Bilingualism and hegemony : public discourse on Chinese language teaching in Singapore

• Main Author: Ee, Eileen Yan Li
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions::Asia::Singapore
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/25666
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper examines Singapore’s bilingual policy and recent changes in the teaching of Chinese in schools. In particular, a review of Chinese language teaching was undertaken following official criticisms of the traditional Chinese teaching methods. These criticisms stimulated the reproduction and c...