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தமிழ்மொழிக் கல்வி: புதிய சாத்தியங்கள் புதிய சவால்கள் [Tamil language education: Responses to new challenges].
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Book chapter
Citation
Gopinathan, S., Seetha Lakshmi, & Saravanan, V. (2021). தமிழ்மொழிக் கல்வி: புதிய சாத்தியங்கள் புதிய சவால்கள் [Tamil language education: Responses to new challenges]. In Arun Mahizhnan & Nalina Gopal (Eds.), ஊர் திரும்பியவர், வேர் ஊன்றியவர்: தென்கிழக்காசியாவிலும் சிங்கப்பூரிலும் தமிழர் [Sojourners to settlers: Tamils in Southeast Asia and Singapore] (pp. 283-308). Indian Heritage Centre; Institute of Policy Studies.
Abstract
This paper critically explains the history of Singapore’s Tamil Language Education, its achievements, challenges, and long-term goals. Internationally, Tamil education contributes as an education model for mother tongue, minority, and heritage languages. Within Singapore Tamil education, Tamil tertiary programmes, Tamil Curriculum, Pedagogy, Educational Research and PD courses has been developed to build Tamil teachers’ capacity in a multicultural context. This paper describes the contributions from various Tamil educational and linguistic dimensions and resources for implementing new initiatives in Tamil Education.
Date Issued
2021
ISBN
9789811419669 (hbk)
Publisher
Indian Heritage Centre; Institute of Policy Studies