speak good english movement - singapore
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Speak Good English Movement - Singapore. 10/11: GET IT RIGHT!. http://www.goodenglish.org.sg/. Primary Resource A poster in one of Singapore’s shopping malls. Brief introduction to Singapore. From a British colony to a world-class city state. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Speak Good English Movement - Singapore
10/11: GET IT RIGHT!
Primary ResourceA poster in one of Singapore’s shopping malls
http://www.goodenglish.org.sg/
Brief introduction to SingaporeFrom a British colony to a world-class city state
What do we know about Singapore? In general - The Lion City- Major trading port in the region- Multicultural society- Wealthy…?
All start from the ancient times-Temasek (13th century)-Singapura (14th century)
-Colonial period-Federation of Malaya-Independence-Modern Singapore
http://thebesttraveldestinations.com/tag/singapore/
Colonial Period
• British East India Company (EIC) formally colonized Singapore in 1819
• English as a Creole but official language
• In 1867, Chinese made up 65% Singapore's population
• Less than 2% were British http://www.mysingapore-blog.com/singapore-history.html
Singlish? Where are ‘you’ from?
• Standard English VS Singapore Colloquial English (Singlish)
• English Medium School • Loan words and particles
from other languages. e.g. Hakka and Hokkien dialects, Malay
• English education was encouraged even after independence, why?
You are the tiny one lah
814.2km² 694 km²
ACT
Singapore – the transit port of its region
From Yesterday to Today
Where are you? Singapore
http://colonialwarfare18901975.devhub.com/blog/599598-colonial-singapore/
Why English?
- Failed to join the Federation of Malaya
- Two multiethnic groups’ riots in 1960’s
- Need a language which will not partial to any ethnic groups
1990’s Asian Financial Crisis
- Other competitors - English as an advantage for
Singapore- Worldwide communication
http://umsia.blogspot.com/2008/03/1963-malaysia-celebration.html
The Speak Good English Movement was launched by the former Singapore Prime Minister- Goh Chok
Tong
http://www.goodenglish.org.sg/
Singlish Here is the introduction ‘lah’
- Colloquial Singaporean English, known as ‘Singlish’, it is an English-based Creole language spoken in Singapore which mixed with many loan words from its multicultural immigrants.
- Difference: Grammars, vocabulary & Pronunciations
Annually themes
2000-2004: Speak Well. Be Understood2005/06: Speak Up. Speak Out. Speak Well2006/07: Be Understood. Not only in Singapore, Malaysia and Batam 2007/08: Rock Your World! Express Yourself2008/09: I Can2009/10: Impress. Inspire. Intoxicate.
This year Theme here lah
Here is this year’s theme
Get It Right!
http://www.goodenglish.org.sg/
Criticism - Inferiority of Singaporeans - Negation of Singaporean unique identity- Approaches have limited effectiveness - ‘Speak Good Singlish Movement’…?
Should we really do that?
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www.goodenglish.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/200910-ST-Don%E2%80%99t-mix-Singlish-with-identity.pdf
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