By: A Singaporean Learner
Go find the PDF. Read Chapter 7 where Lee Kuan Yew describes failing his Chinese oral exam. Read the footnote where he admits he still dreams in English but counts money in Chinese. And then close the file. my lifelong challenge singapore 39-s bilingual journey pdf
The late Mr. Lee Kuan Yew himself admitted in his book, "My Lifelong Challenge: Singapore’s Bilingual Journey" (published in 2011 by Straits Times Press), that he struggled with Chinese. He lamented that he did not learn the language properly as a child. If the architect of modern Singapore found it a "lifelong challenge," what hope was there for the rest of us? By: A Singaporean Learner Go find the PDF