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I struggle a lot with my second language, Malay but my teacher helped me a lot with it over the year.

I want to learn French

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Read Kelly Chang's interview on page 21. In Singapore, most students learn two languages (EL and Mother Tongue). Respond to any of the two questions:

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(b) If you could learn any language, what would it be and why?

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I do struggle learning a second language. My grandfather help me study my second language, Chinese. I would like to learn Malay, as I am Malaysian/ Indonesian I would like to learn the language so I can understand what they are saying

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I struggle in learning Chinese because learning both, the characters and the Hanyu Pinyin is quite hard.

The tuition center I go to helped me to catch up, even though I don't like to go there right after school.

My Mother Tonge teacher for this year made lesson more fun, making it easier to learn and less stressful.

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I struggle with learning Chinese. It is very complicated and i need to memorise a lot of words for spelling. If I could learn one language (assuming I get complete understanding ) I will choose Klingon (the Star Wars language ) because I want to go into the Star Wars universe and use a real lightsaber

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Naura 4D I think I will not struggle with a second subject because  my teachers are here to help me with my second subject it would be Japan because it is interesting.

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I do not struggle with learning English and Chinese. In fact, I even am learning three other languages, Japanese, French and Italian! I would also like to learn Malay, German, Spanish and Russian.

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I struggle with my 2 language. My grandfather helps me with Chinese because I am very bad.I would want to learn Indonesian and Malaysian language because I could learn how to say Malay and know how to understand

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Hi there I’m Pia I do not struggle with my second language but do always want to learn harder words which can be challenging. I think I’m doing ok thanks to my mum and teachers. If I could learn any language it would be Spanish as my mum knows a bit of Spanish

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I think that sometimes a second language even it is our language we will still face challenges

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Well I do struggle with Hindi as everything you write needs to be specified.

You can specify it in male or female. Memorising the spelling is the most complicated thing during Mother tongue.

Luckily we have a alternate week spelling test

I do take Hindi tuition which is every Thursday three to five pm .

If I would to learn a new language, I would like to learn Chinese or because most of my classmates know those Languages.

If I personally want to learn a specific language, then I would like to learn Japanese because Japan is my dream country. And if I have an opportunity to go there then it would be easier for me to communicate with them in Japanese.

Not only that but I also have heard that Japanese is an interesting language in learning and speaking. Small children my age are also willing to learn and speak in Japanese.

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I do struggle a little in my mother tongue language, Hindi. But my Hindi teacher in school helps me improve and my tuition teacher too.

A language I’d like to learn is my language from the north of India. I want to learn this language because I can communicate with others when I go to the north of India and I can finally figure out what my relatives are talking in that language!

I do struggle a lot in this language, unlike Hindi. I only know a few words, which I only figure by eavesdropping on conversations!

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i dont struggle learning a second language since i stayed in china for a year and some of my faminly only speak chinese, my family members have helped me a lot since my whole family is chinese.

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I sometimes struggle in learning japanese but with the help of Duolingo, I still can learn some knowledge about it.

If i could learn any language, i would learn dutch because my father's mother and father moved to Netherlands(Holland) and they speak dutch. So, I would like to learn dutch so that i could talk to them in their language.

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Yes, I struggle with learning Chinese as my second language. However, the constant encouragement from my Mother Tongue mentors helped me overcome many of the challenges that I faced over the past years.

I recall that when I was feeling really despondent at the end of Primary 2, my parents took me on a month-long learning journey to Taiwan. I managed to practise the language in real-life situations, such as ordering food, asking for directions, and even shopping at markets. We visited theme parks, museums and cultural places like temples and night markets where I learnt a lot about Chinese traditions and daily life. The trip was so enriching and reignited my enthusiasm for the language.

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At home and school I speak mostly English. My mother tongue language is Hindi .My parents always encourage me to speak to them in Hindi but sometimes I reply in English.I know I should learn more Hindi, but sometimes I am unsure of some words. My parents always help me in learning Hindi language at home.

