Curriculum Structure for Diploma in Chinese Language/Malay/Tamil Education Programme

CURRICULUM STRUCTURE FOR DIPLOMA IN CHINESE/MALAY/TAMIL EDUCATION PROGRAMME

The curriculum structure for this programme is shown in Table 7 below:

Table 7: Curriculum Structure of Diploma in Chinese Language/Malay Language/Tamil Language Education
Year 1

Category / Subject	Module Code	Title	No. of AUs
EDUCATION STUDIES
	TED100	Introduction to Instructional Technology	2
	TED101	Introduction to Learning and Teaching	2
	TED102	Providing for Individual Differences in Learning and Teaching	2
CURRICULUM STUDIES
Chinese Language	TCC101+	Teaching of Chinese Language I (Primary)	6
	TCC102+	Teaching of Chinese Language II (Primary)	4
Malay Language	TCD101*	Teaching of Malay Language I (Primary)	6
	TCD102*	Teaching of Malay Language II (Primary)	4
Tamil Language	TCT101#	Teaching of Tamil Language I (Primary)	6
	TCT102#	Teaching of Tamil Language II (Primary)	4
CURRICULUM STUDIES
Moral Education (Chinese)	TCZ101+	Teaching of Moral Education I (Chinese)	2
Moral Education (Malay)	TCZ102*	Teaching of Moral Education I (Malay)	2
Moral Education (Tamil)	TCZ103#	Teaching of Moral Education I (Tamil)	2
CURRICULUM CONTENT
Moral Education (Chinese)	TTZ101+	Chinese Values and Moral Education	3
Moral Education (Malay)	TTZ102*	Malay Philosophy and Values	3
Moral Education (Tamil)	TTZ103#	The Importance of Teaching Moral Education in Mother Tongue	3
ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
Chinese Language	TAC101+	Critical Reading and Writing in Chinese	3
	TAC102+	Modern Chinese Phonology	3
Malay Language	TAD101*	Malay Language and Grammar I	3
	TAD102*	Malay Language and Grammar II	3
Tamil Language	TAT101#	Tamil Language I	3
	TAT102#	Tamil Language II	3
ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
Chinese Literature	Select 1 of the following
	TAJ131+	Modern Chinese Poetry	3
	TAJ132+	Modern Chinese Short Stories	3
	TAJ133+	Modern Chinese Prose	3
Malay Literature	TAF101*	Classical Malay Literature	3
Tamil Literature	TAK101#	Tamil Literature I	3
PRACTICUM
	TPR100	Practicum I	5
LANGUAGE ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMIC DISCOURSE SKILLS
Use of Chinese in Teaching	TLC101+	Use of Chinese in Teaching I	3
Use of Malay in Teaching	TLM101*	Use of Malay in Teaching I	3
Use of Tamil in Teaching	TLT101#	Use of Tamil in Teaching I	3

+ For those doing Diploma in Chinese Education
* For those doing Diploma in Malay Education
# For those doing Diploma in Tamil Education

Year 2

Category / Subject Module Code Title No. of AUs

EDUCATION STUDIES

TED200 Social Context of Teaching and Learning 2

EDUCATION STUDIES (Select 1)

TED230 Assessment in Teaching and Learning 2

TED231 Group Guidance in the Classroom 2

TED232 Pupil Counselling in Primary Schools 2

TED233 Developing Creativity in Children 2

TED234 Strategies for Effective Teaching and Learning 2

TED235 IT-based Tools for Constructivist Activities 2

TED236 Creating Thinking Classrooms 2

TED237 Teaching Discipline 2

TED238 Teaching and Learning with the Internet 2

TED239 Exploring the world of I-videos 2

TED240 Teaching Mixed Ability Classes 2

TED241 Catering to Pupils with Special Needs in the Primary School 2

TED242 Learning and Individual Differences in the Classroom 2

TED243 Strategies for Enhancing Pupils? Thinking and Learning 2

TED244 Effective Curriculum Practice in Primary Schools 2

TED245 Moral Issues in Cross-curricular Perspectives 2

TED246 Instructional Message Design 2

TED247 Thinking Skills to Enhance Learning 2

TED248 Building School-Home Relationships for Enhancing Learning 2

TED249 Instructional Multimedia Design 2

TED250 Empowering Learners to Learn 2

TED251 Motivational Web Design for Schools 2

TED252 Project Work (PW): Understanding Process and Product 2

TED253
Surviving and Thriving as a Teacher
2

CURRICULUM STUDIES (Further studies in language taken in Year 1)

Chinese Language TCC201+ Teaching of Chinese Language III 6

TCC202+ Teaching of Chinese Language IV 2

Malay Language TCD201* Teaching of Malay Language III (Primary) 6

TCD202* Teaching of Malay Language IV (Primary) 2

Tamil Language TCT201# Teaching of Tamil Language III (Primary) 6

TCT202# Teaching of Tamil Language IV (Primary) 2

CURRICULUM STUDIES (Further studies in subject taken in Year 1)

Moral Education (Chinese) TCZ201+ Teaching of Moral Education II (Chinese) 2

Moral Education (Malay) TCZ202* Teaching of Moral Education II (Malay) 2

Moral Education (Tamil) TCZ203# Teaching of Moral Education II (Tamil) 2

ACADEMIC SUBJECTS (Further studies in language taken in Year 1)

Chinese Language TAC201+ Modern Chinese Grammar 3

TAC202+ Chinese Etymology and the Modern Chinese Script 3

Malay Language TAD201* Malay Language and Grammar III 3

Tamil Language TAT201# Tamil Language III 3

ACADEMIC SUBJECTS (Further studies in subject taken in Year 1)

Chinese Literature TAJ201+ Selected Readings in Classical Chinese Poetry 3

ACADEMIC SUBJECTS (Further studies in subject taken in Year 1)

Malay Literature TAF201* Modern Malay/Indonesian Literature 3

TAF202* Selected Readings In Malay Literature 3

Tamil Literature TAK201# Tamil Literature II 3

TAK202# Tamil Literature III 3

PRACTICUM

TPR200 Practicum II 9

LANGUAGE ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMIC DISCOURSE SKILLS

Use of Chinese in Teaching TLC201+ Use of Chinese in Teaching II 3

Use of Malay in Teaching TLM201* Use of Malay in Teaching II 3

Use of Tamil in Teaching TLT201# Use of Tamil in Teaching II 3

+ For those doing Diploma in Chinese Education
* For those doing Diploma in Malay Education
# For those doing Diploma in Tamil Education

Note: In addition to the core modules and the required number of prescribed electives, trainee teachers must offer a minimum of 2 academic units of general electives during the course of study. Trainee teachers are strongly encouraged to take these general electives in a semester which is not too heavy in terms of total number of AUs.