In this paper, we examine the various nuanced dimensions of adolescents' dispositions to... more In this paper, we examine the various nuanced dimensions of adolescents' dispositions towards reading in one secondary school in Singapore, where a high-stakes examination culture often threatens to colonise the practices of leisure reading. Our focus is on the better and more ...
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, May 1, 2009
... Regarding status-related attitudes, our results differed with those from Ladegaards'... more ... Regarding status-related attitudes, our results differed with those from Ladegaards' study (2000): Our results show that the low SES group (M=2.60–2.74, SD = 0.54–0.61) tended to express more favourable attitudes ... Reading statistics and research , 4th ed, Boston, MA: Pearson. ...
In his encyclopedia of language, Crystal (1995) identified two main perspectives contributing to ... more In his encyclopedia of language, Crystal (1995) identified two main perspectives contributing to a nation’s decisions around language: national identity and internationalism. In the former, the nation looks within itself at its societal structure and composition, defining its needs in relation to national identity. In the latter, the nation looks outside from itself at the world and global economy, and defines itself and its needs in relation to its position within that world. In multilingual Singapore, it is the juxtaposition of these two perspectives, which I call ‘glocalism’, that form the nexus of the nation’s ‘English’-plus-‘mother-tongue’ bilingual policy. And it defines the parameters of the ongoing debate about English and Singlish, the more colloquial and home-grown variety of English in Singapore. In this article, I will unpack this ‘Singlish debate’, positioning the debate in the growing body of literature on language ideologies and the ways in which they mediate between social structure and linguistic practices.
Since the 1980s, Extensive Reading (ER), sometimes called The Extensive Reading and Information L... more Since the 1980s, Extensive Reading (ER), sometimes called The Extensive Reading and Information Literacy Programme (ERIL), has been a common feature of reading pedagogy in Singapore schools. However, while such programmes have proliferated, few have been ...
In this paper, we examine the various nuanced dimensions of adolescents' dispositions to... more In this paper, we examine the various nuanced dimensions of adolescents' dispositions towards reading in one secondary school in Singapore, where a high-stakes examination culture often threatens to colonise the practices of leisure reading. Our focus is on the better and more ...
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, May 1, 2009
... Regarding status-related attitudes, our results differed with those from Ladegaards'... more ... Regarding status-related attitudes, our results differed with those from Ladegaards' study (2000): Our results show that the low SES group (M=2.60–2.74, SD = 0.54–0.61) tended to express more favourable attitudes ... Reading statistics and research , 4th ed, Boston, MA: Pearson. ...
In his encyclopedia of language, Crystal (1995) identified two main perspectives contributing to ... more In his encyclopedia of language, Crystal (1995) identified two main perspectives contributing to a nation’s decisions around language: national identity and internationalism. In the former, the nation looks within itself at its societal structure and composition, defining its needs in relation to national identity. In the latter, the nation looks outside from itself at the world and global economy, and defines itself and its needs in relation to its position within that world. In multilingual Singapore, it is the juxtaposition of these two perspectives, which I call ‘glocalism’, that form the nexus of the nation’s ‘English’-plus-‘mother-tongue’ bilingual policy. And it defines the parameters of the ongoing debate about English and Singlish, the more colloquial and home-grown variety of English in Singapore. In this article, I will unpack this ‘Singlish debate’, positioning the debate in the growing body of literature on language ideologies and the ways in which they mediate between social structure and linguistic practices.
Since the 1980s, Extensive Reading (ER), sometimes called The Extensive Reading and Information L... more Since the 1980s, Extensive Reading (ER), sometimes called The Extensive Reading and Information Literacy Programme (ERIL), has been a common feature of reading pedagogy in Singapore schools. However, while such programmes have proliferated, few have been ...
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