25 PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO PILOT NEW CHINESE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM IN 2006

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29 Sep 2005

25 PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO PILOT NEW CHINESE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM IN 2006

1. Last year, the Chinese Language Curriculum and Pedagogy Review Committee had recommended that a modular approach be adopted for the teaching and learning of the Chinese Language (CL). This is to cater to the varying needs of learners coming from different home language backgrounds.

2. The Ministry of Education will pilot the new modular CL curriculum at P1 and P2 levels in 25 primary schools from January 2006 before full implementation at P1 and P2 in all primary schools in 2007. The same 25 schools will pilot the new CL curriculum at P3 level in 2007. Findings from the pilot study will be used to fine-tune the curriculum before full implementation. The list of pilot schools is at Annex A.

3. The pilot schools have been chosen to ensure a good representation in terms of school type and student home language profile. These schools also cover a whole range of students’ abilities in CL.

4. The pilot schools will use new sets of P1 and P2 textbooks which will be aligned to the new curriculum. The new CL textbooks will be made available for students’ purchase only through bookshops in the pilot schools in December 2005.

BACKGROUND

5. It was announced in July 2005 that the new modular CL curriculum would be fully implemented in all primary schools at P1 and P2 levels in 2007. Prior to its full implementation, MOE would pilot the new CL curriculum in 2006 in 25 primary schools.

6. With the modular curriculum, all students will take Core Modules which will constitute between 70 and 80% of CL curriculum time from P1 to P6. Students who enter school with little or no exposure to CL will be given additional support through Bridging Modules in the early primary years. This will provide the students with a friendly start before they move on to the Core Modules. The modular curriculum also has the added advantage of allowing those with the interest and ability in CL to go further by taking Enrichment Modules.

Annex A

S/N	NAME OF PILOT SCHOOL (2006)
1	AHMAD IBRAHIM PRIMARY SCHOOL
2	ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (JUNIOR)
3	BOON LAY GARDEN PRIMARY SCHOOL
4	CHANGKAT PRIMARY SCHOOL
5	CHUA CHU KANG PRIMARY SCHOOL
6	COMPASSVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL
7	EVERGREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL
8	FAIRFIELD METHODIST PRIMARY SCHOOL
9	GONGSHANG PRIMARY SCHOOL
10	HOLY INNOCENTS’ PRIMARY SCHOOL
11	HOUGANG PRIMARY SCHOOL
12	JIEMIN PRIMARY SCHOOL
13	JUYING PRIMARY SCHOOL
14	MAYFLOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL
15	NAN CHIAU PRIMARY SCHOOL
16	NANYANG PRIMARY SCHOOL
17	NGEE ANN PRIMARY SCHOOL
18	RAFFLES GIRLS’ PRIMARY SCHOOL
19	RIVERVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL
20	SHUQUN PRIMARY SCHOOL
21	SI LING PRIMARY SCHOOL
22	WEST VIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL
23	WOODGROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL
24	XISHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL
25	YANGZHENG PRIMARY SCHOOL