Teaching Chinese Language In Singapore

Author : Kaycheng Soh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811001239

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This collection of articles begins with an overview of the Reviews from past decades, then goes on to describe the current practices, and foretells the possible future developments. This is followed by a discussion of the use of ICT and surveys on several professional aspects of teaching, including teachers’ training needs and perception of student difficulties, assessment literacy, familiarity and use of language teaching strategies, as well as perceived social status and job satisfaction. The book ends with an extensive discussion of bilingualism and code-switching as well as the teaching of Chinese culture in Singapore schools. The comprehensive coverage provides a milestone in Chinese Language teaching in the multi-lingual context of Singapore.

Author : Yeng-Seng Goh,Yingcheng Wu
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-17
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781107052192

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Teaching Chinese as an International Language by Yeng-Seng Goh,Yingcheng Wu Pdf

A lively and accessible account which explores the teaching of Chinese as an international language from a Singapore perspective.

Author : Soh Kay Cheng
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811670664

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Teaching Chinese Language in Singapore by Soh Kay Cheng Pdf

This book is cast in a Singaporean context in which Chinese Language is taught as a second language with an emphasis on communicational skills. It showcases ideas on including cultural teaching to enhance second language learning for more effective outcomes. As a collection of chapters relevant to cultural teaching, the book seeks to enthuse Chinese Language educators to incorporate elements of Chinese culture into their lessons. It is practice-oriented and provides examples using Chinese language textbooks, with suggestions for post-lesson activities. It also documents and discusses the needed developments of Singapore's Chinese culture with references to the three popular co-curricular activities of Chinese music, drama (crosstalk), and dance in schools.

Author : Kay Cheng Soh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811088605

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Teaching Chinese Language in Singapore by Kay Cheng Soh Pdf

This book presents the experiences of Chinese Language researchers in Singapore to Chinese Language researchers and teachers in other countries and regions, such as the USA, the UK and Asia, that are home to a large number of learners, young and old. As such, the innovative ideas it provides can be applied in practising teachers’ classrooms to promote more effective and efficient student learning. Beyond pedagogical innovations, the book also includes papers on the assessment of Chinese Language learning and teacher literacy – two areas that have been largely neglected by the Chinese Language research and teaching communities, not only here in Singapore, but also around the world. This book, the sequel to “Teaching Chinese Language in Singapore: Retrospect and Challenges” (Springer, 2016), is future-oriented, highlighting ideas that merit further attention from researchers and practitioners alike.

Author : Kaycheng Soh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811511493

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Teaching Chinese Language in Singapore by Kaycheng Soh Pdf

This book addresses the problems and issues surrounding teaching Chinese as a second language in the Singapore context. It identifies four main areas of concern: (1) Neglect of culture in the teaching of Chinese; (2) Difficulty of learning Hanzi (Chinese characters); (3) Cognitive and affective aspects of Chinese language learning; and (4) Authenticity of the Chinese language in a global and Singapore context. The book includes lesson design and instructional practices for re-prioritizing Chinese as a set of trainable skills, as well as teaching culture in the context of teaching the language. It also introduces the Chinese as a Second Language Readability Formula to help learners overcome their difficulties with learning Hanzi (Chinese characters), and the Attitude Toward Chinese Language Scale to help understand the various factors that can influence Chinese language learning. It also proposes a student-oriented model for conducting problem-based research, tapping into the disciplines of psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics. Resolving or minimizing the issues identified here requires action at the macro level by Chinese language researchers on a national scale, and at the micro level by classroom teachers through action research.

Author : Kuan Yew Lee
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9812563822

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Keeping My Mandarin Alive by Kuan Yew Lee Pdf

Accompanying DVD-ROM contains ... "snippets of an interview with MM Lee and a demo version of the software he has been using to learn Mandarin; samples of resource materials he has been using to pick up the language; resource guide for Mandarin learners (e.g., Chinese software, useful websites and dictionaries." -- p. [4] of cover.

Author : Jia-Fei Hong,Chung-Mou SI
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789819963768

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Teaching Chinese Language in the International School Context by Jia-Fei Hong,Chung-Mou SI Pdf

This book explores the learning and teaching of K-12 Chinese language in international schools. The authors of this book are scholars from teaching training institutions and universities, as well as professional frontline teachers. With a combination of the works and insights from both perspectives of theory and practice, the book presents how theories of teaching can be operated in classroom to improve the effectiveness of language teaching. It covers curriculum setting, design of teaching materials, teaching principles, methods, strategies, and evaluation. The book also discusses issues and concepts such as concept-driven learning, identity change and recognition of L1 and L2 Chinese teacher, pinyin teaching, Chinese character teaching, evaluation for learning improvement, and integration of South Asian non-Chinese speaking students into local schools. It emphasizes empirical action research methods. This is a highly informative and carefully presented book, providing high value insights to scholars from university and teacher training institutions and teachers from kindergartens, primary, and secondary schools around the world.

