(1)"Rainbow Bridge"-- Interactive Graded Picture Book Series

"Rainbow Bridge"-- Interactive Graded Picture Book Series

As part of its effort to promote creative writing, Singapore Centre for Chinese Language organised a National Story Writing Competition in 2013. The winning entries are published in this Interactive Graded Picture Book Series entitled "Rainbow Bridge". These fascinating stories are all written by students studying in local schools and their parents.

"Rainbow Bridge"-- Interactive Graded Picture Book Series

Graded under six levels for students ranging from preschool to primary school levels, the Series, filled with interactive elements, is ideal for family reading time. Books from Grade 1 to 3 adapt the pop-up book concept. Elements like pop-ups, flip-flaps and cut-away pages, integrated into the stories in an organic flow, are designed to trigger children to tap on their multiple intelligences and raise their interest in reading. Next in level are books from Grade 4 to 6, which are more storyline-oriented. Interactive games, which require readers to harness their observation skills, are interlaced in the story so as to enhance readers' reading experience. The Series also comes in eBook format with Chinese and English versions so that parents, teachers and young readers can enjoy the stories from multiple channels.

Also in a bid to contribute to the local art scene, the Series is an inaugural collaboration between NTU-SCCL Press editors and a new generation of local artists as well as art students. The mesmerizing graphics and creative games in the Series were all accomplished together by the creative team.

From its very first stage of conceptualization, the "Rainbow Bridge"-- Interactive Graded Picture Book Series adheres to the mission of promoting local creative works. The editorial team wishes that readers enjoy the Series as much as we enjoyed its production, and through the "play to learn" process employed in the Series, we wish that Singapore students can ultimately find joy in reading Chinese books.

(2) "New Perspectives in Teaching and Learning of Chinese Language in the 21st Century:From Conventional Textbooks to ICT-Based Teaching Materials"

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"An Exploration on the Teaching and Learning of Chinese Language in the 21st Century: From Reading to Writing"

Selected from the 3rd International Conference on the Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Second Language held by Singapore Centre of Chinese Language in 2013, the papers included in the two books are written by Chinese language researchers and educators from Singapore, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, etc. The two books cover various key topics in the field of Chinese Language teaching and learning.

The first book, entitled "New Perspectives in Teaching and Learning of Chinese Language in the 21st Century: From Conventional Textbooks to ICT-Based Teaching Materials", explores various factors that affect language teaching, including instructional materials, pedagogical methods, roles of teachers and students, the internet as well as various pedagogical theories and principles. Besides the intricate relationships among these factors, the papers evaluate both typical in-class problems as well as problems experienced by educators in the age of information technology.

The second book, entitled "An Exploration on the Teaching and Learning of Chinese Language in the 21st Century: From Reading to Writing", is a compilation of eight papers reviewing various issues concerning the teaching of Chinese in different regions. Topics include word acquisition and the teaching of reading and writing. Among these papers, five offer new ideas on how to better meet the education requirements in Singapore schools based on teaching practices, teaching strategies and learning methods. The other three evaluate in depth the teaching and learning of Chinese in different regions. This is an invaluable reference for both teachers and researchers.

 

(3) The Journal of Chinese Language Education, Issue 25

Publisher： NTU-SCCL Press & Singapore Chinese Teachers' Union

Publication Date: June, 2015

The Journal of Chinese Language Education (Issue 25) has been published in June, 2015.

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