A Review of Tertiary-Level Writing Courses in Singapore: Pedagogical Approaches and Practices

Autor/in	Frattarola, Angela
Titel	A Review of Tertiary-Level Writing Courses in Singapore: Pedagogical Approaches and Practices
Quelle	In: Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 43 (2023) 2, S.368-383 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Frattarola, Angela)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0218-8791
DOI	10.1080/02188791.2021.1914546
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Postsecondary Education; Writing Instruction; Writing (Composition); English for Academic Purposes; Writing Teachers; Writing Assignments; Class Size; Faculty Workload; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Schreibunterricht; Schreibübung; Klassengröße; Singapur
Abstract	While there have been several studies on primary and secondary English education in Singapore, less research has been done on academic writing courses at the tertiary level. This study presents the results of a survey, which aimed to find out the pedagogical approaches and skills prioritized by tertiary-level writing teachers in Singapore. The project was guided by the following questions: (1) What is the dominant approach to teaching writing courses in Singapore? (2) What are the educational backgrounds of writing teachers in Singapore and does this relate to the pedagogical approaches that inform their teaching? (3) What practices do these teachers prioritize in the work they do as teachers and in their learning outcomes? (4) What are the typical assignments, class sizes, and teaching loads for Singaporean writing/communication classes? The results suggest that most teachers of Singaporean writing classes have a background in linguistics and take an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) approach; however, there was also some evidence of a blended approach between EAP and composition studies. The study proposes that, as Singaporean students become more proficient in English, this blended approach may present the best way forward for teaching academic writing in Singapore. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01