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Speak Good English Movement - Singapore

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.

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Speak Good English Movement - Singapore

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  1. Speak Good English Movement - Singapore 10/11: GET IT RIGHT!

  2. http://www.goodenglish.org.sg/ Primary Resource A poster in one of Singapore’s shopping malls

  3. Brief introduction to Singapore From 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…?

  4. 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/

  5. 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 Colonial Period

  6. 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? Singlish? Where are ‘you’ from?

  7. You are the tiny one lah ACT 814.2km² 694 km²

  8. Singapore – the transit port of its region http://colonialwarfare18901975.devhub.com/blog/599598-colonial-singapore/ From Yesterday to Today Where are you? Singapore

  9. Why English? http://umsia.blogspot.com/2008/03/1963-malaysia-celebration.html • 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 • Other competitors • English as an advantage for Singapore • Worldwide communication 1990’s Asian Financial Crisis

  10. The Speak Good English Movement was launched by the former Singapore Prime Minister- GohChok Tong http://www.goodenglish.org.sg/

  11. 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

  12. Annually themes 2000-2004: Speak Well. Be Understood 2005/06: Speak Up. Speak Out. Speak Well 2006/07: Be Understood. Not only in Singapore, Malaysia and Batam 2007/08: Rock Your World! Express Yourself 2008/09: I Can 2009/10: Impress. Inspire. Intoxicate.

  13. Get It Right! This year Theme here lah Here is this year’s theme http://www.goodenglish.org.sg/

  14. Criticism • - Inferiority of Singaporeans • - Negation of Singaporean unique identity • Approaches have limited effectiveness • ‘Speak Good Singlish Movement’…? Should we really do that?

  15. Bibliography Anthea Fraser Gupta, 2006, The Situation of English in Singapore, in World Englishes: critical concepts in linguistics, K Bolton & B. B Kachru (Eds), 2006. New York: Rotuledge. Braj B. Kachru 2005, Asian Englishes: Beyond the Canon. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. Crewer, W (Ed). 1977. The English Language in Singapore. Singapore: Eastern Universities Press Sdn. Bhd. Dr. Lee, SiewPeng 2010, ‘Don’t mix Singlish with identity’, The straits times, Singapore,http://www.goodenglish.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/200910-ST-Don%E2%80%99t-mix-Singlish-with-identity.pdf J.A.Foley, T.Kandiah, BaoZhiming, A.F.Gupta, L.Alsagoff, Ho Chee Lick, L.Wee, I.S.Talib, W.Bokhorst-Heng. 1998. English in New Cultural Contexts: Reflections from Singapore. Singapore: Oxford University Press Singapore. K.C. Guan, D. Heng & T.T. Yong, 2009, Singapore, A 700-Year History: From Early Emporium to World City. Singapore: National Archives of Singapore. Lisa Lim, Anna Pakir and lionel Wee (Eds). 2010. Asian Englishes Today: English in Singapore, Modernity and Management. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. PETER K. W. TAN. 2001. “Englishised Name?” English Today 17(4): 45-53 RaniRubdy, 2001, Creative destruction: Singapore’s Speak Good English movement, World Englishes (2001 NOV), 20:3, pp 341-355. Sandra L. Suárez 2005, ‘Does English Rule? Language Instruction and Economic Strategies in Singapore, Ireland, and Puero Rico’, Comparative Politics, vol. 37, No.4, pp 460-462, 465-468 Wong, Jock, 2005. "Why you so Singlish one?" A semantic and cultural interpretation of the Singapore English particle one. Language in Society, 34:2. (Apr 2005). p. 239.

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