Neal, Robert (Chinese teacher) creator author. text bibliography enk 2025 monographic eng 1 online resource. "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"-- Robert Neal. Chinese language Study and teaching (Primary) English speakers Chinese language Study and teaching (Secondary) English speakers Chinese language Pronunciation by foreign speakers Chinese language Tone Chinese language Errors of usage FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / General FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Chinese PL1065 9781003251286 1003251285 9781040310533 1040310532 9781040310496 1040310494 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003251286 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003251286 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf OCoLC-P 241018 20251030122231.0 9781003251286 eng