As teacher’s day comes and goes again this year, let’s look at some of the big changes happening in Singapore’s education system. The Joy of Learning, UPLIFT, and the One Education System Many Subject Bands are key prongs of Singapore’s new “Learn for Life” Movement....
While we all know it is increasingly important today to be multilingual, the debate continues over which languages are more relevant, how the language is learnt and the background of the teacher. To this day the issue of the native and non-native language...
Though learning Chinese well helps do business in or with China, actually accomplishing it can be so tricky that many learners have given up or just pondered whether it is worth it. Though no one can predict the future, China is already the second most significant...
There are many languages spoken in the world and as the world gets ‘smaller’, the ability to communicate in several languages is essential. This also means that we are living in an increasingly integrated business arena. From lecture theatres to board rooms,...
In its broadest meaning, ‘self-directed learning’ describes a process by which individuals take the initiative, with or without the assistance of others, in diagnosing their learning needs, formulating learning goals, identify human and material resources for...
As the face of education changes in response to the COVID pandemic and the quick adoption of online teaching, how has the role of the teacher changed? What makes a good language teacher in the world that we live in today? Current research into teaching techniques has...
