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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| description | 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 response strategies from different angles, including theories of second-language acquisition and Singapore’s teaching methods and distinguishing features. This paper argues that Singapore’s approach to teaching Chinese as a second language have to be highly diverse and specialized, in cohesion with Singapore’s constantly evolving sociolinguistic landscape and Chinese-language teaching environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3de143c6dcb94844bed2f038709441842023-08-02T04:17:18ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Education2331-186X2014-12-011110.1080/2331186X.2014.967478967478The tongue in between: Some thoughts on the teaching of Chinese as a second language in SingaporeChee Lay Tan0Nanyang Technological UniversityIn 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 response strategies from different angles, including theories of second-language acquisition and Singapore’s teaching methods and distinguishing features. This paper argues that Singapore’s approach to teaching Chinese as a second language have to be highly diverse and specialized, in cohesion with Singapore’s constantly evolving sociolinguistic landscape and Chinese-language teaching environment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2014.967478Singaporesociolinguistic environmentChinese as a second languagesecond-language acquisitionChinese-language education |
| spellingShingle | Chee Lay Tan The tongue in between: Some thoughts on the teaching of Chinese as a second language in Singapore Cogent Education Singapore sociolinguistic environment Chinese as a second language second-language acquisition Chinese-language education |
| title | The tongue in between: Some thoughts on the teaching of Chinese as a second language in Singapore |
| title_full | The tongue in between: Some thoughts on the teaching of Chinese as a second language in Singapore |
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| title_short | The tongue in between: Some thoughts on the teaching of Chinese as a second language in Singapore |
| title_sort | tongue in between some thoughts on the teaching of chinese as a second language in singapore |
| topic | Singapore sociolinguistic environment Chinese as a second language second-language acquisition Chinese-language education |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2014.967478 |
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