Debate on Chinese education in Singapore rages on

[Francis Hult]

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Debate on Chinese education in Singapore rages on
November 26, 2009 by admin

Written by Our Correspondent

Following the admission of MM Lee Kuan Yew that he had made a
"mistake" in Singapore's bilingual language policy, the debate on the
state and direction of Chinese education in Singapore has continued to
rage on in cyberspace and even in a Malaysia-based Chinese forum.
During a speech made at the official opening of the Singapore Centre
for Chinese Language, Lee said:  "We started the wrong way. We
insisted on ting xie (listening), mo xie (dictation) - madness! We had
teachers who were teaching in completely-Chinese schools. And they did
not want to use any English to teach English-speaking children Chinese
and that turned them off completely."

Full story:
http://www.temasekreview.com/2009/11/26/debate-on-chinese-education-in-singapore-rages-on/



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