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HY2229/SSA2204 Nation-building in Singapore AY2013-14 Semester 2

Lecture 10

Becoming Singaporean Ethnic Relations and Language

A. Objectives

. Managing Rae Relations !"roug" Multiulturalism in Singapore

. #anguage $oliies and Rae Relations in Singapore% &ulture' $olitis'

(onomis

Aepts our di))erenes*

&"inese%

&entral problem o) singapore+ Ho, to unit group o) people into one

nation

!opulation b" Ethnic #roup$ Singapore$ 1%1&'(00%

Year &"inese Mala.s ndians t"ers

1%1& 30 120 - Ra))les re,

1%() 3300 31 5400 50 600 7 200 2

1%*+ 13700 45 12800 42 2900 10 600 3

1&01 154000 72 35000 15 17000 6 9600 4

1&), 729800 76 113600 12 71900 6 22900 2

1&%0 1685200 77 381800 18 184500 5 81500 2

(00% 3561500 75+5 572000 14 379200 7+9 57200 1+4

Soure% &"ie, Seen ong 1991 SingStats

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:;or Singapore is not .et a nation+ t is onl. a state' a so


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i+e+ NS' student un"app.+ =ell@no,n riots+

$olitial sensiti

- $M #ee uan Ye,' Eeember 1958

B. 5he 6anagement o4 Ethnicit" in Singapore !rinciples$ !lat4orms$!olicies

. !rinciples

1+ Seularism

Separation o) religion and politis

2+ Multiulturalism

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(Fual status )or all raesG mala.s are reognied speial

group

mala.+

3+ Meritora.

(Fual opportunities )or all based on abilit. and a"ie


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reenbrae loal identities+ Lelie


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&ommemorations e+g+ Raial Harmon. Ea. 21 Bul.

preent on)lit/de


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ation+ $re


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a+ Hindu Ad


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Attrating ?lobal !alent

mage as a :?lobal &it.> open to international eonomi and

ultural eC"ange%

global talent+ ?ood li


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/. /haracteristics o4 Singapore7s 6ulticulturalism the /6O 6odel

chinese mala" indian others.

. Multiulturalism not uniFue to Singapore but Singapores model o)

multiulturalism is

. &olonial n"eritane % !"e raialied organiation o) Singapore soiet.

based on :plae o) origins>' :language use> and :essential

"arateristis o) people>+

. &ontinued b. t"e $A$ go


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;. ssues 2ith Singapore7s multiculturalism

1+ O44icial denial o4 distinctive =Singaporean culture> 2h"?

Assumes t"at reation o) distinti


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A de-raialied Singaporean identit. possible or onl. t"e

Q"ig")alutin


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. 1&+@ Separation

1+ Mala. remains national language but de


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Neutral Kni).ing #anguage

a+ Singapores :double-minorit. situation>

"inese and mala.+

singapore tr.ing to a


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eonomi de - Er !on. !an' 1965' Minister o) (duation

:!"e prinipal


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;. 1&,% Special Assistance !lan Schools 1&,&

1+ (nglis" and Mandarin as )irst language in t"ese s"ools

2+ ;or top 6 o) primar. s"ool students ,"o passed $S#(

3+ =". J !o $reser


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;. /hanges in S6/ 4rom 1&&0s on2ards

earl. SM& dialets+ Eialet-spea@ing "inese+

no, target englis"-spea@ing "inese + better at englis" t"an mandrain+1990s on,ards+ Eirimination muslim+ Spea@ing mandarin in ,or@spae+

1+ 1990 &ampaign :Huaren' Hua.u> ) .ou are &"inese' ma@e astatement J in Mandarin

Ne, target% (nglis"-spea@ing &"inese Singaporeans

2+ La@)ired

3+ 2004-present% &ampaign aim at post-1958 .oung generation

BB lin+

tr.ing to enourage mandarin+

politiall. tr.ing to ta@e are o) "inese sensitiit.+

eonomi+

enourage+ $pl as middle man+ Liulture+ ;untion bot" ,it",est and east+

. h" changes in 65 policies?

1+ nreasing need )or Mot"er !ongue to spread desirable ultural'

soial and i


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1+ 1&&1 mproving !rimar" School Education Report

Streaming at primar. 4 (M1/ (M2/ (M3/(M

(M% (nglis"' mot"er tougon as oral le )rom

Seondar. 3 in learning &"inese

3+ (00) ' Re4inement o4 /hinese Language CB7 s"llabus

;or students ,ea@ in Mandarin )rom Seondar. 1 sored &

)or $S#(

;or students ,it" learning disabilities

4+ (00) ' ntroduction o4 Bicultural Studies !rogram 9/hinese:

Aims% ;or reation o) :biultural elite>

8+ (010 6other 5ongue Language Revie2

More targeted' inno


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M!H(R !N?K( #AN?KA?( R(D(=' 2010

"ttp%//,,,+moe+go


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. Linguistic 4ault'lines

1+ Marginalit. o) :&"inese-eduated> generation ,it"in t"e &"inese

ommunit. be)ore 1990s

2+ (le


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:Singlis" is not simpl. t"e use o) Qla"s and Qlo"s+ t is our interpretation o) t"e (nglis"language and our uniFue usage o) it in e


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