Having the opportunity to be involved in the pilot-teaching is definitely a new experience for a beginning teacher like me. The highlight of the pilot-teaching is that the new syllabus focuses more on conversational Chinese rather than written Chinese. This has kept me pondering over whether this should be the direction we should be heading towards. There is no doubt that conversational Chinese is becoming more important and essential, but how effective can it be if one can only listen and speak Chinese but cannot read or write it? Are we really going to lower our expectations of the younger generation to only be able to just listen and speak Chinese when bilingualism has always been something Singaporeans are proud of?
Nevertheless, it is fun to be a part of the pilot-teaching process. It is a whole new experience for me to understand and experience what goes into the creation of a new syllabus and moreover, it was a good opportunity for me to gather with fellow NIE friends who are also involved in this pilot-teaching project.
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As quoted from one of our very beloved colleague, “I’m a very serious person”, so here I am, writing this very serious article. Please do read this very serious article on a very serious note.
Charles Dickens once said that we should reflect upon our present blessings. Here’s my current blessing: to be able to share this article with you and to be involved in the pilot-teaching of the new Chinese syllabus. Hey, isn't that double blessings?
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