1．"Help Your Child Learn Chinese Language Efficiently and Happily" Chinese Version

 

Author: Dr Soh Kay Cheng

Publisher: NTU-SCCL Press, 2017

Publication Date: October, 2017

        Is your child experiencing difficulty in learning Chinese language? As a parent, how may you help him?

        This may be the book you have been waiting for!

        This book is written with the needs of young parents in mind and offers accessible guide to teach your child learn Chinese. With his expert knowledge of children's bilingualism, Dr Soh Kay Cheng sheds new light on issues that you may encounter when helping your child learn Chinese at home. He also empowers you to take a straightforward and practical approach to aid your child in learning Chinese language effectively and happily.

 

2．"Enhancing Chinese Oral Narrative Skills" Teaching Toolkit

Author: Dr. Li Li, Mdm. Tan Geok Hoon, Mdm. Au Su Yee

Publisher: NTU-SCCL Press, 2017

Publication Date: November, 2017

        This teaching toolkit is a refined version of the intervention materials used in a two-year experimental research conducted by SCCL in 2014 on enhancing Chinese oral narrative skills. It is designed for Chinese oral language teaching from Primary 3 onwards and may be utilized as supplementary or school-based programme materials.

        The toolkit comprises 12 lesson plans and accompanying PowerPoint slides, complemented with activity sheets, audio stories, self- and peer- assessment sheets for students, and self-reflection checklists for teachers. Focusing on students' everyday life, the toolkit content also includes familiar fairy tales and interesting animal stories. Students' will be trained step by step through various tasks and activities designed to enhance their narrative skills.

        The systematic and explicit teaching of narrative skills will equip students with knowledge about narrative structure, describing details and text cohesion, and eventually enhance their oral competence in Chinese language. Students' understanding of the narrative structure will help in developing their reading comprehension and composition skills.

 

3. Journal of Chinese Language Education (Issue 30)

 

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

Publication Date: December, 2017

The Journal of Chinese Language Education (Issue 30) has been published in December, 2017. Please click here to read the latest issue. For archived issues, please click here.