International Mother Language Day was last week and we posted about celebrating the individual mother tongue each of us uses. Today we look at Singapore's inclusive language policy.
By Ee-Ling Low
Singapore's education system has garnered much international interest in the light of its consistently high student achievement in internationally benchmarked tests. Many are asking the obvious question: Why or what accounts for Singapore's educational success?
While a myriad of factors lie at the heart of Singapore's educational success, this article will focus on the contribution of careful language planning and policy implementation that has helped the nation to consistently perform well on international student achievement tests.
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