新加坡雙語教育政策對台灣雙語教育的啟示

Exploring Implications of Bilingual Education in Singapore for Taiwan

新加坡自1959年脫離英國殖民統治以來，通過多次調整語言政策，將英語作為主要教學語言，母語則作為一門學科，強調國家認同、國際化及文化傳承。台灣的雙語政策也經過數次調整，尤其在2008年行政院通過「挑戰2008國家發展重點計畫」後，開始強化英語教學。近年來，台灣公布「2030雙語國家政策發展藍圖」，期望提升國際競爭力與英語力，引起公眾、教育學者和語言教育政策制定者極大的關注。雙語教育與第二語言學習不同，全球各國有不同模式，其中新加坡是較具代表性的案例。新加坡的雙語教育政策尤其因其與台灣相似的華人社會背景而被視為東亞區域的典範。本文採用文獻分析法，通過比較新加坡與台灣的雙語教育政策，探討新加坡的成功經驗對台灣的啟示。研究資料來源包括政府政策文件、學術期刊文章及報告，並對相關理論進行批判性分析。此外，本文結合台灣現行政策與教育現場的挑戰，分析其政策落實過程中的困難，對台灣雙語教育政策的發展具有適時參考價值。

Since Singapore broke away from British colonial rule in 1959, it has adjusted its language policy several times, using English as the main language of instruction and the mother tongue as a subject to emphasize national identity, internationalization and cultural heritage. Taiwan's bilingual policy has also been adjusted several times. In particular, after the Yuan Executive adopted the ''Challenge 2008 National Development Key Plan'' in 2008, it began to strengthen the teaching of English. In recent years, Taiwan has announced the ''2030 Bilingual National Policy Development Blueprint'' in the hope of improving international competitiveness and English proficiency, which has attracted much attention from the public, education scholars and language education policy makers. Bilingual education is different from learning a second language. Countries around the world have different models, of which Singapore is a representative case. Singapore's bilingual education policy is seen as a model for the East Asian region, particularly because of its similar Chinese social background to Taiwan. This article compares Singapore's and Taiwan's bilingual education policies through a literature review and examines the implications of Singapore's successful experience for Taiwan. Research sources include government policy documents, academic journal articles and reports, and a critical analysis of relevant theories. In addition, this article combines Taiwan's current policy and educational challenges to analyze the difficulties in policy implementation, which is of great value to the development of Taiwan's bilingual education policy.