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Winds of change: Three pre-independence debates which shaped Singapore Chinese literature
No full textIn pre-independent Singapore, the development of literature in the Chinese language saw a tension between developing a literary voice rooted in the experience of the local and responding to the influence from “motherland” China. Tan Chee Lay from the Nanyang Technological University highlights the nuances of the three debates which shaped literary trends and schools of thought in local Chinese writing as Singapore’s Chinese literati sought to establish an authentic and unique voice.Published versio
怀旧与记忆 ：陈志锐的诗学记忆 = Nostalgia and memory : reading of Tan Chee Lay’s lyric poetics
No full textTan Chee Lay is one of Singapore’s widely known Singapore Chinese Literature author amongst the younger generations’ authors. He has written numerous works of different genres including poems, prose, novels and even picture books. Instead of focusing on Singapore’s rapid development, Tan Chee Lay chose to pay attention to the grassroots, with hope to portray a more diversified Singapore in his works. As such, “Nostalgia” is one of the main themes of his works.
Being one of the recent authors, research and resources about his works are limited. Hence, this paper aims to analyze the fictional works of Tan Chee Lay using theories such as “Nostalgia” and “Memories”. Identities, localism, diaspora and cultural identity will also be discussed. The cultural development of Singapore, especially during 1970s to 1990s, can be seen when those scattered pieces of memories in his works are pieced together. Through this, what seemed like personal memory can become a collective memory of one generation.
The emotions and feelings encompassed in his works derived mostly from the grassroot society that he once lived in. Though poor and undeveloped, that was a place that was full of meaning and humanity.
Other than analyzing solely on Tan Chee Lay’s fictional works, this paper will put the analysis in the context of Singapore Chinese Literature’s development over the years, so as to see the bridging between the writers of the earlier and younger generations. Critical analysis aside, this paper also explores the philosophical thoughts behind his lyrical works.Bachelor of Arts in Chines
出人意料, 入文艺中-文学艺术中的另类现象学
No full textThe book is divided into three parts, the first part is the modern novel review, the second part is the modern prose review, and the third part is the cultural art review. From the perspective of literary extension, the author explores style, inspiration and literary phenomena with a strong sense of intuition and from an “alternative and special” angle.From the perspective of literary connotation, the special alternative content of alienation is also the main object of discussion; from the perspective of literary chronology, the anti-Japanese wars and Kuomintang-Communist co-operations and civil wars in the 1930s, to the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s, to the mainlanders who retreated to Taiwan from the mainland between the 1940s to 1980s, to the Taipei movies of the 1990s, and to the "New Three People's Principles" of Singapore in the 21st century, the author picked stories of ordinary people that happened in such a time of dramatic changes, as his subjects of criticism, has its own "special alternative" vision.The author uses a large number of aesthetic theories to interpret life and death from Freud's subconscious mind, to aesthetic master Bock's "distance theory", to Kant's "completeness" and then to the existential master Heidegger's "boarder situation". The author selects the alternatives in the masterpieces from a special perspective to interpret the mystery in the imagery, measures and construct the literary atmosphere.He combines aesthetics with morality, historical insights with worldly life, and presents his own literary life and philosophy of life. Review itself is poetics. The author's arguments are "unexpected", but the discussions are "expected". His Chinese experience and his time studying in Europe will all bring the readers to a live journey in understanding literary aesthetics.本书分为三个部分，第一部分是现代小说评论，第二部分是现代散文评论，第三部分是文化艺术评论。 从文学外延来看，作者带着强烈的直觉意识从“另类” 的角度来探讨文体、启发与文学现象； 从文学内涵来看，异化的另类内容也是主要的探讨对象；从文学年表来看，从三十年代的抗日与国共背景，到六十年代的文革，以及从大陆退守台湾的外省人，到九十年代的台北电影，再到二十一世纪新加坡的“新三民主义”，作者从大时代中拣选小故事，作为评论对象，自有其“另类”的眼光。作者运用大量的美学理论，从弗洛伊德的潜意识，美学大师博克的“距离说”到康德的“完满”再到存在主义大师海德格的“极限境况”来诠释生与死。作者以独特的眼光选评大师级作品里的另类，意象里的玄机，并测量文学氛围的温度和营造手法。他结合美学与道德观照，揉合历史识见、与世俗生命，呈显自己的文学生活与人生哲学，评论本身就是诗学。 作者的论点“出人意料”，论述却是“入人意中”， 他的中国经验与留学欧洲，都将成为一部部亲临现场的文艺美学。</p
Singathology: 50 new works by celebrated Singaporean writers
No full textThe first of its kind, this two-volume anthology comprises fifty specially-commissioned new works from past recipients of the prestigious Cultural Medallion or Young Artist Award. Commemorating the nation’s Golden Jubilee, this book celebrates the rich polyphony of Singapore’s literary creative voices. Traversing genres and generations, readers will encounter poetry, prose, comics and plays. Pieces written in Chinese, Malay and Tamil are accompanied by English translations, which ensure that important literary voices are heard in English for the first time. This book is a significant milestone in Singaporean literature
