The Challenges of Teaching Mandarin Chinese

Mandarin Chinese is so often considered as a really difficult, really challenging subject. And it's still predominantly taught to the top set kids in the leafy green suburbs. There are still not that many schools in the north of England that offer Mandarin on the mainstream timetable. You just have to be more creative in your teaching style,. You've got to be experimental and see what works and be adaptive. That makes a lot of sense. I'm also curious to know if you had any success stories or individuals where, hey, you know, Chinese actually made a real impact on them. So there's one girl. She was in an alternative provision last year. The alternative provision which belongs to our trust