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Choo, Suzanne S. – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2014
English education has played a vital role in facilitating Singapore's global city ambitions since the country's independence. While the state has prioritized English education's cognitive objective emphasizing information processing and effective communication skills, it has given insufficient attention to the role of English in equipping students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Pluralism, English Instruction, English Curriculum
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Loh, Chin Ee – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2012
In this paper, I argue for the deparochialising of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) English A1 curriculum where teachers as curriculum-makers would critically assess text choice and where students have the opportunities to make critical readings and engage in conversations about issues raised by the text. Through the case…
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Instruction, Case Studies, Advanced Placement Programs
Department for Education, 2011
The Government is committed to ensuring that the new National Curriculum compares favourably with the curricula in the highest performing jurisdictions, and sets rigorous requirements for pupil attainment which measure up to the highest standards set internationally. The Government is also committed to slimming the National Curriculum so that it…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Curriculum, Mathematics Curriculum, Evidence
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Rubdy, Rani; Tupas, T. Ruanni F. – Language Teaching, 2009
In this review of research in applied linguistics and language teaching and learning in Singapore, more than one hundred national publications for the period 2000-2007 will be reviewed. Since this period encompasses certain changes that were introduced in Singapore schools at the start of the new millennium, it would be appropriate to take stock…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literature Reviews, Applied Linguistics, Language Research