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Direct linkFarrell, Thomas S. C.; Kun, Serena Tan Kiat – Applied Linguistics, 2008
The widespread use of a local variety of English, Singapore Colloquial English, or Singlish, has become somewhat of a controversial issue in Singapore especially in the eyes of the Singapore government. For example, in 2002 the Singapore government launched The "Speak Good English Movement" (SGEM) with the objective of promoting the use…
Descriptors: Standard Spoken Usage, Language Planning, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedSiegal, Meryl – Applied Linguistics, 1996
Examines the intersection of learner identity, social position, and second-language acquisition. The article, which focuses on a case study of a white woman learning Japanese in Japan, presents a conversation between the learner and her professor to show the dynamic coconstruction of identity and sociolinguistic proficiency within conversational…
Descriptors: Body Language, Case Studies, College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages)
