‘Monolingual Shift’ in Singapore: A blessing or curse for its national identity?
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‘Monolingual Shift’ in Singapore: A blessing or curse for its national identity?

https://theindependent.sg/monolingual-sh...-identity/
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We have the great advantage of bilingual or multilingual .... only fools would want to be monolingual

KTV妹妹说,香港人无义,台湾人无情,新加坂人无智 Big Grin
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AI and Google Translate are the culprits.
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Should get rid of Vietnamese, Thai, Hokkien and Tamil

Very ugly sounding languages

Yucks!
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(14-08-2024, 11:46 AM)Tangsen Wrote:  We have the great advantage of bilingual or multilingual .... only fools would want to be monolingual

Govt did weaken bilingual in last decade, thinking it maybe boost national identity.

Our regional neighbours are fast becoming bilingual or multilingual.
They able to absorb technical knowledge are comparable to Sg as internet.
Often take sales and HR post than younger Sg.
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You remember last time got Monolingual classes in primary schools?

What type of students were in these classes?  Thinking Rotfl
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