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Deep Dive Podcast - How can kids be motivated to learn mother tongue?

26:40 Min

With English dominating daily life in Singapore, some parents say they lack the confidence or motivation to speak and teach their mother tongue at home. How can we help children appreciate and learn their mother tongue languages, and can we see them as more than just another school subject?

Steven Chia and Tiffany Ang sit down with Dr Tan Ee Ling, owner of Shiawase Books and Hayati Abdullah from NUSA Malay Language Tuition and Enrichment Centre on this week’s episode of Deep Dive.

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Deep Dive Podcast - How can kids be motivated to learn mother tongue?

18 Nov 2025 11:20am

With English dominating daily life in Singapore, some parents say they lack the confidence or motivation to speak and teach their mother tongue at home. How can we help children appreciate and learn their mother tongue languages, and can we see them as more than just another school subject?

Steven Chia and Tiffany Ang sit down with Dr Tan Ee Ling, owner of Shiawase Books and Hayati Abdullah from NUSA Malay Language Tuition and Enrichment Centre on this week’s episode of Deep Dive.

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