PSLE 2010 Preparation Series

English Language Paper 1 - Workshop on Continuous Writing

23 April 2010

Dear Educators,

What do children write? Research findings have shown that many primary school pupils refer to the writing they do as stories when they are really observations or recounts. Stories, in the true sense of the word, belong to the narrative text type. The narrative has its own distinctive structural and linguistic features. To do well in Continuous Writing, children need to learn how to write a narrative and be able to develop its crucial stages fully.

Rote learning of stock phrases, idioms and proverbs is not advocated as these are most often learnt in isolation from context which makes application difficult for the pupils, in particular, the weaker ones.

How then can teachers help their pupils write better?

Feedback from past participants:

“Absolutely rich & captivating content”
Steven Tan – St Andrew’s Junior School

“Very focused, precise, with lots of examples & handouts”
Wu Chiou Pyng – Yuhua Primary School

This workshop aims to:

• Inform teachers how explicit teaching of writing skills can be done through the creative exploitation of many possibilities offered by the narrative structure.

• Show teachers how they could teach their pupils apply linguistic and rhetorical devices to good effect in their writing.

 

Trainers' Profile

Chua Ho Cheng


Mrs Chua holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree, majoring in English Language, from the National University of Singapore and a Master of Arts Degree in Applied Linguistics from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore. Mrs Chua has extensive experience in the teaching of writing. She shares refreshing insights into the craft with parents, teachers and pupils in schools and the community. Many who had attended Mrs. Chua's talks gave very good feedback on what they had learnt from her.

 

Venue & Time

The Grassroots' Club. 190 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, Singapore 568046

2.30pm – 5.30pm

 

Fees & Registration

Servicing Schools: $100

Non - Servicing Schools: $140

*Servicing school: A school with support staff (TA, ASA, ICT Exec,etc) engaged from Educare and still in employment in April 2010

 

Application Procedure

1. Download & complete the application form and email  to programmes@educare.sg Principal’s signature will not be required if the application is sent via email. Note, all email application must be copied to the respective school Principal (unless the sender is the school Principal) otherwise; it will not be valid.
2. Alternatively, you could also fax the application form to 6297 7386 (Principal’s signature will be required).