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Singapore English ( SgE, SE, en-SG) is the set of varieties of the English language native to Singapore. In Singapore, English is spoken in two main forms: Singaporean Standard English, which is indistinguishable grammatically from British English, and Singaporean Colloquial English, which is better known as Singlish. [2] [3]
All directional signs in Singapore are written in English.. Although de jure Malay is the national language, Singapore English is regarded de facto as the main language in Singapore, and is officially the main language of instruction in all school subjects except for Mother Tongue lessons in Singapore's education system.
The Speak Good English Movement ( SGEM) is a Singapore Government campaign [1] to "encourage Singaporeans to speak grammatically correct English that is universally understood". [2] It was launched by then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on 29 April 2000. The purpose was to ensure that Singaporeans recognise the importance of speaking Standard ...
English. Website. www .moelc .moe .edu .sg. The Ministry of Education Language Centre ( Abbreviation: MOELC) is a centralised educational institution for students in Singapore's education system to learn additional languages. There are two campuses located in Bishan and Newton, which are managed by the Ministry of Education of Singapore.
Glottolog. sing1237. Singapore Sign Language, or SgSL, is the native sign language used by the deaf and hard of hearing in Singapore, developed over six decades since the setting up of the first school for the Deaf in 1954. [1] Since Singapore's independence in 1965, the Singapore deaf community has had to adapt to many linguistic changes.
Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin, commonly known as Singdarin [a] or Singnese, [b] is a Mandarin dialect native and unique to Singapore similar to its English-based counterpart Singlish. It is based on Mandarin but has a large amount of English and Malay in its vocabulary. There are also words from other Chinese languages such as Cantonese ...
Singapore and Malaysia sign the separation agreement. 9 August: The Malaysian Parliament votes to expel Singapore from the Federation; Singapore becomes independent after separating from Malaysia. 21 September: Singapore is admitted into the United Nations as the 117th member. 15 October: Singapore becomes the 23rd member of the Commonwealth.
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.