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1. Big and small.
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2. Realm of emotions and evaluations.
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3. Choice and preference.
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4. Growth of knowledge and claim balance.
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5. Philology and autodidactics.
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6. Transmission of culture and autodidactics.
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7. Music, music, music...
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Only after that learners are explained the principles of systematic autodidactical approach to studying hieroglyphics, because by that time they become powerful enough to arrange durable and tense work with maximum rational tension of vigour (accompanied by the way by the increase of potential power while the later is being spent).
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After the preparation arranged with the help of the above mentioned algorithm the hieroglyphics learner may enter the first phase of actual mastering. |
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The focal guideline supergoal at first stage is to study the hypertrophic alphabet (about 5000 signs). |
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It goes without saying that this specific alphabet contains meaningful letters used to turning into words, but at the first stage one should keep this specifics on the background to put the tactical supergoals low. At this stage it is necessary to assimilate the Chinese alphabet, which means habituation of the speech apparatus movements, including compulsory subtle intoning! (a letter is not considered essential without that) plus accidental semantic acquisitions and combinations in a word. |
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The basic method under such psychological accentuation in studies is reading of various defining dictionaries: (CIHAI; HAMYU DACIDIAN; SUIXIN XIANDAI HAMYU DACIDIAN; XINHUA CIDIAN), we call that chain reading. Its technique is very simple and gamelike: one reads linguistic explanation of a character till he comes across the first uncommon sign, which can be found in the same dictionary; one reads the explanation of the character till he is absolutely sure of his conscious moving with the speech apparatus and exact intoning. Such procedure shall be repeated as often as possible (psychological setting; "That one does well, who looks up into dictionaries 1000 times a day"). |
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To use efficiently the dictionaries available it is necessary to learn how to look for characters according to each of the techniques in existence, though giving preference to "four corners" and "five strokes. The later one was invented by a Chinese worker Lo Sianyam. It is unique in respect of making it possible to look for characters like words in phonematic dictionaries. |
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The "four corners" search technique, in our opinion, is mostly beneficial from the psychological viewpoint. |
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In any case hieroglyphics learners who had been recommended to transfer to accentuated usage of this system, some time later felt never experienced before sense of confidence in one's own abilities, great delight of work and consequently had better results - they accomplished the first stage within 3-4 months. A small intermediate exam included phonetic reading of a large text from a newspaper (it would be quite fitting to recall here that a blind English poet G. Milton was read in ancient Hebrew and Greek by his daughters who did not understand those languages but easily reproduced texts in the original). |
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It goes without saying that a reader usually grasps the general idea, but we speak about emphasising locomotor and orthoepical aspects with strict following to the rule of not exceeding claims in respect of understanding. We consider any different approach to be erroneous, since it causes various psychic tensions, which taking roots in the very important from this viewpoint initial stage of studying progressively result in nervous and psychic exhaustion and idiosyncrasy towards languages and intellectual work in general. |
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Ad vocem the general division of studying process into stages it is necessary to add the following. |
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There are five stages with the individual levelling of claim balance, namely: |
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1) the stage with the supergoal of "acquaintance and recognition"; orientation on not exceeding claims: passive (non-reproduced) knowledge and conceived vast gaps; |
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2) the stage with the supergoal of "initial motoric skills"; orientation on not exceeding claims: movements continuity with lapses, slow tempo, first attempts of reproducing; |
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3) the stage with the supergoal of "passage motorics"; orientation on not exceeding claims: lapses are rare but still occur; fragmentary misunderstanding; |
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4) the stage with supergoal of "simultaneous reading and understanding"; orientation on not exceeding claims: understanding starts lagging behind when the fluency of reading increases; |
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5) the stage with the supergoal of "practical instrumental usage of the subject (of the language, for example); orientation: claim of complete understanding. |
