Secondary School Chinese
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@zac-s-mum Yes, both terms can be used to express cyber bullying.
For example, both our local print and broadcast media uses 网络霸凌:
https://www.zaobao.com.sg/keywords/wang-luo-ba-ling
https://www.8world.com/topic/wangluobaling-0Just don’t direct translate from English and use 网络欺负.
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@chenlaoshi Thank u
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@chenlaoshi
Hi Chen Lao Shi, can I check is 议论文similar to argumentative writing in Eng ? Can you share the broad categories of topic tested for 议论文？ Any good books to let kids familiarize on the topics ? Cos eng at least the theme are given so it is easier to narrow down.
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Hi @CM2010,
Yeah, the range of topics tested can be really broad - they can cover both moral values and social issues. For 1 theme alone, there can be so many possibilities - e.g. on technology, it could be related to cashless payment or online learning or AI’s impact on ppl’s job etc.
Thus regular reading will be the best way to (while doing so, will be of help for the 实用文 and 口试 components too).
Reading material wise, you may want to check out this book:
https://adept-learning.com/product/secondary-o-level-cl-composition/
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@chenlaoshi thank you Chen Lao Shi for your recommendation.
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From 2026, more students to be allowed to study higher mother tongue from Sec 1: Chan Chun Sing
More students will be allowed to study their mother tongue languages (MTLs) – Chinese, Malay or Tamil – at a higher level in secondary schools as part of a raft of efforts set to kick in over the next few years to shore up bilingual education.
From 2026, pupils who do well in the subject in the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) will be able to take higher mother tongue languages (HMTLs) in Secondary 1, regardless of their overall PSLE score.
These are pupils who score AL1 or AL2 – the two highest possible scores – in their mother tongue, or a distinction or merit in HMTL in the PSLE.
This is a change from the current system, where pupils must do well across all four subjects – English, maths, science and mother tongue – in the PSLE to qualify to study HMTL in secondary school.
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@Schootopia Honestly speaking, using AI to write something devaluates the meaning of writing in the first place. We write when we want to say something. Having a machine write for us makes us lazy and redundant.
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@ChiefKiasu I think it really depends on whether AI is left to be the final arbiter of what is appropriate, correct, etc. I would not want to treat AI’s output as the final product - a human should always be the final editor and checker. As it stands now, there are too many risks in assuming AI will always get things right.
I attended a short intro course on LLM’s last year, just to learn more about what they can and can’t do. My takeaway is that we should treat them like a fairly intelligent intern - they can produce a decent first draft if given correct and exhaustive prompts! But the output still needs to be carefully checked and refined. This is what students need to learn - how to evaluate what LLMs produce, and how to improve the output so that they are willing to sign off on them.
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@ChiefKiasu There’s also the issue of style - after a while, LLM “writing” can be recognised as such. If I’m going to put my name at the end of something, I would want it to sound like me!
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@Schootopia Lol… of course you are not suggesting that people just copy with AI.
However, the tendency for people to do so is just right there, and people will just copy. Why think when someone else can think better than us? In the not so far off future, works from Leonardo di Vinci will pale in comparison to computer generated graphics, so why bother painting?
Think about chess. It was very popular in the 1900s, but with computer algorithms being so good now that no human can beat the machine, it was relegated to the background. Few people strive to be a chess champion these days, unlike 60 years ago.
I understand that it is suggested that AI be used as a tool. But like all tools, it can be used to destroy and maim. It is all too easy to use AI as a tool, and become a slave to it.
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