TfU Project - History, Harmony, Heritage and Me

Sec 1 2008 TfU project

Through lines: Multi-ethnicity in Southeast Asian History

Generative topics: History, Harmony, Heritage and Me

Understanding Goals: How can we better understand history and identity through our ethnic heritage?

Theme Many Faces One Singapore

This project aims to enhance your understanding of History and your identity through your ethnic heritage. As such this project will require you to conduct a research in how ethnicity helps one to identify himself and at the same time promotes racial harmony and understanding among the various races in Singapore. The ethnicity of a person not only defines who he is and how he obtains an understanding of his own culture and tradition, it also plays an important role in understanding other people’s culture and is responsible for harmony and peace in society.

As such students will embark on a research project that encapsulates the above mentioned aspects. The project requires students to identify any cultural, social, religious or other aspects of life in Singapore. However a key requirement would be that students would have to choose a project other than their own ethnic group. Thus, if you are Chinese your project cannot be Chinese based but it should be non-Chinese based. Some examples are temples, famous restaurants, prominent landmarks, shop houses, hawker centres, heritage centres, movie houses etc. The list is not exhaustive and you may come up with your own project but do get approval from your teacher before you embark on it.

There are four components to your Research. Part 1 involves doing a background research, Part 2 requires you to visit the place and take photos and write how the visit has enhanced your understanding of the issue, Part 3 requires you to conduct an oral interview with a person at the place and transcribe it, Part 4 requires you to write a reflection and come out with a mode of presentation. Each part has 10 marks allocated making a total of 40.

Performances of Understanding I: Background Research (10 Marks)
Deadline: 11th July 2008

Performances of Understanding II: Photos-at least 5 (10 Marks)
Deadline: 16th July 2008

Performances of Understanding III: Oral Interview (10 Marks)
Deadline: 1st August 2008

Performances of Understanding IV: Reflection and presentation (10 Mark)
Deadline: 23rd August 2008