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Mr. Ann Jong
Juan (Han Laoda)
has over 40 years of teaching experience in the Chinese language. He was
formerly a specialist writer for Chinese language teaching materials
with the
Curriculum Planning and Development Division, Ministry of Education. He
is now
also the author and copy-writer to “Full Marks in Class” of “Thumbs Up”
and
“Friday Weekly”, Lian He Zao Bao .
Mr. Ann’ s acute understanding of a student’s academic and personal
needs has
allowed him to develop unique and systematic teaching methods that makes
Chinese interesting for everyone, thus placing Han Language Centre as a
forerunner in Chinese education.
Since 1993, he has been invited by the “Thumbs Up” and “Friday Weekly”
to
conduct public workshops on tackling PSLE and “O” level Chinese
Examinations.
His workshops have been extremely well-received by both parents and
students. He has also been invited by both primary and secondary
schools,
community centers and other organizations to give lectures on the same
topics.
Mr. Ann has been specially invited on many other occasions to share his
secrets
to learning the Chinese language:
· Invited by MOE Gifted Education
Programs (GEP) to deliver a speech to Primary 6 GEP pupils on preparing
for the
PSLE in 1995 and 1996;
· Invited to conduct “ Creative
Writing Camp for Secondary School ” in 1998 and 1999 organized jointly
by MOE
and NUS Art Centre;
· Invited by MOE to conduct
workshop on “Art of Crosstalk” to primary schools’ teachers.
A prominent figure in the theatre arts arena, Mr. Ann has authored and
directed
several crosstalk collections and plays. He was awarded the Cultural
Medallion
in 1990 (Theatre) for his contributions to the performing arts.
Mr. Ann has received a Master Degree on Linguistics and Applied
Linguistics
from Xiamen University, China on 3rd July 2010
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