{"id":17645,"date":"2019-04-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-28T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/2019\/04\/29\/questioning-the-role-of-singlish-in-singapore-a-potential-resource-for-forging-stronger-bonds\/"},"modified":"2021-02-15T14:58:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T06:58:31","slug":"questioning-the-role-of-singlish-in-singapore-a-potential-resource-for-forging-stronger-bonds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/2019\/04\/29\/questioning-the-role-of-singlish-in-singapore-a-potential-resource-for-forging-stronger-bonds\/","title":{"rendered":"Questioning the Role of Singlish in Singapore: A Potential Resource for Forging Stronger Bonds"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_17646\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17646\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17646\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/Lah.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/Lah.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/Lah-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/Lah-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/Lah-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: &#8216;Lah&#8217; by Kelman Chiang from SRN&#8217;s SG Photobank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On 29 April 2000, Singapore\u2019s government launched the Speak Good English Movement in a bid to promote the English proficiency of Singaporeans and reduce the use of Singlish, a form of colloquial English spoken in Singapore. This was a response to the fear that Singlish might compromise competence in Standard English, resulting in Singaporeans losing out in the international market. However, does speaking Singlish really impede the learning of Standard English, and do its speakers really give Singapore and Singaporeans a bad impression on a global stage?<\/p>\n<p>Professor Lionel Wee (NUS English Language and Literature) addresses the socio-political controversies surrounding Singlish in his book, <i>The Singlish Controversy: Language, Culture and Identity in a Globalizing World <\/i>(Cambridge University Press, 2018). Some Singaporeans have defended the value of Singlish by claiming that it is a resource for strengthening the Singaporean identity and developing solidarity among Singaporeans. 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