Publications

Publication details [#56687]

Lee, Cher Leng. 2012. Saving Chinese-language education in Singapore. Current Issues in Language Planning 13 (4) : 285–304.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

language maintenance | language proficiency | language status | language teaching | language use

Language as a subject

Chinese, Mandarin

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This paper discusses the Singaporean language policies that have caused a decline in Chinese-language competence and proposes changes for effective Chinese-language education and preservation in Singapore.