Speech / Drama Based – Oral Communication Programmes
As you are aware, the government is now strongly supporting those courses with an oral aspect to them as seen by the new 25% weighting for the Oral Exam and the 1128 Paper 4 Oral Exam. Given this we now offer 200 different oral communication based programmes, which deal with a variety of areas. In addition to what is listed on the following pages, we are also able to customise any version of our courses to suit your specific needs. Many of our courses are also suitable as part of a progressive Oral Communication programme in your school, spanning multiple levels. In addition, given the nature of the material, these courses are often conducted during curriculum time and with assessments (speech, debate, recital, drama / skit, news reading etc.), also used as part of a school’s overall oral component mark / report card / SA2 .
- Oral Communication / Oral Confidence / Phonetics
- Broadcast / Photo Journalism / Media Literacy (**NEW**)
- Presentation Skills / Drama
- Public Speaking / Oral Exam
- Debating / Leadership / MC
- Argumentative / Persuasive
- News Reading / Story Telling
- Drama in Literature / Poetry / Shakespeare or any combination of the Above upon request
Note that all of our W ords of W isdom courses and any areas listed here, (including our Speech / Oral-based programmes), are fully accredited, affiliated and endorsed by LAMDA (The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) and Trinity College London. As mentioned earlier under value-added services, we offer the option for these courses to lead to official certification and graded examinations for your pupils. This is in addition to our comprehensive in-house individual assessment and speech competitions.
Excerpts from 5th Inspiring Teacher of English Award Presentation Ceremony—Mr. Lawrence Wong Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts
“Developing a high level of English language competency is important to all our students. It is important to their personal, social and academic development. We use English as our medium of instruction in schools, and also as our lingua franca, and working language. So we want our young to grow up with good linguistic skills, with a strong foundation for future learning in life, and with the ability to communicate effectively in whatever they do.”
“We have introduced several programmes for the teaching of English: the STELLAR programme at primary schools, the secondary EL curriculum — both of which emphasise student-centred learning and oral communication; and the Whole School Approach to Effective Communication which emphasises the importance of effective communication in every subject, and its importance in and outside of the classroom”.
“Today, English lessons are a lot more interactive, with students actively using the language in discussions, debates, and role-playing drama. Through these activities, we seek to spark their interest in English, and develop their literacy and creativity”.
Source: MOE press release 16/10/2012