Learn your mother tongue through the arts
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As people lament the falling standards of mother tongues in Singapore, where English has long been the favoured lingua franca, experts suggest that arts activities can be a fun and less intimidating way to spark interest in these languages.
a teaching toolkit that shows how drama techniques can be incorporated into the teaching and learning of Chinese.
Songs, too, can help a person improve his grasp of his mother tongue.
"The stiffness of the student-teacher relationship can be loosened through music... When a child is joyful in learning the language, he learns it for life."
"Drama and theatre create platforms where children can practise languages. Cultural content such as idioms and folklore are also introduced in theatre, deepening children's learning experience.
Note that the entertainment value of the arts can be harnessed and exploited for other uses or objectives.....
Qn: “The arts are more than just a form of entertainment.” To what extent is this true?
As people lament the falling standards of mother tongues in Singapore, where English has long been the favoured lingua franca, experts suggest that arts activities can be a fun and less intimidating way to spark interest in these languages.
a teaching toolkit that shows how drama techniques can be incorporated into the teaching and learning of Chinese.
Songs, too, can help a person improve his grasp of his mother tongue.
"The stiffness of the student-teacher relationship can be loosened through music... When a child is joyful in learning the language, he learns it for life."
"Drama and theatre create platforms where children can practise languages. Cultural content such as idioms and folklore are also introduced in theatre, deepening children's learning experience.
Note that the entertainment value of the arts can be harnessed and exploited for other uses or objectives.....
Qn: “The arts are more than just a form of entertainment.” To what extent is this true?
posted by Dark Shadow | 1:55 PM
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