heaven on earth

Modules I'll be taking this semester... with description from www.np.edu.sg:

Global Issues: Singapore Perspective
This module develops a student's ability to think critically on world issues. Students will discuss a wide range of social, political and cultural issues from the Singapore perspective. They will learn how to defend their arguments, recognize a fallacy and see beyond the obvious. The focus will be on presenting an opinion or viewpoint that can be defended rather than on arriving at a "right" answer.

Contemporary Chinese Language
This foundational module in Chinese language and linguistics introduces students to formal features of the Chinese language, including its lexical features, phonological system, morphology, syntactical structure as well as writing system. Students will also explore the characteristics of Chinese language as it is used in the Singapore context.

Presentation Skills in Chinese
This module introduces advanced methods and techniques to help students develop their speaking and presentation skills to achieve a higher level of proficiency as Chinese language teachers and media practitioners.

Fundamentals of Intepretation
This module builds upon Fundamentals of Translation and introduces students to fundamental skills and techniques in English/Chinese (EC) and Chinese/English (CE) interpretation. Students will be exposed to various types of interpretation, undergo short-term memory training and acquire techniques in note-taking and verbal paraphrasing. The course will be conducted in an interactive and practice-oriented manner, and is intended to provide students with some grounding in the basic skills of sight translation (ST) and consecutive interpretation (CI).

New Media Applications
New Media is revolutionising the way we live, work and play. It is transforming the online environment into an intricate social web of community and collaboration. This module takes a hands-on approach in helping students understand the culture of New Media through the process of creating content for New Media platforms, using a variety of "Web 2.0" technologies. The module provides an introductory course in digital photography and digital imaging software. Students are required to apply their newly acquired photographic skills in the creation of content for New Media platforms.

Video Production
This module provides students with a basic theoretical and practical introduction to video production techniques and equipment, visual aesthetics, and planning and organising a video production. Students will be introduced to the single-camera operational style of video production. Students will also learn to script and produce in the Chinese language.

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Yup, so apart from the academic modules, I'll be learning how to take pictures using a SLR - something I've always wanted to learn + professional filming and video production!
= FUN.