Problems in Pronunciation and Perception of Mandarin Tones: An Empirical Study on Bangladeshi Undergraduate Students in China

Abstract

Tone is a vital part of Mandarin. This study will explore the problems in pronunciation and perception of Mandarin tone for Bangladeshi undergraduate students in China. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches have been engaged to collect the necessary information from the randomly selected one hundred students of the three selected Universities. From the study, several factors have been found to be barriers in the way of learning Mandarin. It is important to motivate MFL learners to realize the necessity to tone learning as some learners are indifferent to tone learning. This study presents several recommendations for Mandarin learners, which will be helpful for the learners.