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Mandarin is a language, or part of a group of languages, spoken by 1.3 billion people worldwide. If you define Mandarin as one language, rather than a grouping, it is the single most spoken language on the planet. Outside of Singapore, it is also spoken widely in...
The Japanese language is intricate and fascinating. The tonal qualities of the language are quite unique and the inherent politeness of the Japanese people translates well into its language, which is, in turn, elegant, stylish and drips with respect. The Japanese...
Corinna has been teaching the German language and culture long before coming to Singapore. Combined with her background in accounting and finance, she has a wealth of experience in teaching German language and culture with precision. Although she is a native speaker...
Singapore is a multicultural and multilingual nation with a unique approach to language. Although we have four main languages, English is the unifying lingua franca and is the language in which children are taught. In school, it is compulsory for students to also...
Over the years, we have seen many great figures such as Mahatma Gandhi, whose first language was Gujarati but went on to learn 10 languages. Or Nelson Mandela, whose first language was Xhosa but took up English as his second language. In recent years, we have also...
When I found out that my family would be moving to Singapore, I realised that I would need to pick up a ‘mother tongue’ in secondary school. Growing up in America hadn’t exposed me to the Singaporean system, but I knew enough from stories that my cousins told me to...