品读The kind of Chinese elite we need-如果您是一个散文爱好者,一定不要错过我们的
TheideaofnurturingtheChineseelitehasbeenhotlydebatedinthepress.itisunderstoodthattheGovernmentleadersraisedthisissuewithtwomainobjectives:a)TheelitearetomeetthepracticalneedsofoureconomyasourtradeandindustryhaveexpandedtotheChinesespeakingareasinEastAsiaand;b)TheelitearerequiredinordertocarryonanddevelopChinesecultureandtraditionsinoursociety.TheChinese-educatedgenerallywelcomethisideaandtheyoungbilingualgenerationalsosupportsit.But,therearesome,albeitasmallnumberinmyopinion,whohaveexpressedcontraryviews.ThiscanbeseenclearlyfromalettercontributedbyareaderintheStraitsTimesonMay26.
Frommyexperiencewithpeoplefromdifferenteducationalbackground,icansurmisethatthewriterisEnglish-educated.ShemaynotbetoofamiliarwiththeChineselanguageandculture,andprobablyhaslittleunderstandingofthehistoryofoureducationsystemandthechangesinourlanguagepolicies.iunderstandherconcernsandshallattempttoallayherfearswiththefollowing:
Firstly,thekindofChineseelitewehaveinmindisdefinitelynotchauvinistic.Wecannotacceptanyformofchauvinism,beitChineseorEnglish.WeexpectourChineseelitetobeproficientnotonlyinbothChineseandEnglish,andpossessadepthofknowledgeofbothEasternandWesterncultures,butalsohaveagoodknowledgeofandrespectfortheculturesoftheminorityraces.inthefieldoflearning,theyshouldnotbenarrow-mindedChinesespecialists,butbroad-mindedpeoplewhoareknowledgeableaboutotherfieldsoflearningaswell.Moreimportantly,theyoughttohaveabroadculturalvisionandaworldview.TheoutstandinggraduatesofourSAPschoolsandothersecondaryschools,afterreceivingspecialisedtrainingintertiaryinstitutions,canbecometheidealChineseelitewhoarecertainlynoChinesechauvinists.
Secondly,thoseofuswhoareChinese-educatedarefullyawarethatalthoughChineseisthelargestethnicgroupinSingapore,weareamulti-racial,multi-culturalnation,andourfutureSingaporeanculturewillneverbepurelyChinese.Likeafabricwovenwithadiversityofcolourfulstrandsofthreads,oursocietycontainsrichculturalheritagewhichhailsfromEurope,China,indiaandtheMalayworld.Weliveinacommunitywheredifferentculturesinteract,weabsorbandlearnfromoneanother"sfinetraditions.inourperception,ourfuturesocietywillnotbeameltingpotdominatedbyaparticularculture,butapotpourriinwhichalldifferentculturescanbepreservedanddevelopedfully.
Finally,imightaddthatibelievethattheChineseelitecanonlybesuccessfulandcontinuetodevelopwhentheyarenurturedintheabove-mentionedwayandinthecontextofourmodernSingapore.
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刘蕙霞
近日政府领导人多次提出本国须栽培华文精英,主要目的有二:配合当前经济需求与培养华族文化传承人。对于这个概念,华文教育者都普遍赞同,年轻的双语一代,据我所知,也深感到有这种必要。只是,有一小部分人持相反的意见。这种反对之声,反映在《海峡时报》5月26日一位读者的来函中。共2页,当前第1页12※本文作者:佚名※
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