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S1E3: Why are young Singaporeans getting more jiak kantang?

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Do you find yourself struggling with learning Mandarin back in school? Or maybe, long after you graduated, the use of the Chinese language seem to be of no use anymore? Whether you are someone who uses Chinese idioms and proverbs in your everyday life or a "jiak kantang" (a Hokkien term used to describe Asians who are overly westernised and know little about their own culture), dive in with us as we discuss why the Chinese language is getting harder to master amongst the young today and how adult learners pick up and improve their proficiency of the language in today's episode!

Resources:

  • English gaining ground as the language most used at home: Census 2020 (June 2021)- https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/census-2020-more-households-speaking-english-1966731  
  • Speak Mandarin Campaign uses wrong Chinese character for the word 'Read' (July 2017) - https://mothership.sg/2017/07/speak-mandarin-campaign-uses-wrong-chinese-character-for-the-word-read/
  • Nathan Hartono chosen to promote Chinese language learning (Jan 2017) - https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/nathan-hartono-chosen-promote-chinese-language-learning

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