STOMP: NTU Student Says U Does Not Meet World-Class Standard

[Vulcann]

So bad now as what this chap had described?

 

Rampant cheating in tests and exams some more?

 

 

Admit those days we had our fair share of "heavily-accented" lecturers but it was not too bad as we could still understand what they were trying to say.

 

Besides we all relied on the lecture notes so not attending lectures were no big deal then.

 

Still, if the situation has deteriorated until so bad like what he said then they ought to buck up & rectify the situation.

 

Not nice to hear about such things of your alma mater... [shakehead]

 

From STOMP:

 

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg..._standards.html

 

Posted on 31 May 2012

NTU student says uni does not meet world-class standards

 

 

An NTU student is disappointed with the standard of education in NTU, and says that it does not meet the standards of a world-class university.

 

The Nanyang Business School (NBS) undergraduate said that some of the lecturers in the university lack enthusiasm and their thick accent makes it difficult for students to understand them.

 

He said:

 

"As a fee-paying student, I expect at least a decent level of teaching by tutors and lecturers alike.

 

"Do not get me wrong, the majority of professors are able to spark students' interest when they teach. But a handful of them cannot do that.

 

"There are some classes in which it is incredibly difficult for students to understand what the tutors are trying to say, especially those taught by heavily accented PhD students.

 

"In one particular case, the situation was worsened by the tutor's lack of enthusiasm, with no effort on his part to improve his teaching methodology. As a result, many students skipped his lessons and had to study for the module themselves.

 

He then suggests that these tutors should be provided with basic training prior to teaching.

 

Despite the presence of invigilators, more and more students are cheating in tests and examinations as well.

 

Students get to sit next to each other in the lecture theatres which makes discussion easy.

 

He has even seen a student used his iPhone during a test before.

 

He also faced a situation where an examination question was repeated due to the setter's oversight.

 

STOMPer emoclefairy wrote:

 

"I think there is a severe lack of qualified tutors in local universities. The student-tutor ratio is too high.

 

"Our school fees are increasing, but do we really see a rise in the quality of education we are receiving?

 

"It's no surprise that so many of my friends are considering to get their education overseas instead."

Edited May 31, 2012 by Vulcann

[Vulcann]

But then there is this report:

 

From CNA:

 

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1204606/1/.html

 

NTU ranked 16th among top 100 of world's major young universities

Posted: 31 May 2012 0241 hrs

 

[KARTer]

what accents? thought such things add colours to communication?

[Kusje]

Singapore Universities use to only be for the "top students". Now they are opening more universities - how to be a top university if you take in trash?

[Pklim82]

aiyo.. small thingy also stomp arh.. feel not enough standard then leave and find one with standard lah.

stay here kpkb also dun help make u feel world class. not like they are forcing the student to stay.

[Vulcann]

what accents? thought such things add colours to communication?

 

True account.

 

We had a new friendly JC maths tutor from Down Under last time and she said she was married to an local army officer surnamed Tan.

 

First of all it was funny to address a blond lady with blue eyes Mrs Tan.

 

(for those wondering, think of her as the younger version of the principal in the comedy series Mind your Language )

 

It was the Ozzie Engrish that was the killer. We could not understand what she was saying during the first week or so and half the time during that period our reaction was huh-huh-huh???

 

So it certainly adds colour, blue on our faces trying to decipher her heavily-accented Engrish...

 

Anyway she was good in her tutorials and we enjoyed her class after we managed to understand her shortly after.

[Jokerd]

One comment from my friend who is a JC tutor is that since Singapore teaching system tends to 'spoon feed' the students information, like what to study and what is important, they tend to get a culture shock when they go into uni and find that it is not the case there.

[Stratovarius]

Nothing new. It is like that 10 years back when i entered NTU. I'm quite sure things are getting worse with recent foreign influx.

Still remember there was an indian prof from india. We really can't understand his english. but at least he gives out a summary print out after each tutorial which was very helpful.

Another worse, just read from the notes word by word. As if we can't read. Most of the time, i just self study. I find this method more effective then spoon feeding from prof. Singapore should try to adopt self learning culture whereby you only approach the prof for in-depth topics and not waiting for them to feed you with the fundamentals.

[Estrangable]

Nothing new. It is like that 10 years back when i entered NTU. I'm quite sure things are getting worse with recent foreign influx.

Still remember there was an indian prof from india. We really can't understand his english. but at least he gives out a summary print out after each tutorial which was very helpful.

Another worse, just read from the notes word by word. As if we can't read. Most of the time, i just self study. I find this method more effective then spoon feeding from prof. Singapore should try to adopt self learning culture whereby you only approach the prof for in-depth topics and not waiting for them to feed you with the fundamentals.

 

same thing in nus as well....attended a course on computer networks and the lecturer is from india...no offense but her accent is really bad and if that is not bad enuff, the teaching matter is directly reading from slides....even i can become a professor if just reading from slides....the first lecture was fully packed but by the time it reached to after break, only a quarter left....most of us stayed at home and study ourseleves

[KARTer]

True account.

 

We had a new friendly JC maths tutor from Down Under last time and she said she was married to an local army officer surnamed Tan.

 

First of all it was funny to address a blond lady with blue eyes Mrs Tan.

 

(for those wondering, think of her as the younger version of the principal in the comedy series Mind your Language )

 

It was the Ozzie Engrish that was the killer. We could not understand what she was saying during the first week or so and half the time during that period our reaction was huh-huh-huh???

 

So it certainly adds colour, blue on our faces trying to decipher her heavily-accented Engrish...

 

Anyway she was good in her tutorials and we enjoyed her class after we managed to understand her shortly after.

LOL, ya, Aussie accent is hard to catch for first timer, how long it took the class to get used to her? Did she also use slang/lingo?

[Albeniz]

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