Quadrilingual Education in Singapore - Pedagogical Innovation in Language Education (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book explores Singapore's language education system. Unlike previous volumes, which discuss the bilingual requirement for learning, it focuses on Singapore's quadrilingual system, bringing together articles on each of the four languages - English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil - as well as articles that examine more than one language. It highlights past successes, current concerns, and future directions for language education. The book focuses on classroom pedagogy in all four official languages, showcasing how languages are taught and learned in Singapore as a basis for better understanding the system "from the inside out." The authors present empirical, classroom-based studies on language pedagogy in all four languages, as well as updated information on the current socio-political context and how it has influenced attempts at pedagogical innovation. Consideration is given to the dialectical relationship between policy and practice. The chapters also include discussions of pre-school-age learning, influences of language policy, home literacy practices, and commentaries by international language-in-education scholars. This approach also provides a basis for international comparison - especially for those who are interested in fostering English proficiency while maintaining one or more national languages. The volume is particularly important in light of the continuing international efforts to integrate English into national educational systems where it is not the dominant language.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Series:	Education Innovation Series
Release date:	2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Rita Elaine Silver • Wendy D. Bokhorst-Heng
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	326
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-981-287-965-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Literacy Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching skills & techniques Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of a specific subject Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > Curriculum planning & development
LSN:	981-287-965-X
Barcode:	9789812879653

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