<!-- by line -->By Goh Chin Lian
USING
English to teach Chinese has proven to be effective for children
from predominantly English-speaking homes.
So,
teachers should not be hung up on whether it is taboo to use a mix
of English and Chinese for these children, Education Minister Ng
Eng Hen said on Saturday.
He also
revealed that a task force is due to make proposals soon on how
this group of children can be taught the language.
'We
think we've to make certain significant changes,' he told reporters
after a conference on dyslexia, adding that parents would be given
ample notice of the changes.
As for
worries that Chinese standards would slip, Dr Ng pointed out that
the education system allows children who are able to pursue the
language at a higher level to do so.
'It's
not that you have one method that you can teach the whole
population,' he said, suggesting different strokes for different
folks.
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full story in The Sunday Times.