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2. Chinese as a foreign language - Wikipedia

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   Many online courses in Standard Mandarin, Standard Cantonese and some other varieties are available through commercial, governmental and nonprofit websites catering to speakers of English and over a hundred other languages. [38] Free and Paid-for courses are also offered via podcasts. Software is also available to help students pronounce, read ...

3. Language education in Singapore - Wikipedia

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   Singapore is a racially and linguistically diverse city-state, with four official languages: English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay and Tamil. [4] During British colonial rule (1819-1942), [5] a variety of school systems were in place and most schools taught exclusively in one of the above four languages.

4. Languages of Singapore - Wikipedia

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   The languages of Singapore are English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil, with the lingua franca between Singaporeans being English, the de facto main language. Among themselves, Singaporeans often speak Singlish, an English creole arising from centuries of contact between Singapore's internationalised society and its legacy of being a British colony.

5. Speak Mandarin Campaign - Wikipedia

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   The Speak Mandarin Campaign (SMC; traditional Chinese: 講華語運動; simplified Chinese: 讲华语运动; pinyin: Jiǎng Huáyǔ Yùndòng) is an initiative by the Government of Singapore to encourage the Chinese Singaporean population to speak Standard Mandarin Chinese, one of the four official languages of Singapore.

6. List of Chinese-language radio stations - Wikipedia

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   Broadcasting from London on Spectrum Online – Daily Cantonese broadcast 18:00–19:00, and daily Mandarin broadcast 19:00–20:00; British Broadcasting Corporation [6] BBC GMR Eastern Horizon, Manchester [7] The UK's first local Chinese radio service since 1983 – Was broadcast every Sunday 19.00–21.00.

7. Promote Mandarin Council - Wikipedia

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   The Promote Mandarin Council (Mandarin Chinese: 讲华语运动, romanized: Jiǎng huáyǔ yùndòng, lit. 'Speak Mandarin Campaign') is a Singaporean organisation established in 1979 as part of then- PM Lee Kuan Yew 's programme to promote Mandarin as the preferred language amongst Chinese Singaporeans .

8. Singlish - Wikipedia

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   Singlish (a portmanteau of Singapore and English), formally known as Colloquial Singaporean English, is an English-based creole language originating in Singapore. [1] [2] [3] Singlish arose out of a situation of prolonged language contact between speakers of many different Asian languages in Singapore, such as Malay, Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin, Teochew, and Tamil. [4]

9. International Chinese Language Program - Wikipedia

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   The center was established in 1961 by Stanford University to meet the stringent research and educational needs of Stanford University students. In 1963, the Inter−University Board was created and the official name became the Inter−University Program for Chinese Language Studies (IUP), commonly referred to as the "Stanford Center," with several top American universities contributing funds ...