Language education policy - Singapore

• Main Authors: Jain, Ritu, Wee, Lionel
• Other Authors: A. Kirkpatrick
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2023
• Subjects: Humanities::Linguistics::Sociolinguistics::Multilingualism; Indians; Multilingualism; Language Policy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164057; https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-International-Handbook-of-Language-Education-Policy-in-Asia/Kirkpatrick-Liddicoat/p/book/9781032338460
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This chapter traces the history and developments of the language policy of Singapore over the years. Tracing the history of the education policy through the years since the founding of Singapore, it explains how the language policy has played an integral role in government initiatives for economic,...