Speak Good English Movement

The Speak Good English Movement (SGEM) is a Singapore Government campaign[1] to "encourage Singaporeans to speak grammatically correct English that is universally understood".[2] It was launched by then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on 29 April 2000. The purpose was to ensure that Singaporeans recognise the importance of speaking Standard English and to encourage its usage.[3] It is seen as a measure to counter the usage of Singapore Colloquial English, known as Singlish.

  1. ^ "Singapore:Singapore to launch speak-good-English campaign". 30 August 1999. Archived from the original on 25 October 2000. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  2. ^ "About Us". goodenglish.org.sg. Good English Movement. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. ^ Locals told to speak English, not Singlish [dead link] – NZ Herald, 10 September 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2010