In school, I attend Hindi lessons. At home my parents teach me Hindi.Everyday I am learning new words in Hindi . I spend a little time each day reading Hindi story books and listening Hindi songs.

Last month I wrote a letter to my grandmother in Hindi. She was surprised and beaming with joy after reading my letter. I felt very happy and I want to be able to talk to her better. It is difficult but with practice and effort I will get better.

I am looking forward to learn Mandarin language in future so that I can communicate with most of the people living in Singapore and China.

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I sometimes struggle in my studies.But when I need help, I can always ask for help from my auntie,but sometimes my auntie don’t know,too. I sometimes wonder,is studying for only children?

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I even know portuguese and malay

I wish I could learn Hindi

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I do struggle in Malay because I do not do my Malay homework or I don’t study for Malay but my parents teach me Malay but it’s just to hard 😡

Next time, I will try to learn Malay for 30 minutes

Duolingo will not help because there is no Malay 😭🙏

If I would learn more languages, I would learn Chinese so I have better conversations with my Chinese friends

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a)I struggle with learning how to speak Chinese because there are a lot of different characters but my grandmother and tuition teacher help me a lot

B)if I could learn any language it would be japanese so when I go skiing in Japan this year I can understand what they are saying

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I have struggled learning a second language which is Malay. It was hard for me at first but I paid attention to my teacher to know more about this language. My teacher, Cikgu Nasibah helped me throughout the Malay lessons when I didn’t understand.

I would like to learn Chinese because I think it is an interesting language. I can also write Chinese messages every once in a while especially during Chinese New Year!

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Yes! I struggle a little learning my second language, Hindi, while writing composition. My parents helped me in learning the language by speaking at home and making me understand the meaning of the words.

I would like to learn French language because it sounds nice and fun. I want to talk to people from other countries and maybe visit France one day.

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I do sometimes struggle with learning Chinese but when I do, I always ask my mother or tutor. They help me to understand Chinese better and help me to improve.

If I could learn any language ,I would learn Thai ,because my mother is from Thailand and all of my relatives speak in Thai.

My mother is always translating for my family and I. She knows a lot of different languages such as Spanish , Chinese,Thai and English.

One day, I hope to learn Thai,I already know a few simple word’s and phrases,but I would at least like to put some sentences together.

Learning different languages is important, it will make everybody’s life easier.

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I struggle with my second language. My family and I speak Indonesian at home, but sometimes my parents ask me to speak Malay as I learn it at school. Eventhough both languages are similar but there are still some differences that make it hard to learn both.

My family help me for Indonesian and my teachers at school help me learn Malay. I try my best to differentiate both languages. By learning both languages in depth, little by little I can see the differences.

I am interested in learning German because my mother can speak German well. Perhaps I'm gonna be interested in other languanges as well.

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I struggled with mandarin when I was younger because I could not understand or speak it well. However, my parents are both fluent in that language and they helped me get better. Another way I improved my mandarin was reading Chinese books, watching Chinese shows and listening to Chinese songs.

If I could learn any language it would be Korean , because my aunt lives in Korea and I would love to speak fluently in her language . I also think that it would be a lot easier to understand kpop songs.🩷

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I do not struggle with my 2nd languange which is Chinese as both my parents know how to speak Chinese. I would like to learn Nanjing language and cantonese because those are my parents' native laguage and I can speak to my Taiwanese relatives.

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I do something struggle with learning Chinese but when I do I always ask

My mother or my tutor.

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yes.i do struggle learning my second language. My tuition teacher comes to my house two times a week. I would like to learn more than one language but if I had to pick one it would be spanish because I have never seen anyone speak Spanish and in my choir lessons we sometimes sing Spanish os I think learning Spanish would be good.

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Yes, I sometimes do struggle learning my second language, Chinese even though I go for Chinese tuition weekly. Every time I find a question too difficult, I would ask my classmate if I am in class or my parents if I am at home.

Hmmm.. if I could learn any language? I guess I would choose to learn Hokkien as my grandparents can speak Hokkien fluently and has always wanted me to learn it.

