Speak Good English Movement

issue on Singlish, whether it should be allowed or not, since it is related to our society and because of the rising use of Singlish in this generation. I was inspired to write and research on this topic as my school had an English week where we were taught more about English and the languages around us. One of them was Singlish.

universal language, English language, for the most pragmatic and economic purposes. However, because of the nature of our society which is multicultural and multiracial, the government will keep on pushing for policies that are desirable and necessary for our economic survival to keep up with the pace and scale for growth. One of these policies include the Speak Good English Movement launched in 2000. This policy, aimed at reducing the use of Singlish and promoting the use of good English (Sim, 2015), will

She gets her chance with the arrival of Bernadette Morrissey, a widow, and her brother Napoleon. Pauline notes that they are well off, mixed-bloods who have acquired land. Napoleon is single, but has a drinking problem; however, he is admired as a good Catholic for taking in his sister and her three children, Clarence, Sophie, and Philomena. Pauline lies to Bernadette and tells them she is abused at Regina's and has to do rough chores. Bernadette tells her that she will have to work hard in her home

Young Immigrants: Coping with Changes Being an immigrant is not a choice for many children; they usually have no options except to follows their family wherever they move. Once they already move, they need to make a significant adjustment to the new environment. The transition of culture may be difficult for these children since they grew up with different culture and customs. To be a part of the new community, they must open their heart and accept the different. The most challenging part would

English is a language which is known for a very long time. From roughly 400 a.C. it started to develop and this is still continuing. English has had a lot of invasions from languages while it eventually was spread all over the world. Meanwhile there are a lot of different types of English. Almost in every part of the world, English is influenced by other languages of that region. Just the same happened in Singapore. An English-based creole named Colloquial Singaporean English also known as Singlish

While the U.S has no official language, English is the most commonly spoken language in the country. Ever since the 1980’s, there has been a phenomenon known as the English-Only Movement, which is driven by those who believe English should be made the official language of the U.S. This phenomenon began in the 1980’s when Americans started to fear that immigrant languages would take over English (Crawford, 1998). For the past three decades, this movement has continued to have an impact in the U

i. One Misconception regarding ELL students is that immersion into an English-speaking classroom is enough for students to learn English. 1. In many cases there is an assumption that by placing an ELL student into a mainstream English-speaking classroom they will quickly acclimate themselves to English because that is what they are surrounded by during the school-day. Students will hear English being spoken and will quickly pick up on what is being asked of them. a. “Juan was 7 years old and is new

English is an official language of at least 50 countries. In this list the United States of America is excluded. English might be viewed as the national language due to its popularity in America but that is not the case. The U.S. has never had an official language since its foundation. At the foundation of the United States of America in 1780, there was some proposal by some individuals like Adam john and others who held similar opinion to start a government English academy that would teach English

or strong were used to describe general physique and skill in labor or language were used to describe whether a slave could speak english or their special work trait. Lots of scars were described like some on their heads, back or thighs and branding was described on all different body parts for each slave. From lots of description of the amount of english each slave can speak and the types of branding each slave has it can be assumed that people on the street are expected to ask and observe slaves

concerning the use of English in the two countries, the political landscape involving the role of English, the mentality towards English and lastly the teaching of English. In the past English was the language of the Singaporean government when Singapore was a British colony. Since then it has been a wellspring of economic resource. Meanwhile English has never held official status in Japan and the citizens of japan can make a comfortable living for themselves without the need for English in daily activities