Author : Gek Ling Lee
Publisher : NUS Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Education
ISBN : 9971692635

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Teaching English to Students from China by Gek Ling Lee Pdf

This text provides teachers of English to Chinese students with information on the linguistic, cultural and pedagogical backgrounds of these students. It analyses the importance of this background, and offers information on successful classroom teaching methods and student learning strategies.

Author : Robyn Moloney,Hui Ling Xu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789812877727

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Exploring Innovative Pedagogy in the Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Foreign Language by Robyn Moloney,Hui Ling Xu Pdf

Teachers of Chinese as a foreign language in many international contexts are searching for pedagogic solutions to promote effective learning. Models of innovative and successful approaches are urgently needed. This volume presents a collection of compelling and empirically rich research studies that showcases innovative developments in the practice of teaching Chinese as a foreign language. The studies focus on three interrelated areas: learners, teachers, and applications of new technologies. Specifically, the studies explore methods for fostering learner-centred classrooms, autonomous learners, intercultural learning, the role of teacher views and identities, the nature of a ‘middle ground’ approach, and technologies that accommodate the unique aspects of the Chinese language, with new options for mobile and interactive learners. Providing both inspiration and practical models for language practitioners and researchers, it offers a vital resource for teachers’ professional development, and for pre-service teacher education.

Author : Linda Tsung,Ken Cruickshank
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781441100399

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Teaching and Learning Chinese in Global Contexts by Linda Tsung,Ken Cruickshank Pdf

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Author : Yuh Huann Tan,Seng Chee Tan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811535642

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Conceptions of Knowledge Creation, Knowledge and Knowing by Yuh Huann Tan,Seng Chee Tan Pdf

This book responds to calls for further advancing knowledge creation in schools. It examines sixteen Chinese Language teachers from Singapore, since language teachers are primarily responsible for the basic literacy that is the foundation of students’ lifelong learning. Positing that people’s cultural beliefs and the language(s) they use are inseparable, the book argues that Chinese language teachers possess a unique understanding of the various phenomena that reflect the influences of Chinese culture by virtue of the language they speak and teach. For the purposes of the investigation, it employs phenomenography — a methodology aimed at finding and systematising how people interpret the world around them — to determine and describe Chinese language teachers’ conceptions of these phenomena.

Author : Rita Elaine Silver,Wendy D. Bokhorst-Heng
Publisher : Springer
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789812879677

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Quadrilingual Education in Singapore by Rita Elaine Silver,Wendy D. Bokhorst-Heng Pdf

This book explores Singapore’s language education system. Unlike previous volumes, which discuss the bilingual requirement for learning, it focuses on Singapore’s quadrilingual system, bringing together articles on each of the four languages – English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil – as well as articles that examine more than one language. It highlights past successes, current concerns, and future directions for language education. The book focuses on classroom pedagogy in all four official languages, showcasing how languages are taught and learned in Singapore as a basis for better understanding the system “from the inside out.” The authors present empirical, classroom-based studies on language pedagogy in all four languages, as well as updated information on the current socio-political context and how it has influenced attempts at pedagogical innovation. Consideration is given to the dialectical relationship between policy and practice. The chapters also include discussions of pre-school-age learning, influences of language policy, home literacy practices, and commentaries by international language-in-education scholars. This approach also provides a basis for international comparison – especially for those who are interested in fostering English proficiency while maintaining one or more national languages. The volume is particularly important in light of the continuing international efforts to integrate English into national educational systems where it is not the dominant language.

Author : Saravanan Gopinathan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015032081351

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Language, Society, and Education in Singapore by Saravanan Gopinathan Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814480024

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Keeping My Mandarin Alive by Anonim Pdf

Author : Hui Li
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781317804031

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Teaching Chinese Literacy in the Early Years by Hui Li Pdf

The Chinese language is now used by a quarter of the world’s population and is increasingly popular as a second language. Teaching Chinese Literacy in the Early Years comprehensively investigates the psychology, pedagogy and practice involved in teaching Chinese literacy to young children. This text not only explores the psycholinguistic and neuropsychological processing involved in learning Chinese literacy but also introduces useful teaching methods and effective practices relevant for teaching within early years and primary education. Key issues explored within this text include: The Psycholinguistics of Chinese Literacy Neuropsychological Understanding of Chinese Literacy The pedagogy of teaching Chinese as a first language The Pedagogy of Teaching Chinese as a second language Teaching Chinese literacy in early childhood settings Assessing Chinese Literacy Attainment in the Early Years With the addition of two reliable Chinese literacy scales, Teaching Chinese Literacy in the Early Years is an essential text for any student, lecturer or professional teacher who is interested in learning and teaching Chinese literacy.