03742cam a22006138i 4500 9781003251286 FlBoTFG 20251030122231.0 m o d cr ||||||||||| 241018s2025 enk ob 001 0 eng OCoLC-P eng rda OCoLC-P 9781003251286 (ebook) 1003251285 9781040310533 (electronic bk. : EPUB) 1040310532 (electronic bk. : EPUB) 9781040310496 (electronic bk. : PDF) 1040310494 (electronic bk. : PDF) 9781032169835 (hardback) 9781032169859 (paperback) 1032169834 1032169850 10.4324/9781003251286 doi (OCoLC)1467197589 (OCoLC-P)1467197589 PL1065 EDU 029080 bisacsh FOR 000000 bisacsh FOR 003000 bisacsh JNU bicssc Neal, Robert (Chinese teacher), author. 93129 Intelligibility, tones and young beginner learners of Mandarin Chinese / Robert Neal. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Routledge Chinese language pedagogy "Two decades ago, Mandarin Chinese seemed set to become a mainstream school subject in Anglophone settings. Yet current learning outcomes are generally disappointing. Is Chinese too difficult for learners at this level? Should it be left to the posh kids with pushy parents? Set within the context of teaching and learning Chinese at an inner-city secondary school in the North of England and adopting a case study research design, this book aims to develop research-informed insights into the nature of the pronunciation challenges facing beginner learners of Chinese. While existing research has shown that producing native-like tones is difficult for Anglophone learners, the question of how important tones are for intelligibility has been largely ignored. Do heavily accented tones actually matter? Which specific areas of the learners' speech signal mislead their listeners? How aware are learners of their own pronunciation errors? Teachers of Chinese may not be able to solve entrenched geopolitical tensions, but we can lay the foundations for a stronger engagement with China through excellent teaching. However, before authoritative pedagogical interventions can be made, far more understanding is required of not only how adolescent beginners learn Chinese in school settings, but also what can be realistically expected of them"-- Provided by publisher. OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record. Chinese language Study and teaching (Primary) English speakers. 93130 Chinese language Study and teaching (Secondary) English speakers. 93131 Chinese language Pronunciation by foreign speakers. 93132 Chinese language Tone. 93133 Chinese language Errors of usage. 93134 FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / General bisacsh 92882 FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Chinese bisacsh 93135 Routledge Chinese language pedagogy. 93136 Taylor & Francis https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003251286 OCLC metadata license agreement http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf E-Books 67474 67474