Speak Good English Movement

Highlights

Initiatives for this year’s Movement include:

• The Movement will launch Say It Right! and the Say It Right iPhone Application to help members of the public pronounce commonly mispronounced words correctly.
• STOMP will launch an Everyday English Worksheet for members of the public to find out their level of English proficiency and help improve their English.
• RazorTV will be producing “Street Speak”, a video series that highlights common problems Singaporeans face when using English.
• mypaper will start a series which profiles young executives whose good command of English has helped them excel in their careers and personal lives.
• The School Invasion Tour kicks off in January 2011. Homegrown bands, including West Grand Boulevard – who will perform later – will share how good English has helped them bring their songs to a wider audience.
• The Institute of Technical Education will be compiling an English phrase-book for preschool teachers.
• Banquet, Kopitiam and Ya Kun have all agreed to put up Speak Good English stickers, posters and banners in their premises.

2010/11 in a nutshell

The key focus for this year’s movement is to encourage Singaporeans to broaden the environment where Standard English is spoken and heard in Singapore. The Movement will invite those who can speak Standard English to consistently use it, so that those who are weak in the language can be exposed to, and immersed in it, and learn by example.

This year’s campaign tagline is “Get It Right!”. It is a call to action for everyone to make the extra effort to ensure they use the English language accurately and correctly.

For those who are trying to improve, “Get It Right!” is a motto to remind them that whenever they use English, they should try to use it correctly.

“Get It Right!” is also a rallying cry for those who are proficient in English to collectively and consciously raise the standard of English in Singapore.