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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Main Author: Lim, Peng Han.
Other Authors: School of Applied Science
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Language:English
Published: 2011
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-426262020-09-27T20:19:01Z Survey of English language textbook publishing in Singapore Lim, Peng Han. School of Applied Science Roderick Cave DRNTU::Library and information science::Book industries and trade 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). Master of Science (Information Studies) 2011-01-06T01:41:21Z 2011-01-06T01:41:21Z 1998 1998 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/42626 en 121 p. application/pdf
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Lim, Peng Han.
Survey of English language textbook publishing in Singapore
description 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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