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Teaching Chinese Language in Singapore

Cultural Teaching and Development

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Editors:
  1. Soh Kay Cheng

    1. Singapore Centre for Chinese Language, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

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  • Explicates the relationship between Chinese Language and Chinese culture in the Singapore education context
  • Showcases a practical approach used in Singapore schools with follow-up learning activities suggested for teachers
  • Discusses future developments in cultural areas with reference to teaching Chinese language in Singapore

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Education (BRIEFSEDUCAT)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  4. Back Matter

    Pages 123-123
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Singapore Centre for Chinese Language, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

    Soh Kay Cheng

About the editor

Dr. Soh Kay Cheng is currently a Research Consultant at the Singapore Centre for Chinese Language. He has been actively involved in training Chinese Language teachers and action research workshops, and publishes regularly on issues and problems in Chinese Language instruction. He has also published books on global university rankings and international comparisons of academic achievement, as well as educational measurement.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Teaching Chinese Language in Singapore

  • Book Subtitle: Cultural Teaching and Development

  • Editors: Soh Kay Cheng

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7066-4

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-7065-7Published: 06 December 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-7066-4Published: 01 January 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2211-1921

  • Series E-ISSN: 2211-193X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 123

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Language Education, Asian Culture, Education, general, Educational Policy and Politics

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