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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.
After the closure of Umar Pulavar Tamil High School in 1982, [1] St George’s Road Tamil Language Centre was renamed as Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre in 1983 to preserve the name of the high school. [2] The centre offers the Tamil language elective programme under the National Elective Tamil Programme by the Ministry of Education. [3]
Below is a list of schools offering a two or three-year pre-university education in Singapore, along with the special programmes offered by the schools.The year of establishment in this article reflects the year in which the pre-university programme is implemented, particularly for the Integrated Programme High Schools.
As a result, students from such schools will attend Tamil language classes at the Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre (UPTLC). [72] On the other hand, Indian students who speak non-Dravidian languages can choose from Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati and Urdu. [2] However, as with Tamil, only certain schools offer these non-Dravidian languages.
Language education in Singapore; U. Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre This page was last edited on 16 November 2017, at 18:16 (UTC). ...
Tamil is one of the four official languages of Singapore. [7] Tamil is taught as a second language in most government schools from primary to junior college levels. Tamil is an examinable subject at all major nationwide exams. There is a daily Tamil newspaper printed in Singapore, Tamil Murasu.
This is a category for schools specializing in teaching languages. Pages in category "Language schools in Singapore" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Singapore Tamilian Association; Singai Tamil Sangam; Singapore Tamizhar Eyakkam; Singapore Yadavar Association; Singapore Telugu Samajam; Society of Indian Students (formerly: Society of Indian Scholars) Tamils Information Technology Society, Singapore) -https://www.STiTSociety.org; Tamils Representative Council (TRC) Tamils Reform Association ...