http://childhoodspeech.com Parenting A Multilingual Kid In A Multicultural Society Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:47:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://childhoodspeech.com/2010/05/mother-tongue-language-leaves-a-heavy-weight-on-the-shoulders/ http://childhoodspeech.com/2010/05/mother-tongue-language-leaves-a-heavy-weight-on-the-shoulders/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 06:42:02 +0000 Hanifa K. Cook http://childhoodspeech.com/?p=3174

In recent weeks, there have been discussions on whether to reduce the weighting of Mother Tongue Language (MTL) [1] for PSLE (Primary School Leaving Examinations) students. Mother Tongue Language is a subject in the Singapore education curriculum. The languages are Tamil, Malay and Mandarin. Students can choose to study one of these languages other than [...]]]> http://childhoodspeech.com/2010/05/mother-tongue-language-leaves-a-heavy-weight-on-the-shoulders/feed/ 0