Many still cannot speak or write English properly

Many still cannot speak or write English properly

Excerpt from the Straits Times Forum, dated 3 Dec 2007.

I WAS pleased to read the report, 'Singapore pupils shine in global reading test' (ST, Nov29). If I understand correctly, the test was of silent reading and comprehension. I also note that English-language experts warned schools here not to be complacent and that our students lag behind many others in spoken and written English.

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