Singlish is widely recognized by both local Singaporeans and foreigners alike, and anyone who can speak a fluent Singlish is considered a true-blue Singaporean. Problems Involved Singlish has been, and still is, the top favourite medium of communication in Singapore. However, Singlish has raised much controversy over the past few years. Many Singaporeans viewed Singlish as a diluted version of English, with its twisted grammar and simplistic vocabulary. The opponents of Singlish feel that “Singaporeans’
A Movement Away From Colloquial Singapore English ‘The need for intelligibility and the need for identity often pull people – and countries – in opposing directions. The former motivates the learning of an international language, with English as the first choice in most cases; the latter motivates the promotion of ethnic language and culture’ (David Crystal, 1997). Language planning policies in Singapore have often been characterised by the ‘desire to achieve a balance between the national
in Asia, it has aimed to provide a good English-speaking environment. The government believes that in order to communicate with the world, Singaporeans must know how to speak Standard English (Lee, 1999, p. 1). It will also give them a big advantage over competitors (ibid, p. 1). Former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (1999) emphasized in his speech that in order to achieve these, the Singaporean community, especially the young generation, must learn Standard English while adults are advised to discourage
ENGLISH AND THE GROWTH OF PERSONALITY ABSTRACT As Paul Harris quotes , “ Personality has the power to uplift, power to depress, power to curse and power to bless.” A person’s personality is decided by more than one factor. His communication, body language and various other gestures present him with the best personality. Personality is not something decided about someone after knowing their qualifications and the
In Robert MacNeil’s article “Do You Speak American?” MacNeil discusses how the United States English started to become more diverse through the ongoing changes in the way English is being spoken throughout the States.MacNeil includes different demographics, groups of people and dialects to depict the progress that has come about over the years. With this in mind, he wants people to view this change as a step in the right direction.He aims to persuade people who are against this shift, so they can
rally behind to enact change and become a nation. Braveheart shows the nationalist movement; how they begin, what happens during them, and what the ending is. It shows that nationalism is extremely important. This movie also makes people think and make connections to historical figures that were like William Wallace. Braveheart is an important movie that shows how rallying behind someone for a nationalist movement has been done many times throughout history. It is important to have
in 2006 by the European Commission. This difference is problematic for a number of reasons, especially on the 40 Acres, where we like to think that “what starts here, changes the world.” Arabic professor Mahmoud Al-Batal says that the inability to speak a foreign language makes it difficult for Americans to compete globally on a linguistic and cultural level. Some critics of the United States’ monolingual nature have focused on problems in university-level language courses that result in students
language, referred to the speakers of that language. As if learning speaking means learning other skills of a language, most foreign language learners interested in learning to speak(Ur, 2006). A lot of scholars such as Ellis (2004) believed that the most common goal in learning a language is to gain the ability to speak it. He states that, “the general goal of language learning in the fluent, accurate and the pragmatically effective use of the target language” (p.101) Also
Tracing the changes in Australian English from the First Fleet to present day is really about exploring the story of the nation, author Kel Richards says. The English language arrived in Australia a little more than 200 years ago and since that time it has been levelled, shaped and restyled to give Australians a specific dialect. "When you trace the story of Australian English from 1788 to the present day, you find yourself actually tracing the story of the whole nation," Richards told 702 ABC Sydney's
the US, she spoke better english than her parents, especially her mother. Her father and brother Peter died with five months of each other. Language played an extremely huge part of her life and it inspired her writing, her mother was also a big inspiration on her writing, even though her mother disapproved of it and wanted her to do something better in her life. Her mother was a very poor english speaker, and mocked and looked down upon by americans for her poor english. Amy Tan’s
who helped to bring about the computer age. He was in an atmosphere where he had the liberty to contribute even with his weaknesses. Also he was able to make appreciated contributions. Andy Grove was an impoverished immigrant who barley could speak English. Andy Grove was hard to get on with. He is the one who had numerous peculiarities. He had massive abilities in adding value to convince business activities. Mr Grove’s genius was as a society builder and a manger rather than as modernizer. His
How the English Languages Defines Feminism According to the New World Encyclopedia, there is no single idea of feminism. The word feminism encompasses “the social,cultural and political movements, theories and moral philosophies concerned with gender inequalities and equal rights for women.” Unfortunately this is the same word that many people, especially women, do not associate themselves with. The reason why so few women do label themselves is because the English language has misinterpret and
SUCCESSFUL LANGUAGE LEARNERS Qualities of a successful language learner’s Age: Age variation in English learning and learning differences between children and adults are significant factors that must be taken into account in choosing the right approaches, design and procedures. In the survey it has been found that those respondents who had some exposure to English language in their childhood managed to acquire good communication skills. Infants are born as universal receivers of all language sounds, but
English spreads widely in each countries, no matter the area of region or information transfer, English becomes an important position in global language. As the specification of a global language, it essentially refers to a language that learned and spoken internationally, so English can be the most out-standing. According to the number of English-speaking calculations, English is the official language used by most countries, English is the most widely used second language in the world, and the percentage
Today English is the language of international law, international politics, business and diplomacy. Day by day more minor languages disappear, and English becomes more commonly used and global. Scholars argue about how globalization of English and bilingualism around the world would affect other languages and cultures. Most of my friends think that bilingualism and globalization of English will improve the lives of people around the world; however, the situation will only encourage competition and
Tame a Wild Tongue” by Gloria Anzaldua is relevant to today’s society, because it brings to discussion important social issues such acculturation, racism, and sexism. A major social event that she lived through and was an advocate of was the Chicano movement, which influenced her in her writing. This essay is not only written solely using her intelligence and research, it also comes from personal experience. Furthermore, she says that she will not be silenced anymore, that all people deserve the right
Comparing the Opening and Witches Scenes in Macbeth We watched two different versions of Macbeth. One was the BBC Shakespeare and the other one was a production called Middle English! While both productions told the story of the original play by William Shakespeare they were different in a number of ways. The BBC Shakespeare presents a traditional version of Macbeth. The director starts with a long shot of a bleak, empty landscape. As the camera zooms in it starts to focus on a granite
How to Tame a Wild Tongue, by Gloria Anzaldua is a piece that really emphasises that ethnic identity and language go hand-in-hand. The author does a really good job combining her own personal experiences and ideas together to form a well-crafted, persuasive essay. Anzaldua wrote this essay in 1987 shortly after the Chicano Civil Rights Movement led by Cesar Chavez. Anzaldua is a Chicana, which is made clear by the many recounts of personal experiences speaking Spanish sprinkled throughout the artifact
Scotland and Wales. By far the largest part of British literature has been written in the English language, with English literature developing into a global phenomenon, because of its use in the former colonies of Britain. In addition the story of British literature involves writings in Anglo-Norman, Anglo Saxon, Cornish, Welsh and other languages. Literature in Northern Ireland includes writings in English, Irish and Ulster Scots. Irish writers have played an important part in the development of
Bilingual Education With all the people who travel the world today, there is a greater need for bilingual education than ever before. 40 % of the population is monolingual, speaks only one language, 43 % knows at least 2 languages, 13 % know at least 3 languages, and only 1 percent speaks 5 or more languages. These numbers have definitely grown over the years and will continue to grow. As the number of people who knew at least 2 languages was 11 % in 1980, 14 % in 1990 and now , in 2018 it is at