MTL908C Teaching Tamil Language in Bilingual and Multilingual Education

Course Provider

National Institute of Education (NIE)

Certification

FlexiMasters

Academic Unit

2

Introduction

Course participants will be able to get current research inputs on home language use, First Language, Second Language, Mother Tongue Language, Bilingual Education, Standard Spoken Tamil, Pedagogy, Media language Use, Future Singapore Tamilian and making Tamil a Living, Cultural Heritage.

 

This course is part of:
- Graduate Certificate in Tamil Language Education
- FlexiMasters in Tamil Language Education

Learners must complete any three of the following courses to attain the Graduate Certificate in Tamil Language Education (12 AU):

  • MTL901 Tamil Curriculum, Materials including IT: Selection and Evaluation (or MTL901A-C)
  • MTL903 Tamil Language in Education (or MTL903A-C)
  • MTL907 History of Singapore Tamil Education and Tamil Literature (or MTL907A-C)
  • MTL908 An Introduction to Sociolinguistics and Bilingualism for Tamil (or MTL908A-C)

Upon completion of the fourth set of courses, learners will fulfil the AU requirements to attain the FlexiMasters in Tamil Language Education (16 AU).

 

 


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At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  1. Understand the teaching and learning of first language, second language learning and acquisition, and mother tongue language and literacy
  2. Understand the impact of Tamil Language reviews, review processes, reports & recommendations.

Topics covered:

  1. What is the scope of the Syllabus/Curriculum?: Teaching of Language and Literacy
  2. Tamil Language research studies, education cultural reviews and reports
  3. Future Singapore Tamilians: National & International contributions
  4. Language, Society & Education: Issues in Bilingual Language maintenance, language shift

Working professionals with background and or experiences in one or more of the following areas will better appreciate the course contents:

a. Tamil Language and Literature
b. Arts and Linguistics
c. Early Childhood Education
d. Hospitality
e. Customer-oriented interaction
f. Working experience in teacher education
g. Baby Care and Student Care Education
h. Continuing Education and training or other relevant Adult Education
i. Vocational Education
j. Teachers in service k. Strong passion in Teaching, Learning and making Tamil language a living heritage language

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$2,245.40

  • 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
MTL901A Conceptualizing Curriculum Design, Development, Planning and Instruction in Tamil Language Education1
MTL901B Strengthening the Links in Curriculum Concepts in Tamil Language Education
1
MTL901C Understanding, Designing and Reviewing the Tamil Language Curriculum2
MTL903A Definition and Concepts of Teaching Tamil as a Second Language1
MTL903B Approaches and Strategies in Teaching, Learning and Assessing Tamil Language1
MTL903C Building and Developing Tamil Teacher Capacity2
MTL907A Teaching Tamil Language with Singapore Historical Perspectives1
MTL907B Implications on Teaching Tamil Language from Reviews and Reports1
MTL907C Teacher Training to Teacher Upgrading in Tamil Language and Literary Education2
MTL908A Language, Language Acquisition and Learning in Tamil Language1
MTL908B Promoting Tamil Language in Multilingual Singapore Society1
MTL901 Tamil Curriculum, Materials including IT: Selection and Evaluation4
MTL903 Tamil Language in Education 4
MTL907 History of Singapore Tamil Education and Tamil Literature4
MTL908 An Introduction to Sociolinguistics and Bilingualism for Tamil4

Listed courses are:

  • Credit-bearing and stackable to Graduate Certificate in  Tamil Language Education  (total 12AUs) and FlexiMasters in Tamil Language Education (total 16AUs)