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2. Language education in Singapore - Wikipedia

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   Singapore is a racially and linguistically diverse city-state, with four official languages: English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay and Tamil. [4] During British colonial rule (1819-1942), [5] a variety of school systems were in place and most schools taught exclusively in one of the above four languages.

3. Singaporean Mandarin - Wikipedia

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   Singaporean Mandarin (traditional Chinese: 新加坡 華語; simplified Chinese: 新加坡 华语; pinyin: Xīnjiāpō Huáyǔ) is a variety of Mandarin Chinese spoken natively in Singapore. Mandarin is one of the four official languages [2] of Singapore along with English, Malay and Tamil.

4. Speak Mandarin Campaign - Wikipedia

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   The Speak Mandarin Campaign (SMC; traditional Chinese: 講華語運動; simplified Chinese: 讲华语运动; pinyin: Jiǎng Huáyǔ Yùndòng) is an initiative by the Government of Singapore to encourage the Chinese Singaporean population to speak Standard Mandarin Chinese, one of the four official languages of Singapore.

5. Chinese as a foreign language - Wikipedia

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   In Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, some Bumiputera and Indian send their children to Chinese primary school. In recent years several independent language learners have used online resources and immersion techniques to learn Mandarin to various degrees of fluency, without relying on formal courses.

6. Languages of Singapore - Wikipedia

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   The Government promotes Mandarin among Singaporean Chinese people, since it views the language as a bridge between Singapore's diverse non-Mandarin speaking groups, and as a tool for forging a common Chinese cultural identity. [8] China's economic rise in the 21st century has also encouraged a greater use of Mandarin.

7. Singapore Centre for Chinese Language - Wikipedia

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   Singapore Centre for Chinese Language (SCCL) started its in-service training courses in June 2009. [5] It aims to enhance the teaching literacy, competency and professionalism of Chinese language teachers. To date, SCCL has provided training for more than 30,000 Chinese language teachers.