Survey of English language textbook publishing in Singapore
English language textbook publishing in Singapore began after imported textbooks from British publishing houses were deemed to be unsuitable for local curriculum. Attempts were then made to modify or adapt textbooks written overseas by publishers like Oxford University Press (OUP) and Longman. It wa...
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| Format: | Theses and Dissertations |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/42626 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | English language textbook publishing in Singapore began after imported textbooks from British publishing houses were deemed to be unsuitable for local curriculum. Attempts were then made to modify or adapt textbooks written overseas by publishers like Oxford University Press (OUP) and Longman. It was not until the late fifties that indigenous book publishing houses began to set up to originate, edit and publish textbooks for the local market. Notable local
publishers that are still in business, and have significant market share, are Federal
Publications (started by the Straits Times Press in 1957), Educational Publications
Bureau (EPB), (established by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in 1967), and Pan
Pacific (set up as a bookseller in 1971 and went into textbook publishing in 1975). |
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