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
An overview on Chinese character recognition at preschool level in Singapore: Observations and reflections
No full textThe exposure to language use has a strong impact on children’s language learning and development in the long run. In order to define language dominance of Singapore preschoolers, and especially in the area of Chinese word recognition which is the focus of this paper, I would be looking at a number of multiple factors, such as the child’s language use in specific contexts, frequency of contact with Mandarin-speaking adults, the exposure to Chinese language the child has and the literacy support given to the child, etc., as points of references in investigating Singapore Chinese preschoolers’ competence in Chinese character recognition. While the survey and test results show that there is room for improvement in preschoolers’ Character Recognition, the findings also lead me to examine some of the current situations and practices in preschools and at home, and this paper will offer critical reflections to improve the teaching and learning of Chinese characters in Singapore.从长远角度来讲，语言使用的环境对儿童语言学习和发展有着强烈的影响。了解新加坡学龄前儿童的语言使用，特别在识字领域，是本文重点讨论的内容。我将探讨一系列因素，如在特定语境中儿童语言的使用，与讲华语的成年人接触的频率，儿童对所掌握的中文的接触，以及能为孩子提供的识字能力的支持等。这些将作为调查新加坡华族学前儿童汉字识别能力的参考因素。调查和测试结果表明，学前儿童的认字能力仍有改进的余地，但研究结果也使我对学前儿童和家庭的现状和做法进行了考察，本文将提出批评性建议，以提高新加坡汉字教学水平的思考。</p
深入教学-新加坡华文特级教师的教学实践与反思
No full textDeep Teaching: The teaching practices and reflections of Singapore’s Chinese Master Teachers is a compilation of 15 academic research papers on the teaching of Chinese language and literature. It discusses theories and methods that facilitate the classroom teaching of Chinese as a second language. The book is divided into two sections, “Teaching Material and Assessment” and “Pedagogical Explorations”, and the latter explores oral, writing and other pedagogies. As a joint effort of Singapore Centre for Chinese Language (SCCL) and Chinese language Master Teachers from MOE, this book is a milestone in the field of Chinese language education and research. It is a summary of the Master Teachers' reflections and experiences accumulated in practice. By sharing their experiences in teaching based on SCCL’s principle of “Research-Verify-Teach” and researches in latest teaching theories and pedagogies, the Editor and authors hope that the book will intensify communications among fellow educators, improve their professional abilities and help to promote the development of the teaching and learning of Chinese.《深入教学：新加坡华文教师的教学实践和思考》是15 篇关于华语教学的学术研究论文汇编。本书讨论了促进汉语作为第二语言课堂教学的理论和方法，分为“教材与评估”和“教学探索”两部分，后者探讨口语，写作和其他教学法。作为新加坡华文教研中心（SCCL）和教育部华文特级教师共同努力的成果，本书是中国语言教育和研究领域的里程碑。它是对教师在实践中积累的反思和经验的总结。通过分享他们在SCCL 的“先研 - 后证 – 再教”原则和最新教学理论和教学法研究方面的教学经验，编辑和作者希望本书能加强教育工作者之间的沟通，提高他们的专业能力，并有助于推动华语教学的发展。</p
Enhancing the traditional with the modern: A web-based and multimedia pedagogical design in the instruction of traditional Chinese
No full textThe teaching of traditional Chinese (Wenyan wen) is amongst the most difficult part of the Chinese curriculum in Singapore. Besides students’ learning difficulties in a predominantly English-speaking environment, the lack of learning interest and the shortage of interesting and innovative teaching materials and methods are some of the prevailing challenges. In view of this, I have designed and constructed a school-based design research, harnessing web-based technology, web 2.0 platforms, and multimedia strategies to teach traditional Chinese to an experiment class, with another class as its control group. Traditional Chinese passages from the Pre-university "Chinese and Literature" curriculum are selected to be the texts for this student-centered learning research. The findings of this research positively show that students who have gone through traditional Chinese teaching with interactive web-based tools, in comparison to the control group students, tend to recall information better, display higher interest in their learning, and perform significantly better in summative assessments, especially when the time gap between learning and assessment increases.在新加坡，教导文言文是华文课程最困难的一部分。除了学生在一个普遍使用英语环境里会遇到的困难，现有的挑战也包括学生缺乏兴趣，缺少有趣和创新的教研材料和方法。有鉴于此，我设立了一个校本设计调查，把学生分为实验组和对照组。在试验组学生身上我利用互联网的技术，web 2.0平台和多媒体策略来教导文言文。这项以学生为主体的研究选择的篇章是大学先修班的 “华文与文学” 课程。这调查结果确实显现了通过互动网络工具来学习文言文的学生，信息提取能力更强。他们的学习兴趣比较高，测试表现比较好。尤其是当学习和测试相隔一段时间后，试验组学生的表现更为出色。</p
A delicate touch: Essays on Chinese influences and Chinese genres
No full textA Delicate Touch is a highly imaginative, original, and powerful interpretation of literary and performing works – including films, plays, novels, poems, and even architecture – that are influenced by Chinese cultures. Through careful and creative reading and rereading of these visual and written texts, with attentiveness to the problematics of transcultural politics, this book sheds fresh light on how cross-cultural influences and exchanges have impacted traditional art forms and genres.《触》里头的文章对中国文化影响下的文学和表演作品（包括电影，戏剧，小说，诗歌甚至建筑）进行了极富想象力和原创力的诠释。通过对文本的创造性阅读和重读，以及对跨文化政治中错综复杂的问题意识的关注，本书探讨了跨文化影响和交流对传统艺术形式的冲击。</p
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