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

Cogent Education

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Chee Lay Tan¹ 

[1] Nanyang Technological University;

关键词: Singapore;    sociolinguistic environment;    Chinese as a second language;    second-language acquisition;    Chinese-language education;   

DOI  :  10.1080/2331186X.2014.967478

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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