Academic Requirements

• 9 years and above of formal education (middle school/secondary school and above) and Pass in SCI Entry Test
• 9 years of studying in a Chinese School OR grade C and above in GCE ‘O’ Level Chinese OR Pass SCI Language Proficiency Test

Non-Academic Requirements

• At least 15 years old and above

Modules Covered

• Contemporary Chinese: Systematic learning of language studies knowledge, focus on contemporary language usage and practical combination with professional Chinese teaching.
• Standard Mandarin: Train students’ pronunciation, need to speak mandarin clearly and fluently
• Introduction to Professional Chinese Teaching: Build up students’ ability to grasp professional Chinese teaching laws and teaching techniques.
• Psychology in Professional Chinese Teaching: From both teaching and learning Chinese as a foreign language’s psychological activity, psychological process and psychological laws.
• Pedagogy in Professional Chinese Teaching: Grasp professional Chinese teaching methods and skills, and effectively carry out teaching.
• Methodology of Teaching Vocabulary: Grasp professional Chinese teaching vocabulary objectives, methods and principles and effectively carry out teaching.
• Methodology of Teaching Reading and Comprehension: Grasp professional Chinese teaching reading objectives, methods and principles and effectively carry out teaching.
• Methodology of Teaching Composition Writing: Grasp professional Chinese teaching composition objectives, methods and principles and effectively carry out teaching.
• Utilization of Teaching Aids: Grasp how to create multimedia teaching aids and effectively use in teaching to improve teaching effectiveness.
• Introduction to Linguistics: Understand and grasp the nature, structure and developmental laws of language and language research, and gain rational knowledge of the language.
• Methodology of Teaching Oral Chinese: Build up and grasp how to train students’ abilities on practical use of Chinese for conversation, the focus of the teaching method will be conversational in nature.
• Classroom Management Skills for Professional Chinese Teaching: The usage of methods and class management skills by teachers to help students to understand and learn Chinese and effectively carry out teaching.
• Selection and Design of Teaching Materials for Professional Chinese Teaching: Understand the theory of professional Chinese teaching course material development history and able to design suitable course contents for students.
• Contemporary Chinese Literature: Understand the various literary campaigns, ideas, creations of contemporary Chinese literature and deeply experience contemporary Chinese literature ideology and culture.
• Development and Design of Teaching Plan: Grasp the technique of designing teaching plan, to sufficiently and completely teach the content during the lesson.

Delivery Mode

• Full-time/Part-time

Duration

• Full-time: 15 Months
• Part-time: 15 Months

Timetable

• Full-time: 15 hours per week 
• Part-time: 6 hours per week 

Commencement Dates

• March
• July
• October

Assessment Methods

• Placement test, at the end of each module, students have to sit for the module examination and special topic assignment.

Graduation Criteria

• Local students (Singaporeans & PR) and students with Dependent Pass, attendance must not less than 75% and not absent for more than 7 days in a row. 
• International students’ (Student’s Pass holders) attendance must not less than 90% and not absent for more than 7 days in a row. 

Awards

• Advanced Diploma in Professional Chinese Teaching

Full-time

Part-time