Table 3 : Curriculum Structure of the PGDE (Teaching of CL/ML/TL at Secondary Level)

Category/ Subject

Module Code

Title

No. of AUs
EDUCATION STUDIES
 

PED513

 Instructional Technology

2

PED514

 Social Context of Teaching and Learning

2

PED515

 The Psychology of Pupil Development and the Learning Process

2

PED516

 Teaching and Classroom Management

2
EDUCATION STUDIES (Select 1)
 

PED551

 Assessment for Effective Learning

2

PED552

 Guidance and Counselling in Secondary Schools

2

PED553

 Teaching Pupils with Behavioural and Learning Problems

2

PED554

 Instructional Design and Computer-based Learning

2

PED558

 The Psychology of Learning and Motivation

2

PED559

 Classroom Management and Discipline

2

PED560

 Strategies for Effective Thinking and Learning

2

PED561

 Using Pupil Learning Style to Maximise Instructional Effectiveness

2

PED563

 Understanding and Helping Gifted and Talented Pupils

2

PED565

 Understanding and Teaching Creative and Critical Thinking

2

PED567

 Assessment to Promote Thinking in Secondary Schools

2

PED569

 Developing Creativity in the Secondary Classroom

2

PED570

 Understanding Social Behaviour of Secondary School Students

2

PED571

 Advanced Social and Educational Measurement

2

PED572

 Instructional Strategies and Learning Effectiveness

2

PED575

 Computer Applications in Educational Assessment

2

PED576

 Motivating Students to Learn and Think

2

PED577

 Achieving the Desired Outcomes of Education through Project Work in Secondary Schools

2

PED579

 Facilitating Sexuality Education in Secondary Schools

2

PED580

 Constructive Learning with the Internet

2

PED581

What It Means To Be a Teacher

2

PED582

Creating Constructivist Activities with ICT

2
PED585 Moral Education Across the Curriculum
2
PED586 A New Learning Paradigm for Schools: The Learning Organisation (LO) Approach
2
PED588 Investing in Social Capital: Building Effective Relationships with Educational Stakeholders
2
PED589 Surviving and Thriving as a Beginning Teacher
2
PED590 Assessing and Improving the Classroom Learning Environment
2
PED591 Making Learning Interesting for Secondary Students
2
PED592 Youth At-Risk: From the Classroom to the Courtroom?
2
PED593 Philosophy of Education Through Films
2
PED594 Critical Thinking and Creativity in Classical Education 2
PED595 The Lion and the Fox: Why Politics matter in Education 2
CURRICULUM STUDIES (Select either Chinese, Malay or Tamil Language)
Chinese Language

PCC511

 Teaching of Chinese Language 1

5

PCC512

 Teaching of Chinese Language 2

3
Malay  Language

PCD510

 Teaching of Malay Language 1

5

PCD511

 Teaching of Malay Language 2

3
Tamil  Language

PCT511

 Teaching of Tamil Language 1

5

PCT512

 Teaching of Tamil Language 2

3
CURRICULUM STUDIES (Select the same language as in first Curriculum Studies)
Chinese Literature

PCJ511

 Teaching of Chinese Literature 1

6

PCJ512

 Teaching of Chinese Literature 2

2
Malay  Literature

PCJ513

 Teaching of Malay Literature 1

6

PCJ514

 Teaching of Malay Literature 2

2
Tamil  Literature

PCJ515

 Teaching of Tamil Literature 1

5

PCJ516

 Teaching of Tamil Literature 2

3
PRACTICUM
 

PPR511v

 Practicum

0
LANGUAGE ENRICHMENT AND ACADEMIC DISCOURSE SKILLS (Select the same language as in first Curriculum Studies)
Use of Chinese in Teaching

PCU514

 Use of Chinese in Teaching 1

1

PCU515

 Use of Chinese in Teaching 2

1
Use of Malay in Teaching

PCU516

 Use of Malay in Teaching 1

1

PCU517

 Use of Malay in Teaching 2

1
Use of Tamil in Teaching

PCU518

 Use of Tamil in Teaching 1

1

PCU519

 Use of Tamil in Teaching 2

1

v Although the Practicum carries zero AUs, a trainee teacher must pass the Practicum before he/she can be awarded the PGDE.