Title
Malay instructional booklet entitled '25 National Language Lessons'
Year/Period
1962
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Image size: L 16.4 x W 12.2
Accession No.
1999-00314
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr Sim Pheng Chuan
The publication of instructional booklets on how to speak and use Malay aimed to popularise the language and was the clearest indication yet of the important role that language played in the nation-building process. Deemed the National Language by the government, Malay was regarded as the medium to help foster a common Malayan identity among the people of Singapore. As some of the lessons in these booklets were bilingual in nature, the interaction between non-Malay and Malay readers could play a part in breaking down communal barriers and cementing cultural unity along the way.
