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Introduction
Character and Citizenship Education is taught by Mother-Tongue Language teachers in primary schools. Teachers have been equipped with the relevant content knowledge and pedagogies during their pre-service training. The Masters course covers a wider scope and greater depth in the development of Character and Citizenship Education curriculum and provides continuing professional development for experienced teachers who wish to specialize in this area.
This course is part of:
- Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning Chinese Language
- FlexiMasters in Teaching and Learning Chinese Language
Learners must complete any three of the following courses to attain the Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning Chinese Language (12 AU):
- MCL902 Topics on Chinese Language and Its Teaching (or MCL902A-C)
- MCL905 Character and Citizenship Education and its Pedagogy in Singapore Primary Schools (or MCL905A-C)
- MCL910 Chinese Language Testing and Assessment (or MCL910A-C)
- MCL911 Application of Information and Communication Technologies in Teaching and Learning of Chinese Language (or MCL911A-C)
Upon completion of the fourth set of courses, learners will fulfil the AU requirements to attain the FlexiMasters in Teaching and Learning Chinese Language (16 AU).
Download Learning Pathway e-Guide
- An overview of the Character and Citizenship Education in primary schools since Singapore’s independence
- The instructional programmes and teaching approaches at the early stage of Character and Citizenship Education
- Some turning points and repositioning of the Character and Citizenship education (primary) programmes in the 70s
- The Character and Citizenship Education (Primary) instructional packages and teaching approaches in the 80s and 90s
- Models of Character and Citizenship Education: East and West
- Character and Citizenship education in the 21st century
- Chinese research papers on the study of Singapore’s Character and Citizenship Education (primary) curriculum
All Courses are taught in Chinese. Participants with background and/or experiences in one or more of the following areas will better appreciate the course contents.
c. Working experience in teacher professional development, continuing education and training or other relevant adult education
Participants are recommended to take the courses in the sequence A, B, and C as the contents of the latter courses build on the foundations of the earlier courses.
Standard Course Fee: S$4,490.80
- All fees stated are inclusive of 9% GST.
- NTU/NIE alumni may utilise their $1,600 Alumni Course Credits. Click here for more information.
| COURSE TITLE | ACADEMIC UNIT |
| MCL902A Learning of Chinese characters and etymology | 1 |
| MCL902B Learning of contemporary Chinese vocabulary and contemporary Chinese lexical Items | 1 |
| MCL902C Learning of Chinese phonetics and Chinese rhetoric | 2 |
| MCL905A The learning of Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) with Inquiry-based teaching | 1 |
| MCL905B The teaching of Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) out of school | 1 |
| MCL905C The teaching of Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) within the school context | 2 |
| MCL910A Chinese Language Testing and Assessment: Theoretical overview | 1 |
| MCL910B Chinese Language Testing and Assessment: Global perspectives | 1 |
| MCL910C Chinese Language Testing and Assessment: Application in local contexts | 2 |
| MCL911A Designing technology-enhanced learning to nurture self-directed learning of Chinese Language | 1 |
| MCL911B Designing technology-infused formative assessment to improve students’ learning of Chinese Language | 1 |
| MCL911C Designing technology-enhanced learning (TEL) lessons to support collaborative learning of Chinese Language | 2 |
| MCL902 Topics on Chinese Language and Its Teaching | 4 |
| MCL905 Character and Citizenship Education and its Pedagogy in Singapore Primary Schools | 4 |
| MCL910 Chinese Language Testing and Assessment | 4 |
| MCL911 Application of Information and Communication Technologies in Teaching and Learning of Chinese Language | 4 |
Listed courses are:
- Credit-bearing and stackable to Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning Chinese Language (total 12AUs) and FlexiMasters in Teaching and Learning Chinese Language (total 16AUs)
