2016 PSLE Discussions (Born in 2004)

[Joy of Learning 111]

D3@n:

I take the oral preparation very seriously. The weightage of this component is extremely high if you consider the 10-20 mins needed to complete the paper.

15% for PSLE and 20% for O Levels.

But it seems to be the neglected element of most educators from what I have gathered.
Students are given notes (as always), but actually practice I understand is not frequent.

The ability to articulate with proper diction will be most beneficial in life so I do devote the first part of my lessons to oral practice. This duration will increase whenever any oral examination is round the corner.

Hi D3@n! Long time since I have seen a posting from you.

Yes, the point about notes and actual practice resonates with some of the feedback and experiences I have had. I have one or two students whose primary schools (including two branded schools) have given them extensive notes and the students have, more or less, memorised the notes verbatim. When I practise with these students, they sound so formulaic and robotic. I try to encourage them to be more free-flowing; after all, there is no guarantee what the topic or questions will be other than they will be grounded in the common experiences had by Singaporean children of this age.

[janet88]

D3@n:

The ability to articulate with proper diction will be most beneficial in life so I do devote the first part of my lessons to oral practice. This duration will increase whenever any oral examination is round the corner.

Oral exam is very important and if well prepared, the student can score well to help bring up the overall grade.

I hope my daughter doesn't panic and keep her cool 2moro.

[nicnac]

janet88:

D3@n:

The ability to articulate with proper diction will be most beneficial in life so I do devote the first part of my lessons to oral practice. This duration will increase whenever any oral examination is round the corner.

Oral exam is very important and if well prepared, the student can score well to help bring up the overall grade.

I hope my daughter doesn't panic and keep her cool 2moro.

Mine did batch 2 this morning. She is feeling worried because she was asked more questions compared to her friends. Not sure if that is bad :scared:

[janet88]

nicnac:

Mine did batch 2 this morning. She is feeling worried because she was asked more questions compared to her friends. Not sure if that is bad :scared:

when the teacher did 1-1 with daughter, the teacher kept prompting her when the answer given was too short. the teacher will keep prompting for details. it is worrying when the kids will compare with one another after the session. honestly, I would prefer to have the teacher prompting but given the stressful atmosphere, the student will be tongue-tied.

[FantasyLandDreams]

Coolkidsrock2:

fanren:

If anyone know of any centre/tutor that prepares the child well for English and Chinese oral do let me know

Thanks

Jiang Education Center for PSLE in August at Marine Parade this year. Think DD also attended it in June when she sat for her PSLE this year.
Wang Lao Shi for O levels in June; please check for p6 level

These are targeted courses and is supplementary to their regular classes. Please check with them for details.

Thanks for the above.
Anyone has recommendations for short term supplementary English oral workshops? Or oral cum Compo workshops? I don't seem to see any in the market right now for English workshops more targeted in oral areas, has been searching.......

[Coolkidsrock2]

I think I may have seen Jiang offering English oral as well. I was looking at their oral schedules but we could not fit in so cannot remember well.

[Elson]

Can I ask are there supposed to be 4 questions asked for the English oral today? More than 4 means more questions is it?

[nicnac]

Elson:

Can I ask are there supposed to be 4 questions asked for the English oral today? More than 4 means more questions is it?

I think I read somewhere that they have a set of 3 questions for all students but depending on the situation, the examiner may ask fewer.

Most of DD's friends were asked 3 today.

[nicnac]

janet88:

nicnac:

Mine did batch 2 this morning. She is feeling worried because she was asked more questions compared to her friends. Not sure if that is bad :scared:

when the teacher did 1-1 with daughter, the teacher kept prompting her when the answer given was too short. the teacher will keep prompting for details. it is worrying when the kids will compare with one another after the session. honestly, I would prefer to have the teacher prompting but given the stressful atmosphere, the student will be tongue-tied.

DD insisted she spoke a lot. Not sure if it was because she did not address the topic and thus the examiner was trying to redirect her back to the themes the extra questions . But DD said she was relevant.

[janet88]

nicnac,

your daughter will be taking MT oral today?

mine here taking EL first batch. Should be completed by now.
Hope she cleared it well, speak sufficient and to the point