Hwa Chong Institution (High School)

[BnJ]

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Hi. Anyone can enlighten us do we need to buy The Little Prince book in the school booklist if we have the same book by another publisher?
Thanks in advance.

some publisher will have some, if not many variety of words used within the editions. (in this case; penguin classic vs wordsworth — i have both)

plot is still the same.

hope this helps

:thankyou:

[Option]

I am trying to find out what ‘language culture’ the school has.

(a) One of the consortiums seems to be dedicated to either those on chinese lit or bilingual program. For the rest of the students in other consortium, is the default language for communications on english, and chinese is not frequently used even if it is a SAP school.
(b) Do students who take foreign languages come together in the school, even after curriculum times, or does the engagement depend on which language the student takes ?

[hwachie]

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I am trying to find out what 'language culture' the school has.
(a) One of the consortiums seems to be dedicated to either those on chinese lit or bilingual program. For the rest of the students in other consortium, is the default language for communications on english, and chinese is not frequently used even if it is a SAP school.
(b) Do students who take foreign languages come together in the school, even after curriculum times, or does the engagement depend on which language the student takes ?

Hi there!

I think the language spoken by most students is probably English. There's a few Malaysian scholars whom I've heard talk to each other primarily using Mandarin, but can switch to English pretty fluently as well. There isn't a consortium \"dedicated\" to those with Chinese Lit or the Bilingual Program, but rather it houses these programs, and I would think there's increased usage of Mandarin in those classes. Nonetheless, most lessons are taught in English, with Mandarin used to teach Music and Art (and Higher Chinese ofc)

Foreign language depends on which language each student takes, Malay and iirc Indonesian are in-house, on either Monday or Tuesday, while French German Japanese and Spanish are all taken at MOELC on Thursdays. However, I rarely hung out with those students taking the same third lang as myself, but instead more with my classmates and/or those from the same consortium (to play football) and my CCA mates. Beyond that, those in council would probably hang out together as well, and I would say that the circles I was in as well as the circles I saw in school rarely revolved around third language.

[masshiro]

Hi would anyone be able to advise the chances of being successful in the S1 posting appeal? Thanks. Is it typically very low? Thanks

[yorkie]

Hi, what is it like to be in ispark? In terms of work load, is it more intense comparing with others? Is it going tough for non geppers to survive? Would greatly appreciate if someone can share more details about it.

[icycandies]

Hi, I like to check if my son is going for MEP, would traveling to the MEP centres be a concern? Would this also means that he will not be offered to other programmes like SMTP and GATE in future?

[SG_KP1]

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Hi, I like to check if my son is going for MEP, would traveling to the MEP centres be a concern? Would this also means that he will not be offered to other programmes like SMTP and GATE in future?

I think best to ask the school to confirm, but if you compare the language re other special programmes in the AEP file and the MEP file, the MEP file definitely seems to indicate it is much harder to enroll in things like SMTP/GATE (and both AEP and MEP are difficult to drop, unlike third language). For whatever its worth, this seems consistent with the info I've seen on special programmes (SMTP, etc) in the past - it is contemplated that a student could take SMTP and AEP whereas I don't think MEP was even listed.

Of course, the rub is that you will find out if you qualify for MEP now but the entry point on SMTP, etc is approximately 2 years away. I.e. if you qualify for MEP, do you take one programme you know you like or hold out for hopes of something else in the future (forego/reject MEP, hope qualify for SMTP)?

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hwachie\" post_id=\"2009627\" time=\"1608905568\" user_id=\"151431:

Option\" post_id=\"2009619\" time=\"1608900827\" user_id=\"185249:

I am trying to find out what 'language culture' the school has.
(a) One of the consortiums seems to be dedicated to either those on chinese lit or bilingual program. For the rest of the students in other consortium, is the default language for communications on english, and chinese is not frequently used even if it is a SAP school.
(b) Do students who take foreign languages come together in the school, even after curriculum times, or does the engagement depend on which language the student takes ?

Hi there!

I think the language spoken by most students is probably English. There's a few Malaysian scholars whom I've heard talk to each other primarily using Mandarin, but can switch to English pretty fluently as well. There isn't a consortium \"dedicated\" to those with Chinese Lit or the Bilingual Program, but rather it houses these programs, and I would think there's increased usage of Mandarin in those classes. Nonetheless, most lessons are taught in English, with Mandarin used to teach Music and Art (and Higher Chinese ofc)

Foreign language depends on which language each student takes, Malay and iirc Indonesian are in-house, on either Monday or Tuesday, while French German Japanese and Spanish are all taken at MOELC on Thursdays. However, I rarely hung out with those students taking the same third lang as myself, but instead more with my classmates and/or those from the same consortium (to play football) and my CCA mates. Beyond that, those in council would probably hang out together as well, and I would say that the circles I was in as well as the circles I saw in school rarely revolved around third language.

Thanks a lot, yes. I was thinking along the lines of increased usage of mandarin in that consortium.
I am trying to find out if you have learnt third language for four (?)/ six (?) years, and whether you still use the language today. The circle of friends do not have to revolve around third language but what estimated % of your friends speak that same foreign language in school ? and for today, to you ?