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I struggle on my Second language because if we still struggle on first language I was second language is gonna be harder

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I do not have any struggle with my first, second and third language except sometimes, I struggle with Chinese (which is my third language), but in the end, I always get help from my tutor or use my dictionary.

If I could learn a language, I would learn Spanish, French, Japanese, German and Malay.

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I struggle with my second language, not because I don’t understand it, but there is too much homework and schoolwork.There is is so much that I don’t don’t manage to hand it in in time.I don’t want to be in higher Chinese any more. If I could learn any language, it would be Japanese.

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Aryash Sethuraman 4D

My second language in school is Tamil. Tamil is my mother tongue. Even though my parents and grandparents speak Tamil at home I am still learning hoe to speak as well as read and write in my mother tongue. It is a combined effort of my parents, grandmother and my tuition teacher who are helping me learn better and become proficient in Tamil language.

I would also like to learn Hindi and Mandarin as it could help me in the future.

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A)I struggle learning Chinese and Mt helps me learn more.

B)Of I got learn one language I would choose Malay because some of my friends are Malay so I could talk to them in malay.

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A) I sometimes struggle with my mother tongue because I don’t understand the meanings.If I would need help I would go to my mother.

B)If I could learn any language it would be Chinese because now in Singapore, Chinese language is a big advantage.

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I sometimes struggle with learning my second language, Chinese. My parents usually teach me, but sometimes I learn it on a phone app called Duolingo.

If I could learn any language, I would learn French and Korean because in the future, I want to travel to both of those countries.

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a) Yes I struggle learning a second language my tutor helped me learn it I still haven’t got the hang of it yet but I am working on it

b) I feel if I could learn a language it would be Thai as my mom is from Thailand 🇹🇭 and we go to Thailand 🇹🇭 like 4 times a year to visit my mothers parents and friends I love Thailand 🇹🇭 so much as it is my favourite country

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When I learn how to speak Chinese I was not good yet but when I try I get it I know how to speak other languages like Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea.

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I struggle with learning chinese it very hard to learn. My mother help me study my chinese language with year am so happy my mom help me.

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Hi guys! My name is Tanishka from 4I.I do struggle with my second language,HINDI .

Hindi is so confusing . Sometimes have to ask my teacher.I sometimes get scared to ask her.I allways get nervous to ask as I think she is going to scold me. My Mum helps in hindi .She even gives me test whenever i am done with it .

If I would to a new language,it would be chinese !

iI also want to learn korean as korea is my dream country!

If i want to learn korean I can go to Duolingo! It is a app where people from different countries can learn different languages!

Hope you guys like what i wrote

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I do not struggle with my second language because my grandmother helps me with Malay. I would also like to learn Arabic.

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I struggle learning malay because it is a hard language to learn but i get the hang of it and during exams i pass.

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Learning a second language

Is challenges u face is

Struggling

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I struggle in Chinese but my teacher has helped me a lot and went I need help he will teach me patiently

I want to learn Japanese because If we go japan I can understand the Japanese people

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My second language and mother tongue is Tamil. I have struggle speaking in Tamil but I am better at reading it . I also understand Tamil but not very well . I think my second language is important so that I don’t forget my own culture . I hope to get better at it by speaking in Tamil a lot more with my family members.

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I found the article on the earthquake in Myanmar interesting and moving . Also, my helper aunty is from Myanmar and I remember her being distraught and worried about her family when the earthquake happened a few months ago .

This article is about the UNICEF organisation helping the people affected by the earthquake, by providing them with food , shelter and emergency supplies. The child protection officers from UNICEF helped the affected kids by giving them toys and played games with them to reduce their fear and sadness .

I really hope that all the people affected will get well soon. I hope that they get back their homes soon and live life normally again.

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I am good with my English but Chinese a bit. I know learning things is good but Chinese is a bit difficult. I don’t know some words but soon I will get it

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My father and his brothers mostly speak French and African so I myself wanted to try French.Right now I am using Duolingo to learn French

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Sometimes I struggle with my malay language. Eventhought my parents speak to me in both English and Malay, I need to practice my malay language more. With teacher and friends help, hopefully I can master my malay language.