Reader's Response [draft 1]

Can English be Singaporean mother tongue? 

  According to Luke, there is the ongoing argument whether English should be regarded as the mother tongue or the first language. He mentions that it would take a long time for the world to recognise Singapore as an English-speaking country because of the skin colour. However, he also shed the light gives the observation that increasing number of Singaporeans are regarding English as their first language, or they do speak English at home.

 I personally feel that English should not be regarded just merely as Singaporean mother tongue. Because it has been regarded as the first language which made our education, politics, and economics prosper more than it would have been without the aid of English, we should continue to regard English as our first language. 

Luke Lu is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Language, Discourse and Communication, King’s College London
Lu, L. (2013, July 15). Today Online. Retrieved from Today Online: http://www.todayonline.com/commentary/can-english-be-singaporean-mother-tongue?singlepage=true