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By Rita Elaine Silver, Lubna Alsagoff, Christine C M Goh

This identify examines monetary, social and political elements influencing language schooling, and provides a world standpoint on English language acquisition. This publication is devoted to the exploration of English language acquisition and improvement outdoors of the mostly monolingual environments of North the USA, the uk and Australia. in particular, the reviews examine varied elements of English language studying in Singapore, and use this event to forge connections with different New English contexts.Using empirical info drawn from various language study rooms, the members emphasise where of schooling inside an international framework of English language studying. In so doing they study financial, social and political components influencing language schooling, and current a refreshingly international viewpoint on English language acquisition. This accomplished exam of language studying in New English contexts can be of curiosity to researchers in utilized linguistics and international Englishes.

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In addition, many parents apparently use their own understanding of what ‘English’ is, on the assumption that any English is better than no English. English-speaking Singaporean children thus come to school equipped with a variety of English that does not necessarily match the variety targeted in school. Home-bound uses of language cannot be eradicated, because they are part of one’s heritage, and cannot be ignored, because home is the foundation of first language learning. The question is whether speakers are aware that Singlish and SgE are different things.

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