外国人学习汉语，首要是学好汉语语音。语音是外国人学习汉语的难点之一。发音的正确与否将直接影响到学生的“听”和“说”，影响到学生使用汉语的质量。本教材就是为外国人编写的一部汉语语音教材，它可以帮助学生更快、更扎实地学好汉语语音，少走或者不走弯路，养成正确的发音习惯，为学好汉语奠定基础。本教材吸收了最新的声调教学科研成果，注重声调教学，加强声调练习，真正使声调教学贯穿于对外汉语语音教学的全过程。

本教材由北京语言大学富有汉晤语音教学经验的资深教师编写。包括“基础篇”、“提高篇”两册。“基础篇”主要讲解语音常识，共9课；“提高篇”以分辨难音为主，包括汉语语音要素的难点，共ll课。

本教材吸收最新的声调教学科研成果，突出声调教学，真正使声调教学贯穿于语音教学的全过程，可以帮助学习者在短期内掌握正确的汉语发音方法，更快、更扎实地学好汉语语音。

第一课 声调和单韵母Lesson One Tile’Fones and the Simple Finals

 一、汉语的4个声调The 4 Tones in Chinese

 二、汉语的8个单韵母及声调

The 8 Simple Finals and the Tones in Chinese 

 综合练习Comprehensive Exercises

 课后自测题After Class Self-test Exercises

第二课 声母Lesson Two The Initial

 汉语的21个声母及声调The 21 Initials and the Tones in Chinese

 综合练习 Comprehensive Exercises

 课后自测题After Class Self-test Exercises

第三课 复韵母Lesson Three The Compound Finals

 汉语的13个复韵母及声调

 The 13 Compound Finals and the Tones in Chinese 

 综合练习Comprehensive Exercises

 课后自测题After Class Self-test Exercises

第四课 鼻韵母Lesson Four The Nasal Finals

 汉语的16个鼻韵母及声调

 The 16 Nasal Finals and the Tones in Chinese 

 综合练习 Comprehensive Exercises

 课后自测题After Class Selbtest Exercises

第五课 变调Lesson Five The Changes of Tones

 一、第三声的变调The Changes of the 3rd Tone

 二、第四声的变调The Change of the 4th Tone

 三、“一”的变调The Tone Changes of“一”

 四、“不”的变调The Tone Changes of“不”

 综合练习Comprehensive Exercises

 课后自测题After Class Self-test Exercises

第六课 轻声Lesson Six The Neutral Tone

 一、汉语的4种轻声The 4 Neutral Tones in Chinese

 二、轻声的作用The Functions of the Neutral Tone

 三、必读轻声的词The Words that Must Be Read in a Neutral Tone

 综合练习Comprehensive Exercises

 课后自测题After Class Self-test Exercises

第七课 儿化Lesson Seven The r—Ending Retroflexion

 汉语的4类儿化韵The 4 Kinds of r-Ending Retroflexion in Chinese

 综合练习Comprehensive Exercises

 课后自测题After Class Self-test Exercises

第八课 “啊”的音变Lesson Eight 1he Changes in the Pronunciation 0f“啊” 

 “啊”的6种音变The 6 Changes in the Pronunciation of“啊”

 综合练习Comprehensive Exercises

 课后自测题After Class Self-test Exercises

第九课 语调Lesson Nine Intonation

 一、重音Stresses

 二、停顿Pauses

 三、句调The Tunes of Sentences

 综合练习Comprehensive Exercises

 课后自测题After Class Self-test Exercises

附录 Appendix

 一、“一”的变调词语The Words with“一”Whose Tone Changes

 二、“不”的变调词语The Words with“不”Whose Tone Changes

 三、必读轻声的词The W0rds that Must Be Read in a Neutral T0ne

 四、儿化词The r-Ending Retroflex WoMs

 五、汉语声韵调配合表Table of Combinations of the Initials Finals and Tones in Chinese

 六、部分练习答案Answers to Parts of the Exercises

 七、课后自测题答案Answers to After Class Self-test Exercises