[hwachie]

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hwachie\" post_id=\"2009627\" time=\"1608905568\" user_id=\"151431:

[quote=Option post_id=2009619 time=1608900827 user_id=185249]I am trying to find out what 'language culture' the school has.
(a) One of the consortiums seems to be dedicated to either those on chinese lit or bilingual program. For the rest of the students in other consortium, is the default language for communications on english, and chinese is not frequently used even if it is a SAP school.
(b) Do students who take foreign languages come together in the school, even after curriculum times, or does the engagement depend on which language the student takes ?

Hi there!

I think the language spoken by most students is probably English. There's a few Malaysian scholars whom I've heard talk to each other primarily using Mandarin, but can switch to English pretty fluently as well. There isn't a consortium \"dedicated\" to those with Chinese Lit or the Bilingual Program, but rather it houses these programs, and I would think there's increased usage of Mandarin in those classes. Nonetheless, most lessons are taught in English, with Mandarin used to teach Music and Art (and Higher Chinese ofc)

Foreign language depends on which language each student takes, Malay and iirc Indonesian are in-house, on either Monday or Tuesday, while French German Japanese and Spanish are all taken at MOELC on Thursdays. However, I rarely hung out with those students taking the same third lang as myself, but instead more with my classmates and/or those from the same consortium (to play football) and my CCA mates. Beyond that, those in council would probably hang out together as well, and I would say that the circles I was in as well as the circles I saw in school rarely revolved around third language.

Thanks a lot, yes. I was thinking along the lines of increased usage of mandarin in that consortium.
I am trying to find out if you have learnt third language for four (?)/ six (?) years, and whether you still use the language today. The circle of friends do not have to revolve around third language but what estimated % of your friends speak that same foreign language in school ? and for today, to you ?[/quote]I initially took French but dropped it within 2 years. Honestly most students who pick up third language will end up dropping it before they even reach Sec 4, likely because of a loss of interest or too many other commitments. My class had around 40ish students, and half of them didn’t return in Sec 2. In upper Sec, many students might be taking up competition spot or a higher role in their CCAs, so only the really dedicated students will stay on.

The ones that are passionate about their language will carry on though, I do have friends taking Japanese at O levels and even H1 Jap at As. There’s usually also immersion programmes in Sec 3 (if the students are keen)

Currently I don’t use French at all, but I can roughly understand some basics (like how to introduce myself in French, the number system etc.)

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hwachie\" post_id=\"2009886\" time=\"1609081900\" user_id=\"151431:

Option\" post_id=\"2009872\" time=\"1609074927\" user_id=\"185249:

[quote=hwachie post_id=2009627 time=1608905568 user_id=151431]

Hi there!

I think the language spoken by most students is probably English. There's a few Malaysian scholars whom I've heard talk to each other primarily using Mandarin, but can switch to English pretty fluently as well. There isn't a consortium \"dedicated\" to those with Chinese Lit or the Bilingual Program, but rather it houses these programs, and I would think there's increased usage of Mandarin in those classes. Nonetheless, most lessons are taught in English, with Mandarin used to teach Music and Art (and Higher Chinese ofc)

Foreign language depends on which language each student takes, Malay and iirc Indonesian are in-house, on either Monday or Tuesday, while French German Japanese and Spanish are all taken at MOELC on Thursdays. However, I rarely hung out with those students taking the same third lang as myself, but instead more with my classmates and/or those from the same consortium (to play football) and my CCA mates. Beyond that, those in council would probably hang out together as well, and I would say that the circles I was in as well as the circles I saw in school rarely revolved around third language.

Thanks a lot, yes. I was thinking along the lines of increased usage of mandarin in that consortium.
I am trying to find out if you have learnt third language for four (?)/ six (?) years, and whether you still use the language today. The circle of friends do not have to revolve around third language but what estimated % of your friends speak that same foreign language in school ? and for today, to you ?

I initially took French but dropped it within 2 years. Honestly most students who pick up third language will end up dropping it before they even reach Sec 4, likely because of a loss of interest or too many other commitments. My class had around 40ish students, and half of them didn’t return in Sec 2. In upper Sec, many students might be taking up competition spot or a higher role in their CCAs, so only the really dedicated students will stay on.

The ones that are passionate about their language will carry on though, I do have friends taking Japanese at O levels and even H1 Jap at As. There’s usually also immersion programmes in Sec 3 (if the students are keen)

Currently I don’t use French at all, but I can roughly understand some basics (like how to introduce myself in French, the number system etc.)[/quote]Ok, I understand better now. Your context that there are 40ish students in a third language class is important. It is my view that with this class size, the problem does not lie with the students to begin with. Are all students in the class from the same school, or do they mix students from other schools ? When you were in the class, did the teacher follow the text books strictly, and everything outside them is frowned upon ?
Were you able to recall if the class was encouraged to use \"Vous\", or \"Tu\" in cases where either could be used ? Merci!