Posts Tagged ‘mandarin’
CNA, with video: Singapore’s former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has said that the country is well-placed to ride on China’s growth. And while Singaporeans have a distinct advantage given their ability to read, write and speak both English and Mandarin, it does not mean they fully understand the Chinese culture. Speaking at the Business […]
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Lee Kuan Yew on bilingualism. AsiaOne, with video: Singaporeans should not give up on their Chinese language, said former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew at a dialogue session at World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention on Friday. He said: “Everybody knows you got to do English, otherwise you won’t get on in Singapore…you won’t get on in […]
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88 years of Lee Kuan Yew. AsiaOne: On his 88th birthday on Sept 16 , former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew launched the Chinese edition of the best-selling book, Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going. … Speaking in both English and Mandarin at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Mr Lee stressed the […]
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Lee Kuan Yew insists that bilingualism is impossible and that English must take precedence over Chinese. CNA: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said Mandarin is important but it remains a second language in Singapore. So parents must be realistic in their expectations. Mr Lee was alluding to the furore which erupted after media reports that […]
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Bilingual policy difficult
Lee Kuan Yew admits he was wrong. Straits Times: ‘Initially, I believed that intelligence was equated to language ability. Later, I found that they are two different attributes – IQ and a facility for languages. My daughter, a neurologist, confirmed this,’ he said in an interview carried in Petir, the People’s Action Party magazine. Asked […]
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Tags: bilingualism, english, lee kuan yew, mandarin, petir
Lee’s first major speech in a while, tackling not the economic crisis, but the challenge of keeping up Singapore’s population (with a few heavy hints about the Chinese needing to breed more) and integrating immigrants. CNA: SINGAPORE: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has highlighted two challenges for Singapore to undertake in order to do well […]
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Tags: adaptation, foreign workers, immigration, integration, mandarin, permanent residents
30 yrs of Mandarin Campaign
Lee Kuan Yew is still promoting Mandarin. Straits Times: THE Speak Mandarin Campaign marks a major milestone as it celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year. The initiative has come a long way since its inception by then Prime Minister Lee in 1979 where it was launched to promote a common mother tongue language and social […]
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Ride on S’pore’s reputation
Lee Kuan Yew speaks at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry‘s Business China anniversary dinner, hyping up Singapore’s Mandarin education. Straits Times: SINGAPOREANS must press on with efforts to equip themselves with skills to do business in China and capitalise on the Republic’s strong reputation there, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on […]
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Tags: bilingualism, china, mandarin, singapore
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