Salvaging Mandarin Education in Singapore through Community

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Cher Leng; Phua, Chiew Pheng
Titel	Salvaging Mandarin Education in Singapore through Community
Quelle	In: Current Issues in Language Planning, 24 (2023) 2, S.221-240 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1466-4208
DOI	10.1080/14664208.2022.2050604
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Second Language Instruction; Mandarin Chinese; Uncommonly Taught Languages; Bilingualism; Native Language Instruction; Sociolinguistics; Language Planning; Curriculum Development; Reading; Writing (Composition); Literacy; Music; Cultural Activities; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Minderheitensprache; Bilingualismus; Native language education; Muttersprachlicher Unterricht; Soziolinguistik; Sprachwechsel; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Leseprozess; Lesen; Schreibübung; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Musik; Cultural activity; Kulturelle Aktivität; Singapur
Abstract	Singapore is a multiracial nation with a majority ethnic Chinese population. Since its independence in 1965, it has adopted an 'English-knowing' bilingual policy to achieve economic, social, and political objectives. For the past two decades, there has been a rapid increase in the percentage of ethnic Chinese Primary One students coming from primarily English-speaking families. This has caused the government to move the teaching and learning of Mandarin in a new direction. Mandarin has only become a less-taught language after 1979, causing a shift in home language for the primary school students. Acknowledging this sociolinguistic change, the government adjusts the curriculum and places emphasis on the complementary role of community-based learning. One needs to take into consideration the changes in sociolinguistic profile of this multiracial nation to appreciate the rationale of how the less-taught language -- Mandarin has been managed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01