A Standalone but Not Lonely Language: Chinese Linguistic Environment and Education in Singapore Context

Autor/inn/en	Min, Huang; Kangdi, Cheng
Titel	A Standalone but Not Lonely Language: Chinese Linguistic Environment and Education in Singapore Context
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Learning, 5 (2016) 4, S.221-233 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-5250
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Sociolinguistics; Second Language Programs; Chinese; Course Descriptions; Multilingualism; Bilingual Education; Educational Policy; Educational History; Educational Environment; Special Programs; Social Action; Activism; Barriers; Educational Development; Educational Practices; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Soziolinguistik; China; Chinesen; Kursstrukturplan; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Sonderpädagogische Förderung; Soziales Handeln; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Bildungsentwicklung; Bildungspraxis; Singapur
Abstract	Bilingual education policy in Singapore permits the students learn both English as working language and mother tongues, such as Chinese, as L2 anchoring to culture heritage. Starting from historical and sociolinguistic reasons, this paper is intended to provide a panoramic view of Chinese education in Singapore, clarify and compare Chinese education syllabi on different levels from primary schools to pre-university schools, cover social movement support on promoting Chinese learning and use in this multilingual society. Meanwhile, Singapore's success in bilingual education cannot hide its own problems. The status of Chinese dialects, the competitive role of English, the rational and practicality for proficient bilingual users, the choice of teaching methodologies between L1 and L2, are all remaining open to further discussing and probing for language policy making and modification in the future. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01