The tongue in between: Some thoughts on the teaching of Chinese as a second language in Singapore

In Singapore’s unique and complex linguistic environment, it is common to have Chinese-language learners from many different backgrounds in the same school classroom, which is why Singapore is nicknamed as a “language laboratory.” In this paper, I hope to examine our linguistic environment and respo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chee Lay Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-12-01
Series:Cogent Education
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2014.967478