LANGUAGE learning has become a two-way struggle with Chinese Singaporeans battling to master Mandarin, while China nationals here strive to get their tongue around English.
At last week's launch of the Speak Mandarin Campaign's 30th anniversary celebrations, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew appealed to Chinese Singaporeans to speak Mandarin at home. He assured them their children would pick up English at school and at work.
It is specifically the predominantly English-speaking environment here that draws countless China nationals eager to learn what has become the global language.
Read the full report in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.
