Xiao Lan Curdt?Christiansen|Baoqi Sun
Nurturing bilingual learners: challenges and concerns in Singapore
University of Reading|Nanyang Technological University
singapores bilingual policy legitimises english language governmental administration interethnic communication also medium instruction schools levels across subjects except mother tongues mts result politics language recognition visible shift occurred ethnic groups away mts towards english rectify language shift situation government emphasised developing bilingualism raising bilingual children begin preschools paper examine two topdown official documents review mother tongue languages report issued 2011 nurturing early learners framework mother tongue languages developed 2013 attempting identify complex factors influence language shift present intertextual analysis report curriculum framework compare consistencies locate implicit inconsistencies policy position bilingual education preschools conclude article outlining implications changing current bilingual educational models providing teacher training programmes maximise learning opportunities young bilingual learners