I would say that multilingualism became less of a thing in Singapore when we decided to min-max everything including subjects that we study. By my generation we were made to feel that there was no point doing or learning anything unless you could get an A in it, whether it’s Malay or Hokkien or music.
Truly a lost generation
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna-insider/voices/language-learning-dialects-culture-social-cohesion-6426431
#Singapore #Languages
Adrianna Tan
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