SpringerBriefs in Education: Cultural Teaching and Development

Kay Cheng, Soh

This book is cast in a Singaporean context in which Chinese Language is taught as a second language with an emphasis on communicational skills. It showcases ideas on including cultural teaching to enhance second language learning for more effective outcomes. As a collection of chapters relevant to cultural teaching, the book seeks to enthuse Chinese Language educators to incorporate elements of Chinese culture into their lessons. It is practice-oriented and provides examples using Chinese language textbooks, with suggestions for post-lesson activities. It also documents and discusses the needed developments of Singapore's Chinese culture with references to the three popular co-curricular activities of Chinese music, drama (crosstalk), and dance in schools.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2021-12-06

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9789811670657

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-7066-4

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 123