Be Understood. Not only in Singapore, Malaysia and Batam - the message for Speak Good English Movement 2006/07 intended for Singaporeans to recognise and use standard English.

Partners such as British Council and the Ministry of Education ran programmes to build emotional literacy as well as foundational skills in grammar, spelling and pronunciation.

• A new column, English as it is Broken, appeared in the Generation Y page of The Sunday Times, to address readers’ queries on the usage of English. The column ran for 2 years and is now a regularly updated online column on STOMP.
• The National Institute of Education (NIE) designed a workshop for the public to acquaint themselves with the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).