Singapore’s language policies

Authors

  • Nguyen Thi Nhu Tạp chí Cộng sản

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51453/2354-1431/2018/247

Keywords:

Singapore, language policies, solutions.

Abstract

Singapore is a multi-lingual country, thus the language policy attachs to its government plans. Currently, the Singapore government maintains linguistic diversity, affecting the use of languages and corresponding their functions in the communities that speak those languages through the education system. The paper attentively introduces, overviews Singapore’s language policy and clarifies 03 issues: (1). Singapore linguistic diversity and policy toward languages; (2). Principle issues about Singapore's language policies; (3). Issues raised during the implementation of Singapore's policies and solutions

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Published

2021-04-07

How to Cite

Nguyễn Thị , N. (2021). Singapore’s language policies. SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF TAN TRAO UNIVERSITY, 4(8), 29–35. https://doi.org/10.51453/2354-1431/2018/247

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 8 (2018): No. 8, JUNE-2018

Section

Humanities and Social Sciences

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