Posted 27 Aug 2009
TEFL teachers working in Shanghai may be buoyed by a new campaign to stamp out Chinglish.
Local authorities fear the inaccurate use of English on public signs could be an embarrassment when it welcomes foreign visitors to its World Expo fair in 2010.
Student volunteers have been enlisted to check public displays around the city and inform government officials if they suspect bad phrasing.
In addition, the Shanghai government, along with neighbouring Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, has published a 20-page guide book to standardise signs.
Xue Mingyang, director of the Shanghai Education Commission, was quoted in the China Daily commenting: "A number of the English translations are quite baffling, others are simply awkward."
Meanwhile, a new campaign in Singapore is also set to make TEFL teachers’ lives easier by encouraging young people to improve their English.
The Speak Good English Movement hopes to harness the popularity of social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter to spread its message.
A new slogan – "Impress. Inspire. Intoxicate" – is also being used to motivate children.
Category: TEFL Industry
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