Here is the video for this episode:
Here are the links for the video:
Singlish (English)
Speak Good English movement: https://www.languagecouncils.sg/goodenglish/about-us
SGEM in Infopedia: https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_575_2004-12-23.html
National Language Campaigns: https://www.nhb.gov.sg/what-we-do/our-work/community-engagement/public-programmes/national-language-campaigns
Singlish: https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1745_2010-12-29.html
Commentary on Singlish: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/singlish-singapore-english-language-code-switch-uneducated-11477190
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speak_Good_English_Movement
More relatable campaign: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/a-friendlier-more-relatable-speak-good-english-movement
A pdf from NLC: https://www.languagecouncils.sg/goodenglish/-/media/sgem/document/pdfs/speak-good-english-movement-through-the-years-2000-to-2018.pdf?la=en
Smartlocal (image source): https://thesmartlocal.com/reviews/singapore/uniquely-singapore-2/others-uniquely-singapore-2/speak-good-english-movement/
MT learning in SG (Tamil)
Explaining cancel culture in mother tongue (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLIjsT1ZqHo
Dravidian languages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dravidian_languages
Sinitic languages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinitic_languages and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varieties_of_Chinese
Third language for a select few? (French)
MOELC's criteria for doing third language: https://www.moelc.moe.edu.sg/courses
Age at which we stop learning language efficiently: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/at-what-age-does-our-ability-to-learn-a-new-language-like-a-native-speaker-disappear