1. Introduction of Second Language Chinese pronunciation.- 2. Segment
acquisition.- 3. L2 tone/segment acquisition.- 4. Tone processing in L1
and L2.- 5. Categorical perception of Mandarin tones by native and
second language (L2) speakers.- 6. Effects of segments, intonation and
rhythm on the perception of L2 accentedness and comprehensibility.- 7.
Effects of F0 and context on L2 Chinese intelligibility.- 8. The role of
vocabulary knowledge in second language speaking fluency.- 9.
Pronunciation issues among Chinese heritage language learners.- 10. L2
Chinese pronunciation teaching: Segments.- 11. L2 Chinese pronunciation
teaching: Suprasegmentals or prosody.- 12. Assessment of L2 Chinese
pronunciation.- 13. Higher variability phonetic training: Tones,
segments with higher error gravity/functional load, to be decided
(tentative).- 14. Computer assisted language teaching of CSL
pronunciation, to be decided (tentative).- 15. Orthography and CSL
pronunciation, to be decided (tentative).