Teaching in two tongues


Chew: Teachers have to teach in two languages to make sure their pupils still learn the lesson.

As more non-native Mandarin speakers enrol in SJKCs, learning becomes a new experience for both teachers and pupils

WITH many Chinese vernacular primary schools (SJKCs) across the country seeing an increase in the enrolment of non-Chinese pupils, the teachers at these schools have been tackling the challenge of teaching pupils with no prior knowledge of the language with gusto.

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