it summarizes the relevant research status at home and abroad.The second part,theoretical research.Through the in-depth analysis of the existing research results,the relevant definitions are clarified.According to the seven learning ability elements of ELLI project,it has made clear requirements on pinyin learning,and determined the theoretical basis and value of improving students’ learning ability of pinyin under the ELLI framework.The third part is practical research.A questionnaire survey of 220 first-year students on pinyin learning was conducted from 7 aspects,including change and learning,key curiosity,meaning formation,creativity,learning reciprocity,strategic awareness and adaptability.The fourth part,strategy research.Combined with the results of the questionnaire survey and the author’s teaching experience in Chinese for many years,the author tries to improve the learning ability of first-year students in pinyin by constructing a good relationship between teachers and students in class,flexibly using the mind map and re-designing the pinyin curriculum. |