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1. Advancing Both Teaching and Research: A Collection of Academic Papers on the Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Second Language (E-book)

Chief Editor: Associate Professor Tan Chee Lay
Publisher: NTU-SCCL Press
Publication Date: Jan, 2020
ISBN: 978-981-14-4212-4

        This book is a compilation of 12 outstanding academic papers presented at the 5th International Conference on the Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Second Language organized by the Singapore Centre for Chinese Language. The papers cover major areas in the teaching and learning of Chinese, including student backgrounds, pedagogies, educational research, learning paradigms, ICT-assisted language learning, teaching resources and materials. They exemplify some of the best educational researches and teaching practices of Chinese language and are of great reference value to researchers and practitioners of Chinese language teaching.

 

 2. Wrapping Dumplings with Pandan Leaves: Critical Essays on Selected Singapore Chinese Literary Works

Chief Editor: Associate Professor Tan Chee Lay
Publisher: NTU-SCCL Press
Publication Date: Mar, 2020
ISBN: 978-981-14-4960-4

        Edited by scholar-writer Associate Professor Tan Chee Lay, Wrapping Dumplings with Pandan Leaves: Critical Essays on Selected Singapore Chinese Literary Works is a collection of 16 critical articles on selected Singapore Chinese literary works in different genres, including novel, prose, poetry and play. Most of the articles are written by the editor's students in the master's degree and Postgraduate Diploma in Education programmes of the National Institute Education, Singapore. Besides the critical articles, the original texts are included in this book for the readers to reread and rediscover the deeper significance of these literary pieces. While Singapore Chinese literary works are voluminous, the lacking of critical essays on Singapore Chinese literature is regrettably prominent. This book a good beginning effort to help fill the gap.

 

3. Chinese Paragraph Writing Strategies for P3 Students in Singapore

Author: Zhou Hongxia, Sim Lucy
Publisher: NTU-SCCL Press
Publication Date: Mar, 2020
ISBN: 978-981-14-5286-4

        Developed by Singapore Centre for Chinese Language, the "Chinese Paragraph Writing Strategies for P3 Students in Singapore" teaching toolkit is designed for Chinese language teachers teaching Primary 3 students. It can be used as school-based teaching materials for teaching Chinese paragraph writing lessons.

        Based on the contents related to paragraph writing teaching in Happy Companions (Huanle Huoban), the lesson plans have incorporated the notion of Differentiated Instruction by providing different learning contents and worksheets for students of high, medium and low levels.

        The toolkit consists of eight units, comprising lesson plans, PowerPoint slides and worksheets. In addition, to help teachers better understand the principles behind the toolkit development, a summary of the theoretical underpinnings and a brief note on instructional design are provided.

 

4. "New Stars Island" Graded Picture Book Series (Grade 1-3) Teaching Toolkit

Author: Lim Kwee Hua, Zheng Yingjiang, Sim Lucy
Publisher: NTU-SCCL Press
Publication Date: Mar, 2020
ISBN: 978-981-14-5284-0

        "New Stars Island" Graded Picture Book Series consists of stories written by awardees of the 2016 "Creativity, No Boundaries!" National Children's Story Writing Competition. It was published by Singapore Centre of Chinese Language and distributed by the Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning to all the primary schools in Singapore.

        To promote the effective use of these picture books, the three Master Teachers invited school teachers to design teaching activities utilizing the picture books, and gave them advice where appropriate. This collection of the teaching designs is for the reference of all primary school Chinese language teachers. It consists of lesson plans, worksheets, samples of student works and a Parent-Child Co-reading Guide. Teachers can select from among the series graded picture books appropriate for their students' reading level and use the teaching activities suggested in this toolkit to promote reading habits in schools.