Parents can make a difference by exposing children to mother tongue early, he said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – He grew up speaking, reading and writing predominantly in English. So he has to keep making an extra effort and have the discipline to improve his ability to speak and engage in Mandarin, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
“I do not have the same command and control of the language, and I can immediately feel the difference. I wish it were different. But I cannot go back to my formative years and redo my learning experience,” he said, adding that he has to keep practising to ensure he improves his ability to speak and engage in Mandarin regularly.
“We are providing you with more resources to do that through the Lee Kuan Yew bilingualism fund; through SPH Media; all the different resources for you to provide this exposure at a very young age to your children so that they grow up in a bilingual environment,” he added. TULJ is a fortnightly Chinese periodical for pre-schoolers, published by ZBSchools of SPH Media’s Chinese Media Group.
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