Sociological Imagination Timeline
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Updated: 22 Sep 2017
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Created byDavini Dav
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PSLE introducedTamil language compulsory second language for Indian studentsEnglish as first language and main medium of instructionMother Tongue not considered for points for admission into local universitiesSpeak Good English MovementEnglish Language Elective ProgrammeEnglish most common home language10.5% of Indian Singaporeans regard Malay as their home languageBilingualism policy88.3% of the Indian community spoke MalayMy grandparents raised my mother speaking MalayThis national examination posed a challenge for my Tamil language acquisitionThough this policy made my parents bilingual, its effect on me diminished as I became monolingualMy race determined my Mother TongueThe need to learn Mother Tongue diminishedMy parents relaxed their emphasis on the need to be proficient in TamilMy family and I became more prescriptivist in EnglishMy mother spoke with my grandparents in Malay at homeI decided to pursue English LinguisticsMy family spoke English at home from birth
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