NTU Reg No: 200604393R. Copyright National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (NIE/NTU), Singapore

COURSES

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Course synopsis

Being a multilingual nation, Singapore is unique in its language environment, providing a rich linguistic context for students learning the Chinese language. Our youth today are widely exposed to the Chinese and English languages, using them in their translations. These rich materials should be harnessed for formal language learning. This course will help to equip MEd students with the pre-requisite understanding.

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Objective
Students in this course will explore the theoretical and practical aspects on the use of English-Chinese translation in the teaching of Chinese. They will learn the importance of language-specific features in differentiating language usage, and will be exposed to the similarities and differences between the two languages through translation; and how the Chinese and English mentalities exert their influence on the word order, word choice, and sentence structures in either language.

They will also learn to critically appraise the translated materials available in the local bilingual context. The course will emphasize the importance of pedagogically sound thinking when using translation in language learning.

Outline
This course covers the following topics:

  • Major theories of translation;

  • Issues concerning the use of English-Chinese translation in teaching of Chinese;

  • Major genres in English and Chinese and their text-linguistic features and particular sentence structures;

  • Contrastive study of English and Chinese syntaxes;

Course fee
MOE Educators*S'poreans & PRs

(aged 21 and above)

(Up to 70% funding)

SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy1

(MCES)

(S'poreans aged 40 and above)

(Up to 90% funding)

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs

(ETSS)

(Up to 90% funding)

Public
Full course feeS$520.00S$4,120.00S$4,120.00S$4,120.00S$4,120.00
Cat-A SSG Funding-(S$2,884.00)(S$2,884.00)(S$2,884.00) -
Nett course feeS$520.00S$1,236.00S$1,236.00S$1,236.00S$4,120.00
9% GST on nett course feeS$46.80S$111.24S$111.24S$111.24S$370.80
Copyright feeS$1.00S$1.00S$1.00S$1.00S$1.00
Total nett course fee payable, including GST and copyright feeS$567.80S$1,348.24S$1,348.24S$1,348.24S$4,491.80
Less additional funding if eligible under various schemes - - - - -
Total nett course fee payable, including GST, copyright fee and after additional funding from various funding schemesS$567.80S$1,348.24S$1,348.24S$1,348.24S$4,491.80

*MOE Educators include MOE & Direct Hire Staff from Independent, Specialised Independent and Specialised Schools.

Pre-requisite

  • A good Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university

  • A teaching qualification such as the Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the National Institute of Education, Singapore or

  • at least ONE year of relevant working experience in education.

Who should attend
All educators

Overview

Duration:

52 hours

Course date(s):

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Subject:
Asian Languages

Who should attend:

All educators

Instructor(s):

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Enquiries:

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Programmes accredited to:
  • Master of Education (Chinese Language)