1 Deep Teaching: The teaching practices and reflections of Singapore's Chinese language Master Teachers

Compiler:	Dr. Tan Chee Lay
Publisher:	Wan Juan Lou Books, Taiwan
Publication date:	Jan, 2015
ISBN:	978-957-739-886-4

 

Deep Teaching: The teaching practices and reflections of Singapore's Chinese Master Teachers is a compilation of 15 academic research papers on the teaching of Chinese language and literature. It discusses theories and methods that facilitate the classroom teaching of Chinese as a second language. The book is divided into two sections, "Teaching Material and Assessment" and "Pedagogical Explorations", and the latter explores oral, writing and other pedagogies. As a joint effort of Singapore Centre for Chinese Language (SCCL) and Chinese language Master Teachers from MOE, this book is a milestone in the field of Chinese language education and research. It is a summary of the Master Teachers' reflections and experience accumulated in practice. By sharing their experiences in teaching based on SCCL's principle of "Research-Verify-Teach" and researches in latest teaching theories and pedagogies, the Editor and authors hope that the book will intensify communications among fellow educators, improve their professional abilities and help to promote the development of the teaching and learning of Chinese.

 

2 Teaching Chinese to Chinese Language Learners: Theories and Practices

Compiler:	Dr. Lam, Joseph Wai Ip
Publisher:	NTU-SCCL Press
Publication date:	Jan, 2015
ISBN:	978-981-09-3875-8

 

Edited by Dr. Lam, Joseph Wai Ip from Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and published by NTU-SCCL Press, Teaching Chinese to Chinese Language Learners brings together 14 papers that present research findings of scholars from Singapore, Malaysia, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other regions. It is a cross-regional exploration on the practices and reflections in learning Chinese by multilingual learners. The papers in the book can be divided into 4 categories: linguistics, language education (theory), language teaching (practice) and the social cognition of language education. The book is a joint effort of Singapore Centre for Chinese Language and Centre for Advancement of Chinese Language Education and Research, HKU.

 

3 "Creative Writing (secondary school): Our E-learning Way!" Teaching Toolkit

Authors:	Dr. Tan Chee Lay (Singapore Centre for Chinese Language) Mdm. Teoh Hee San (Ministry of Education, Singapore) Ms. Puah Lynn Dee (Singapore Centre for Chinese Language)
Publisher:	NTU-SCCL Press
Publication date:	Mar, 2015
ISBN:	978-981-09-4699-9

 

Based on theories of creative thinking, the 8 lesson plans in this toolkit provide different creative strategies (including association, imagination, sensory experience, creative titling, rewriting, role-playing, relay writing, and time/space-travel) to help students think out of the box and enhance their creative writing ability through collaborative learning. All the lesson plans have been experimented in schools with satisfactory results.
Apart from lesson plans, the toolkit consists of PowerPoint presentations, an article on the theoretical framework of the toolkit, scholarly papers and other materials, aiming to better provide support for teachers who wish to use ICT in the teaching of creative writing.
Complementing the toolkit is an online writing portal "iWrite" (iwrite.sg) which was constructed for teachers and students to write interactively inside and outside the classroom. The integration of tablet PC in the designed lesson plans has also made "seamless learning" in creative writing possible.

 

4 "Improving Higher Primary Students' Oral Proficiency by Using Digital Storytelling" Teaching Toolkit

Authors:	Mdm. Wu Jing (Singapore Centre for Chinese Language) Mdm. Chow Fong Yee (Ministry of Education, Singapore) Ms. Ng Mei Wan (Singapore Centre for Chinese Language)
Publisher:	NTU-SCCL Press
Publication date:	Mar, 2015
ISBN:	978-981-09-4698-2

 

Designed for Primary 3 and 4 Chinese teachers, this toolkit aims to improve students' oral proficiency while engaging them in self-directed and collaborative learning through the use of digital storytelling. Through the five steps of Speaking, Typing, Writing, Digital Story Assembly and Presentation, the toolkit aims to enhance students' comprehensive language competence of Chinese.
The toolkit contains four demonstrative teaching designs complete with lesson plans, worksheets and PPT presentations for teachers to integrate digital storytelling in their lessons. Five additional lesson plans dealing with different areas in oral and written communications are appended to give teachers ideas on the alternative methods of using digital storytelling in the teaching of Chinese.

 

5 "Chinese Language B (Upper Secondary) Toolkit for iMTL Portal and Communication Skills" Teaching Toolkit

Authors:	Dr. May Liu (Singapore Centre for Chinese Language) Dr. Sim Seok Hua (MOE) Mdm. Liu Zengjiao (Singapore Centre for Chinese Language) Mdm. Wu Jing (Singapore Centre for Chinese Language) Ms. Ng Mei Wan (Singapore Centre for Chinese Language)
Publisher:	NTU-SCCL Press
Publication date:	Feb, 2015
ISBN:	978-981-09-4362-2

 

Integrating with the MOE's scientific research project entitled "Developing Task-based Learning on the iMTL Portal to Strengthen Students' Spoken and Written Interaction Proficiency: An Exploratory Study with Upper Secondary CLB Students", this teaching toolkit comprises upper-secondary lesson design plans and learning activities on the iMTL Portal. In addition to the 10 custom-made educational video clips hosted on the iMTL Portal, the toolkit comes with an article on its theoretical framework of communication, educational video clips instructions and several oral samples. 

Based on MOE's mother tongue language objectives, the iMTL Scientific Research Project focuses on the communicative teaching method employed on the IMTL Portal and uses educational video clips as a stimulus. Two teaching models, Interactive Dialogue Model and Assessment for Learning (Backward Design), have been developed to achieve these objectives. The lesson plans comprise diversified task-based learning activities designed to improve students' oral and written interactive skills. While the toolkit is designed for secondary school students, primary school teachers may also use it as a reference for interactive and communicative teaching.