Bilingualism

Application Criteria

Developmental Programme

Bilingualism

Relevant achievements in Chinese and English Languages, and
Strong interest and passion in Chinese language and bicultural studies

Successful DSA applicants for Bilingualism will enrol in the Chinese Language Talent Development Programme. In addition, they will also enrol in:

at least one Elective Module offered by the English or Chinese Department in both Years 1 and 2
Bicultural Studies Programme (MOE) or Language Elective Programme (Chinese) in Years 3 and 4

Application Criteria

Bilingualism

Relevant achievements in Chinese and English Languages, and
Strong interest and passion in Chinese language and bicultural studies

Developmental Programme

Successful DSA applicants for Bilingualism will enrol in the Chinese Language Talent Development Programme. In addition, they will also enrol in:

at least one Elective Module offered by the English or Chinse Department in both Years 1 and 2
Bicultural Studies Programme (MOE) or Language Elective Programme (Chinese) in Years 3 and 4

Selection For Shortlisted Applicants	Date(s) And Time
Phase 1: Written Task	13 July, 2:30pm – 5:00pm
Phase 2: Group Interview (for shortlisted students from Phase 1)	3 August Scheduled slots between 2:00pm and 4:15pm

Selection For Shortlisted Applicants: Date(s) And Time

Phase 1: Written Task

13 July, 2:30pm – 5:00pm

Phase 2: Group Interview
(for shortlisted students from Phase 1)

3 August
Scheduled slots between 2:00pm and 4:15pm

Overall Achievements 2021

Competition 比赛	Achievement 成就
14^th National Secondary Schools Translation Competition 2021 个人奖 – 第十四届全国中学翻译比赛	2 X Individual Merit Awards
On-the-spot Chinese Story-Writing Competition 2021 2021 全国中小学现场华文故事创作比赛中学组季军	2^nd Runner Up
26^th National Mandarin Oratorical Competition for Secondary Schools & Junior Colleges/Centralised Institute (Secondary Schools Singaporean Category) 第二十六届全国中学/高中华语演讲比赛（新加坡国籍中学组：亚军）	1^st Runner Up
Chuangxian Cup Chinese Debate Competition 2021 2021 创贤杯全国华语网络辩论邀请赛个人亚军，全系列最佳辩手以及团体亚军	Individual 1^st Runner Up, Best Debater and Team First Runner Up
14^th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition 第十四届汉语桥世界中学生中文比赛二等奖	1^st Runner Up
14^th National Secondary Schools Translation Competition 第十四届全国中学翻译比赛团队亚军	Overall Team Runner Up
35^th All Singapore Secondary Schools’ Xiangsheng Competition 第三十五届全国中学相声比赛团体优胜奖	Merit Award
Annual Business China Showdown 通商中国青年擂台赛冠军以及第三名	First Prize Third Prize
Genre Translation Lecture Series and Competition 译彩纷呈翻译讲堂暨比赛团体亚军	1^st Runner Up
National Singapore Literature Festival	Bronze Award for Choral Speaking Commendation for Book Trailer Competition
Live-On Festival Essay Competition	Senior Category First High Distinction Distinction Junior Category Distinction
The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2021	2 X Gold Finalists
Kemper Human Rights Foundation 2020 Essay Contest	Honorable Mention
2021 Goh Keng Swee Future Thinking Challenge	1^st Runner Up
Singapore Linguistics Olympiad	Certificate of Merit

Competition 比赛

14^th National Secondary Schools Translation Competition 2021
个人奖 – 第十四届全国中学翻译比赛

2 X Individual Merit Awards

On-the-spot Chinese Story-Writing Competition 2021
2021 全国中小学现场华文故事创作比赛中学组季军

2^nd Runner Up

26^th National Mandarin Oratorical Competition for Secondary Schools & Junior Colleges/Centralised Institute (Secondary Schools Singaporean Category)
第二十六届全国中学/高中华语演讲比赛（新加坡国籍中学组：亚军）

1^st Runner Up

Chuangxian Cup Chinese Debate Competition 2021
2021 创贤杯全国华语网络辩论邀请赛个人亚军，全系列最佳辩手以及团体亚军

Individual 1^st Runner Up, Best Debater and Team First Runner Up

14^th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition
第十四届汉语桥世界中学生中文比赛二等奖

1^st Runner Up

14^th National Secondary Schools Translation Competition
第十四届全国中学翻译比赛团队亚军

Overall Team Runner Up

35^th All Singapore Secondary Schools’ Xiangsheng Competition
第三十五届全国中学相声比赛团体优胜奖

Merit Award

Annual Business China Showdown
通商中国青年擂台赛冠军以及第三名

First Prize
Third Prize

Genre Translation Lecture Series and Competition
译彩纷呈翻译讲堂暨比赛团体亚军

1^st Runner Up

National Singapore Literature Festival

Bronze Award for Choral Speaking
Commendation for Book Trailer Competition

Live-On Festival Essay Competition

Senior Category
First
High Distinction
Distinction

Junior Category
Distinction

The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2021

2 X Gold Finalists

Kemper Human Rights Foundation 2020 Essay Contest

Honorable Mention

2021 Goh Keng Swee Future Thinking Challenge

1^st Runner Up

Singapore Linguistics Olympiad

Certificate of Merit

Find out more about bilingual and bicultural learning in Dunman High, as well as the DSA talent area of Bilingualism from these videos! In the first video, HOD/Special Assistance Plan (SAP) Mr Lin Junkai gives an overview of the bilingual and bicultural programmes in our school. Dunmanians Zhang Zhiyan, Chen Haoyang, Aeryn Yang, Lin Man, Klemens Lim and Jiang Ruge take turns to share their individual learning experience in the second half of this video.

The second video here is produced by the 14^th Bicultural Studies Programme (BSP) Council. This is a light-hearted video which shares about the meaning behind all the block names in Dunman High. Each block in our school has a Chinese name - 笃行楼、正心楼、格致楼、慎思楼、涵美楼、博学楼、集思楼. Watch the video to find out the essence behind these names and to immerse in the SAP culture of Dunman High!