[PSLE MT] PSLE less weightage in Chinese / Mother Tongue
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caroline3sg:
Written is easier than oral. Oral tests on how quick thinking one is: able to come up with a compo for the 看图说话 and for the topic conversation, one needs to know what 词语 to use instantaneously. Three yrs ago, the % of oral went up from about 30 to 50 marks.
I think this probably differs child by child.... I know the written will be more challenging for my son given the character recognition and also the ability to write his characters very neatly. So oral is in fact easier for him.
Anyway.... to me no matter what, he is a Chinese. He needs to ensure that he master CL. This may sound extreme but I always tell him that in order not to get \"cheated\" when doing biz in China next time. He need to ensure that he can read his characters. -
No matter which language, the basic steps, to be good at it, is
多听
多读
多说
多写
When dd was in SAP pri school, many of her classmates were English speaking at home and in school. To my surprise, they all scored very well in PSLE Chinese and so was dd. Even now, I still feel that even dd scored well in PSLE Chinese, her standard of Chinese was still quite low at that time.
Lets move on the Secondary. During the first few weeks in SAP sec, she felt uneasy because MOST of her classmates conversed in Mandarin in class. She told me, there was even a boy, she spoke English with him, he would answered back in Mandarin. Slowly, she got influenced and started conversed in Mandarin with him. Then slowly, slowly, she even started to speak Mandarin with me at home (this never happened before) :shock:
As I want my child to be a bilingual person, I insist on my rule. Strictly English with me and daddy. Her choice of language in school and with my mum.
Now, she has a good mixture of friends who speak Mandarin and English. The teacher make them read and write a lot in Chinese. Her Chinese improve tremendously over the past coming 2 years. But still, I feel, she can improve further, in terms of knowing Chinese history, culture and morale.
It would be great if they could implement some Chinese morale studies, eg. Confucius Studies into the syllabus. -
[quote]Ho Peng is sister of Ho Ching
Ho Peng used to be Head of GP Dept in NJC, English-ed of course.
But Ho Peng is a very capable educator. Let's hope something feasible will come out from all these debates, and break new ground to get more effective teaching of the chinese language[/quote]If this is the case, Ho Peng should be the minister for education rather than Ng E.H. Or just because Ng has better credentials?
Okay lets see how he perform.
So far, the only minister that I first recognise is good is Khaw. Didn't know he was M'sian. -
ksi:
\"李总理：无意削减母语在小六会考的比重Well, if any changes they have to take 5-10 years to implement.
Anyone has a Chinese version of news to share? This report appears brief though the main points are covered. Status quo for PSLE weightage.
（新加坡讯）李总理和黄永宏部长今天召开记者会，向人民解释政府对母语教育的看法和立场。
李总理在记者会上强调，无意降低母语的社会地位，也无意削减母语在小六会考的比重。
他说，我们必须不断更新母语的教学法，课程内容和考试制度，以配合社会环境的变迁。
他指，我们现在必须再次检讨母语教学，为未来的五到十年做好准备。他强调，采取新的教学和鉴定方法，不是为了降低母语的程度，也不是为了放低考试的门槛，让学生更容易过关。这是让能力不同的学生，修读适合自己水平的课程，以不同的进度，把母语学好。
教育部提学司领导的一个工作小组已经开始探讨如何改进母语教学。 \"
Extracted from FB. Hope it helps. -
MMM:
Thanks...so they are in agreement that the teaching needs beefing up.....not the exam system.
\"李总理：无意削减母语在小六会考的比重ksi:
Well, if any changes they have to take 5-10 years to implement.
Anyone has a Chinese version of news to share? This report appears brief though the main points are covered. Status quo for PSLE weightage.
（新加坡讯）李总理和黄永宏部长今天召开记者会，向人民解释政府对母语教育的看法和立场。
李总理在记者会上强调，无意降低母语的社会地位，也无意削减母语在小六会考的比重。
他说，我们必须不断更新母语的教学法，课程内容和考试制度，以配合社会环境的变迁。
他指，我们现在必须再次检讨母语教学，为未来的五到十年做好准备。他强调，采取新的教学和鉴定方法，不是为了降低母语的程度，也不是为了放低考试的门槛，让学生更容易过关。这是让能力不同的学生，修读适合自己水平的课程，以不同的进度，把母语学好。
教育部提学司领导的一个工作小组已经开始探讨如何改进母语教学。 \"
Extracted from FB. Hope it helps. -
[quote]It would be great if they could implement some Chinese morale studies, eg. Confucius Studies into the syllabus.[/quote]
Agree.
I would also like to see extensive teaching of chinese proverbs. Eg. through simple acting. This is very engaging activity esp for active children. And activity based learning reinforces better. -
caroline3sg:
If this is the case, Ho Peng should be the minister for education rather than Ng E.H. Or just because Ng has better credentials?[quote]Ho Peng is sister of Ho Ching
Ho Peng used to be Head of GP Dept in NJC, English-ed of course.
But Ho Peng is a very capable educator. Let's hope something feasible will come out from all these debates, and break new ground to get more effective teaching of the chinese language
Okay lets see how he perform.
So far, the only minister that I first recognise is good is Khaw. Didn't know he was M'sian.[/quote]Not if. She is. (perhaps you should say, ' in that case....')
Likewise, the former VP of NJC, Ms Kwa, was Mrs LKY's sister
But the minister post is for the elected politician -
they should seriously consider to introduce mandarin / chinese language from nursery class onwards, just like parents now do with english and montessori etc etc
they should have the chinese equivalent. i am sure the kids would love it
starting with words formation / components, etc -
MMM:
\"李总理：无意削减母语在小六会考的比重ksi:
Well, if any changes they have to take 5-10 years to implement.
Anyone has a Chinese version of news to share? This report appears brief though the main points are covered. Status quo for PSLE weightage.
（新加坡讯）李总理和黄永宏部长今天召开记者会，向人民解释政府对母语教育的看法和立场。...
Extracted from FB. Hope it helps.
Thanks,MMM. Official report from here:
http://realtime.zaobao.com/2010/05/100511_29a.shtml
新闻 >> 即时报道
李总理：无意削减母语在小六会考的比重
（2010-05-11 3:35pm）
（新加坡讯）李总理和黄永宏部长今天召开记者会，向人民解释政府对母语教育的看法和立场。
李总理在记者会上强调，无意降低母语的社会地位，也无意削减母语在小六会考的比重。
他说，我们必须不断更新母语的教学法，课程内容和考试制度，以配合社会环境的变迁。
他指，我们现在必须再次检讨母语教学，为未来的五到十年做好准备。他强调，采取新的教学和鉴定方法，不是为了降低母语的程度，也不是为了放低考试的门槛，让学生更容易过关。这是让能力不同的学生，修读适合自己水平的课程，以不同的进度，把母语学好。
教育部提学司领导的一个工作小组已经开始探讨如何改进母语教学。
另一方面，教育部长黄永宏在记者会上表示，自己在之前的媒体专访中谴词用字应该更小心，并为造成公众的错误印象而道歉。
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caroline3sg:
So far, the only minister that I first recognise is good is Khaw. Didn't know he was M'sian.
Minister Khaw is down to earth, humble. I like him very much too !
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