Teaching Chinese Language in Singapore: Concerns and Visions

By Kaycheng Soh

Book Overview

Part I: Chinese Language Teaching and Culture.- 1. Language Leaning and Culture Teaching: Culture in Language.- 2. Culture-based and Values-oriented Language Instruction.- 3. Enhancing Culture Learning in Chinese Language Curriculum.- Part II: Teaching and Learning of Hanzi.- 4. Chinese Character Lists: Development, Uses, and Limitations.- 5. Difficulty Index and Ease Index of Hanzi.- 6. Readability Formula for Chinese as a Second Language.- 7. Strategies for Preventing Orthographical Errors.- Part III: Cognitive and Affective Aspects of Chinese Language Teaching.- 8. Two Needed Changes in the Teaching of Chinese Language.- 9. The Need to Revitalize Chinese Language in Singapore.- 10. Attitude toward Chinese Language Scale: Its Measurement and Uses.- Part IV: About the Future.- 11. Forecasting the Future of Chinese Language in Singapore.- 12. Ten Questions about Chinese Language Teaching in Singapore.- 13. Research into Teaching of Chinese Language in Singapore: From Students to Students.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811511519
• ISBN13: 9789811511516
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"