Taiwan: Phonics in Pinyin

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Taiwan: Phonics in Pinyin

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I think this is a very interesting and potentially very important topic in the Taiwan News:
Taiwanese politician triggers linguistic debate on the merits of pinyin vs. zhuyin

Yeh Yi-jin, a DPP candidate running for Tainan Mayor, said Taiwan should scrap the 'BoPoMoFo' system, a nationwide debate ensued
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3377887
...Yeh has suggested that the zhuyin system serves no practical purpose, and that young learners in Taiwan would be better served if basic phonics were taught using the pinyin system instead, arguing that early practice with the Latin alphabet would serve the dual purpose of prepping them to study foreign languages which use the alphabet later on.
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