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Quadrilingual Education in Singapore
Rita Elaine Silver
Wendy D. Bokhorst-Heng
其他書名
Pedagogical Innovation in Language Education
出版
Springer
, 2016-01-21
主題
Education / Educational Policy & Reform / General
Education / Language Experience Approach
Education / Curricula
Education / Teaching / Subjects / Reading & Phonics
Education / Educational Psychology
Education / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / Study & Teaching
Language Arts & Disciplines / Literacy
Education / Teaching / General
ISBN
9812879676
9789812879677
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=CtFyCwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
This book explores Singapore’s language education system. Unlike previous volumes, which discuss the bilingual requirement for learning, it focuses on Singapore’s quadrilingual system, bringing together articles on each of the four languages – English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil – as well as articles that examine more than one language. It highlights past successes, current concerns, and future directions for language education. The book focuses on classroom pedagogy in all four official languages, showcasing how languages are taught and learned in Singapore as a basis for better understanding the system “from the inside out.” The authors present empirical, classroom-based studies on language pedagogy in all four languages, as well as updated information on the current socio-political context and how it has influenced attempts at pedagogical innovation. Consideration is given to the dialectical relationship between policy and practice. The chapters also include discussions of pre-school-age learning, influences of language policy, home literacy practices, and commentaries by international language-in-education scholars. This approach also provides a basis for international comparison – especially for those who are interested in fostering English proficiency while maintaining one or more national languages. The volume is particularly important in light of the continuing international efforts to integrate English into national educational systems where it is not the dominant language.