Teaching Chinese Language in Singapore
Retrospect and Challenges
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Beschreibung
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.
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.
Takes stock of what has happened in Chinese Language teaching in Singapore over the past 50 year Foretells what could and need be done for effective Chinese Language teaching in Singapore if the persistent problems are to be solved, even partially Highlights the conditions under which Chinese Language is taught, and has implications for instruction and the development of learning devices
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Kaycheng Soh
Themen in »Teaching Chinese Language in Singapore«
Bilingualism in Singapore Chinese Language education Chinese Language in Singapore English-Chinese Code-Switching Language proficiency indicators Language teaching strategies