LAU Wai Har (Dr) 刘蕙霞
Education in Singapore (Part 2: Chinese),
Accession Number 001501
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 6
Total Reels
- Ang Siew Ghim
Interviewer
- 03:01:09
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 6
Metadata
- 8 Jun 1994
Recording Date
- 00:30:48
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Interviewee's family background. Parents gave all their children equal opportunity to study. Interviewee's educational background. Her transfer from Nanyang Primary to Nan Hua Girls' Primary School. Description of school life then. Reasons principal tried not to celebrate Chinese New Year. Other festivals. Background of Nan Hua Primary School's students. School facilities and assembly.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 6
Metadata
- 8 Jun 1994
Recording Date
- 00:30:25
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Marriage of a classmate. Teachers tried to propagate new ideas, eg. freedom of marriage, to students. School system followed China's system. Interviewee's reading hobby. Secondary school life at Nanyang Girls' High School. Principal Liew Yuen Sien. Teachers checked students' underwear. New ideas and activities in school influenced by the May Fourth Movement. Subjects and textbooks.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 6
Metadata
- 8 Jun 1994
Recording Date
- 00:30:57
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Parents' attitudes towards school activities. Leftist students. Life during the Japanese Occupation. Studied Secondary IV at Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) after the war. Difficulties faced. Differences between Chinese and English schools.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 6
Metadata
- 8 Jun 1994
Recording Date
- 00:30:49
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Comparison of Chinese and English school culture. More difficult for Chinese-educated students to settle down in western countries. Interviewee's experiences in England. Differences between studying in England and Singapore. Her impressions of England.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 6
Metadata
- 8 Jun 1994
Recording Date
- 00:30:48
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Returned to Singapore in 1954. Taught in Teachers' Training College (TTC). Description of the courses. Different emphasis in the 1950s and the 1960s. Singaporeans slowly took over senior posts in TTC. School syllabus was localised. Teaching method was improved. Became Director of Institute of Education (IE) in 1976. Difficulties encountered. Re-trained Chinese stream teachers to teach in English.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 6
Metadata
- 8 Jun 1994
Recording Date
- 00:27:22
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Interviewee's involvement in moral education. Emphasis in education changed over the years. Her view on the disadvantages of an elite education. Disagreed with the streaming system at primary school level. Objected to students dropping out of school before 'O' level. Her views on present bilingual education.
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