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ERIC Number: EJ811488
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Jun
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 18
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0957-1736
Mandarin Teaching in the UK in 2007: A Brief Report of Teachers' and Learners' Views
Wang, Li; Higgins, Louise T.
Language Learning Journal, v36 n1 p91-96 Jun 2008
With the increasing importance of the People's Republic of China in the world, more and more people are learning to speak Mandarin. This article reports the views of some teachers and learners in the UK today, considers some of the difficulties which they face, and gives some suggestions for progress.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mandarin Chinese, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Language Teachers
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: United Kingdom