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2005/06: Speak Up. Speak Out. Speak Well

Broadcast, online and print coverage for the year.

Media Coverage 2005/06

Media coverage on the Speak Good English Movement for the year.

Online Coverage

Date Website Clipping
2005 SGEM website
An Interview with SGEM Chairman, Professor Koh Tai Ann (WORD, 90.5KB)

Print Coverage

Date Publication Headline
July 2005 Family
Word Up – Interview with Mohd Hata Rahmad, SGEM !con (PDF, 5.21MB)
17 June 2005 Straits Times
Benchmarking our English (PDF, 1.26MB)
14 June 2005 Straits Times
Don’t mimic Westerners, let local accent be heard (PDF, 426KB)
13 June 2005 The New Paper
Many accents but they are still English (PDF, 270KB)
13 June 2005 Today
Better English calls for better teaching (PDF, 397KB)
June 2005 LIME
Ms Mary Bukoh, SGEM !con (PDF, 298KB)
June 2005 Today’s Parents
Those magic moments (PDF, 1.88MB)
28 May 2005 Today
Don’t let Singlish distract from goal of good English (PDF, 361KB)
28 May 2005 Straits Times
Teach use of dictionary in pronunciation (PDF, 198KB)
27 May 2005 I.S. Magazine
Speak Good English Movement 2005 launch (PDF, 75KB)
27 May 2005 Today
Should we preserve Singlish? (PDF, 396KB)
26 May 2005 Today
Save our shiok! (PDF, 461KB)
25 May 2005 Today
Hold subsidised or free English classes to improve standard of language (PDF, 220KB)
24 May 2005 Today
What’s wrong if I’m…? (PDF, 138KB)
22 May 2005 Straits Times
Back to grammar – but who will teach the teachers? (PDF, 1.59MB)
21 May 2005 Straits Times
Ensure screen idols speak the language well (PDF, 382KB)
21 May 2005 Straits Times
Distinguish between the spoken and the formal (PDF, 367KB)
21 May 2005 Straits Times
How to say the Singapore pledge correctly (PDF, 219KB)
21 May 2005 Straits Times
Good English used to be every teacher’s business (PDF, 257KB)
21 May 2005 Straits Times
Include grammar in teaching of English (PDF, 213KB)
20 May 2005 Today
Our English no standard, lah (PDF, 902KB)
19 May 2005 Today
The Native Advantage (WORD, 320KB)
18 May 2005 Straits Times
High cost of Singlish (PDF, 309KB)
18 May 2005 Berita Harian
Language Movement (WORD, 299KB)
16 May 2005 Straits Times
Code Switch On Off (WORD, 354KB)
16 May 2005 The New Paper
Speak Good English campaign has long way to go (WORD, 131KB)
15 May 2005 The Sunday Times
The Amazing Race 3 (WORD, 91KB)
15 May 2005 Straits Times
You see there got? (WORD, 504KB)
14 May 2005 Tamil Murasu
Speak Good English at all places (PDF, 810KB)
14 May 2005 Straits Times
Drop the lahs (WORD, 194KB)
14 May 2005 Today
Speak Good English, lah (WORD, 172KB)
14 May 2005 The New Paper
You must be daring’ (WORD, 279.5KB)
14 May 2005 Lianhe Zaobao
PM Lee: Use of proper English when hosting foreigners (PDF, 709KB)
14 May 2005 Berita Harian
Singaporeans are encouraged to speak good English (WORD, 232KB)
13 May 2005 The New Paper
Still not ‘spicking’ good English (WORD, 316KB)
13 May 2005 Straits Times
Time for English speech to grow up (PDF, 441KB)
13 May 2005 Shin Min Daily News
PM Lee calls for taxi drivers and those in the hospitality industry to speak good English (WORD, 301KB)
13 May 2005 Lianhe Wanbao
PM Lee: Not speaking good English = setting obstacles for yourself (WORD, 251KB)
13 May 2005 Associated Press
Singapore turns to rap and hip-hop (PDF, 204KB)
09 May 2005 Today
Don’t take the Singlish way out (WORD, 434KB)
06 May 2005 Today
Good English can go unrecognised (WORD, 136KB)
06 May 2005 Lianhe Zaobao
Prime Minister Lee: Hosting foreign visitor – Use good English when communicating (WORD, 274KB)
06 May 2005 Lianhe Zaobao
Regardless of Occupation and Race Everyone Speaks Good English (WORD, 417KB)
06 May 2005 Lianhe Wanbao
Speak Good English Movement – Encouraging Singaporeans to Speak Good English (WORD, 232KB)
06 May 2005 Berita Harian
Icons to speak good English (WORD, 273KB)
05 May 2005 Straits Times
Playing Catch with Good English (WORD, 371KB)
05 May 2005 Today
A Dozen Icons (WORD, 269KB)
05 May 2005 Tamil Murasu
Popular icons speak good English (WORD, 214KB)
04 May 2005 Straits Times
Speak Good English Movement (WORD, 92KB)