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As teachers cannot teach what they do not know, it is necessary to find out what Chinese Language teachers in Singapore know about Chinese culture. A survey questionnaire was responded to by Chinese Language teachers who attended in-service courses at the Singapore Centre for Chinese Language. Questions asked about aspects of Chinese culture, including ancient sages’ thoughts, famous modern writers, well-known festivals, folk customs, etc. Comparisons were made between teachers born in Singapore and those who came from China. Their attitudes toward cultural teaching were also measured.
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Mr. Lin Yiping and his secretaries assisted in the collection of data for this survey. Ms. Wang Weiyu assisted in data collation. Teachers cooperated in answering the questionnaires. Without their assistance, the research would not be possible.
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Suan Fong, F., Kay Cheng, S. (2021). Chinese Cultural Literacy of Chinese Language Teachers in Singapore: An Exploratory Study. In: Kay Cheng, S. (eds) Teaching Chinese Language in Singapore. SpringerBriefs in Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7066-4_4
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