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By Seah Chiang Nee from The Star, 28 November 2009 IN RECENT months, I have had a few glimpses of how far Singapore’s upper middle class has moved ahead in the richest city in South-East Asia. The chance came as I was searching to rent a home, looking behind closed doors in the presence of an agent. After visiting some two... 

作者：杨邦尼 自新加坡内阁资深李光耀反思双语教育的误区以来，关于新加坡华文教育改革的说法就层出不穷，而这种频繁关注也从侧面反映出一些问题。马来西亚《星洲日报》 26日刊发评论说，新加坡的华文教学已名存实亡，提早进入“对外汉语教学”的世界大潮，就像欧美人士学汉语，教语法，分辨主谓宾语，如何卷舌发音等。 文章摘录如下： 自上周，新加坡内阁资政李光耀在华文教研中心会上对当前华文教学撂下重话，旋即教育部长黄永宏提出让华文老师用英语在课堂上讲解”的重要宣示，一周以来，《联合早报》有多篇文章回应。长期关注狮城华语，来自中国暨南大学华文学院院长郭熙教授24日撰文倡议“不能用教母语的方式来教英语家庭长大的新加坡华人，而应该用对外汉语教学的方法，也就是教洋人的那一套来教他们。” 从李资政、教育部长到海外学人一语中的，不谋而合的认为用英语教华文之必要。至此，我们看见狮城华文教学已名存实亡，提早进入“对外汉语教学”的世界大... 

OPINION It was revealed by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan lately that there are about 4,500 new citizens serving as grassroots leaders in various estates in Singapore. He claimed that this will help promote integration between the newcomers and Singaporeans. With due respect to Dr Vivian, the grassroots organizations such as Residents'...