Teaching Chinese language in Singapore : retrospect and challenges /: retrospect and challenges. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kaycheng Soh, editor.
• Editors: Soh, Kay Cheng
• Contents: Prologue; The Past: A Review of the Five Reviews; The Present: An Overview of Teaching Chinese Language in Singapore; The Future: New Directions of Singapore Chinese Language Teaching; Using ICT in Teaching the Chinese Language: Practices and Challenges; Chinese Language Teachers' Perceptions of Training Needs and Perceived Student Difficulties; Assessment Literacy of Singapore Chinese Language Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools; Familiarity and Use of Language Teaching Strategies among Chinese Language Teachers. Chinese Language Teachers' Perception of Social Status and Job Satisfaction Issue in Bilingualism: English-Chinese Code-Switching Past and Present; Teaching Chinese Culture in Singapore Schools; References; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Policy and Curriculum; Chapter 1: The Past: A Review of Five Reviews; Goh Keng Swee Review; Ong Teng Cheong Review; Ministerial Statement on Chinese Language in Schools; Report of the Chinese Language Curriculum and Pedagogy Review Committee; Nurturing Active Learners and Proficient Users. Influence of the Five Reviews on Chinese Language Curriculum in SingaporeReferences; Chapter 2: The Present: An Overview of Teaching Chinese Language in Singapore; The Current Singapore's Sociolinguistic Background; Language Acquisition and Learning of Different CL Learners; Teaching of Chinese Language in Singapore; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: The Future: New Directions of Singapore Chinese Language Teaching; Singapore's Mother Tongue Curriculum and New Teaching Situation; Teaching Philosophy; Curriculum Planning and Development; Teaching and Instructional Materials. Instructional Materials Teaching Assessment; Conclusion; References; Part II: Potential and Challenges; Chapter 4: Using ICT in Teaching the Chinese Language: Practices and Reflections from Singapore; Overview: Information Communication Technology Literacy as a Twenty-First-Century Skill; Current Practice of Using ICT in the Teaching of Chinese in Singapore; Integrating ICT into Chinese Language Curriculum Goals and Assessments; Integrating ICT into Chinese Language Teaching; Web 2.0 Technologies and Chinese Language Teaching; Use of ICT in the Teaching of Chinese in Singapore. Class Goals and Rules Classroom Activity Design; ICT-Assisted Activity Design beyond the Classroom; Teachers' Professional Development; Authentic Learning with ICT: A Possible Future for Chinese Language Teaching; References; Chapter 5: Chinese Language Teachers' Perceptions of Training Needs and Perceived Student Difficulties; Introduction; Objectives and Significance; Method; Respondents; Instruments; Analysis; Results; Objective 1: To Identify the Training Needs of Chinese Language Teachers with Regard to the Various Types and Levels of the Language Skills.
• Publisher Details: Heidelberg : Springer Science and Business Media
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 495120705957; Chinese language -- Study and teaching -- Singapore; FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Southeast Asian Languages; Chinese language -- Study and teaching; Singapore; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811001239; 9811001235; 9811001219; 9789811001215
• Related ISBNs: 9789811001215
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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