Glocalisation, English and Singlish: Creating a Singaporean Identity

• Main Author: Prakash, Pravin
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; Non-Traditional Security; Southeast Asia and ASEAN; Singapore and Homeland Security
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81330; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40753
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The English versus Singlish debate reflects an element of the social fabric of Singapore. The concept of glocalisation brings a deeper understanding to a weak argument on Singlish’s role and imperative for competence in English. The need to redouble efforts at teaching Standard English is underlined...