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As we see, according to its supergoal the first stage in studying hieroglyphics within the frame work of our systematic approach shall be considered by learners as systematic, the level of claims at this stage shall be consciously put low. Accentuation shall be laid on acquiring initial motoric skill, i.e. synchronic reaction to a letter (a character as a phonetic sign), not to semantics. The matter is that it is more natural to primarily accumulate movements, motoric and kinetic skills and only after that (as it is much easier) to accentuate the meaning of an ideogram. In such a way children do when they learn speaking. |
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At this stage the basic method is oral technique, various kinds of reading (aloud, with the inner voice plus maximum bright mental representation of muscular movements and sensations). Thus, when exercising writing it is necessary to follow the rule of melodizing hieroglyphics in 3/4 rhythm. The person, writing characters, counts by three (a waltz), trying to fit into this rhythm the movements necessary for writing and attempts to sign some melody. For example, the character shall be performed in the way according to this rule: |
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This method provokes the involvement of the right brain (i.e. switches off reflection absolutely inoperative here) with the result of easy memorising the order of strokes and the entire character as the system of realized sung movements. The choice of this rhythm is verified both by practice and theoretical developments of different authors, to whom we will not refer here owing to the lack of space. |
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Actually, with coming back to writing (and accentuation on it) the first stage of acquaintance with hieroglyphics ends up. It lasts for 2-3 months if the people enjoying the skill of selfstudying work actively. |
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We specify here only very important, in our opinion, sporting and playful timbre of studying based on the actualized interest, which we define as a self-appearing stream of associations. |
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As it is known, the amount of studying material gone through as we see it, decreases proportionately to the increasing level of actual analytical abilities. |
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The material in syncretic unexamined form enslaves the learner subduing and conquering him with its infinite amounts. |
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It becomes possible to assume the material only after having gained the optimum level in analysing it. Practically that may be a reliable criterion of our successful activity in this respect. |
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In general the analytic stage in studying hieroglyphics corresponds to the second, third and forth stages in the systematic approach. The difference is evident only in the respect of "passage technique" which is physically impossible. But that does not prevent from implementing the orientations on not to exceeding claims; it is strictly recommended to follow them. |
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As for actual technique, it seems appropriate to consider some of our methods. |
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1. The technique of peering into and reproducing with enlargement supposes a learner to draw a sprawling character in the air following the 3/4 rhythm and producing a kinetic motif with the employment of the whole arm in this act (it is also very useful to fancy this movement in case of impossibility to perform it). |
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2) The technique of concentrating attention analogical to the circle of concentration used in psychology; peering into a character in this case is a process with conscious direction of the observation from one object to another, what makes perception practically endless. We urgently recommended to use various magnifying glasses (including a one with a built-in lamp): a legged philatelist glass, a contact one and a glass to carry about. That is a prophylactic measure, but from psychological viewpoint, we consider the possibility of introducing play element and distracting from excessive centalization of material. |
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3) Alternation of dictionaries with account of extreme habituation (tiredness of the very sight, sensory fatigue, weariness of style, hyperadaptation to the material in a certain variant of presentation: we hope that the nature of these phenomena is evident from their names); analysis and comparison in this case are connected with accentuated usage of a great number of dictionaries and books (all that resulting in optimum psychological verification of the situation which resembles in its main parameters the immersion into language enviroment or even "being in the environment of the well- educated native speakers.") Naturally, in this case it is impossible to remain orally, imaginatively and kinetically silent. Everything should sound, sing, be composed and add details to the music score of knowledge. The psychological foothold in this respect could be the so-called pose of a mushroom- goer, increasing the coefficient of euricability. |
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The work over Chinese vocabulary in the full meaning of this word shall be arranged according to the above-described modified associative technique after mastering of relaxed phonetic reading.It is better to take material for layings from Russian-Chinese pocket dictionary, preparing daily 100 words (or phrases); the latter shall be connected with the rule not to exceed claims at every stage of the technique used - only in this case it is possible to develop alert associative abilities and a great number (up to 10 per day) of reproductions. |