Ting Speaks Chinese user experience

2. What I’ve been working on…
O Development of characters (Ting’s pet
dog) and her friends from different
countries
O Developing user’s emotional connection
with the characters
O Promoting pro-social behavior
O Focus on pinyin and sound rather than
character until later chapters

3. Hi there! My name is Ting.
Hi there! My name
is Ting.

4. Are you ready to
learn pinyin with
me?

13. mă
O Insert image of Ting’s mom
saying, “Ting, did you just call me a
horse?”
O Let’s try again!

14. mā
O Image of Ting saying, “Hăo de, mā.”
O Image of Ting’s mom looking happy.

15. Insert slides for “chá”
Ting decides if she wants tea or not.

18. When Ting is surprised or
confused, she makes the ă
sound, like in the phrase, “ài
yă!” for “oh no!”

21. Ting’s pinyin pointers:
O Remember the fourth tone is like an
“angry tone!”
O It has a sharp downward pointed line to
represent this sound.