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Source:
www.moe.gov.sg |
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25 PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO PILOT NEW
CHINESE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM IN 2006 |
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Last year, the Chinese Language Curriculum
and Pedagogy Review Committee had recommended that a modular approach be
adopted for the teaching and learning of the Chinese Language (CL). This
is to cater to the varying needs of learners coming from different home
language backgrounds. |
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The Ministry of Education will pilot the new
modular CL curriculum at P1 and P2 levels in 25 primary schools from
January 2006 before full implementation at P1 and P2 in all primary
schools in 2007. |
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The same 25 schools will pilot the new CL
curriculum at P3 level in 2007. Findings from the pilot study will be
used to fine-tune the curriculum before full implementation. The list of
pilot schools is at
Annex A. |
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The pilot schools have been chosen to ensure
a good representation in terms of school type and student home language
profile. These schools also cover a whole range of students¡¯ abilities
in CL. |
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The pilot schools will use new sets of P1
and P2 textbooks which will be aligned to the new curriculum. The new CL
textbooks will be made available for students¡¯ purchase only through
bookshops in the pilot schools in December 2005. |
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BACKGROUND |
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It was announced in July 2005 that the new
modular CL curriculum would be fully implemented in all primary schools
at P1 and P2 levels in 2007. Prior to its full implementation, MOE would
pilot the new CL curriculum in 2006 in 25 primary schools. |
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With the modular curriculum, all students
will take Core Modules which will constitute between 70 and 80% of CL
curriculum time from P1 to P6. |
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Students who enter school with little or no
exposure to CL will be given additional support through Bridging Modules
in the early primary years. This will provide the students with a
friendly start before they move on to the Core Modules. The modular
curriculum also has the added advantage of allowing those with the
interest and ability in CL to go further by taking Enrichment Modules. |
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More..... |
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Source:
www.moe.gov.sg Press Release 29 Sep
2005 |
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