Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)Dec 29, 2022MiscellaneousMy Experiences - An Interview with the Press!As an annual event for Polyglot Club SG, the Making Your Choice! webinar for Primary 6 students was held again this year, on the 26th of...
Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)Jun 29, 2022MiscellaneousCreole Languages: What Are They?Creole languages are languages that arise from speakers of multiple languages acquiring a common tongue. It is a stable, full-fledged...
Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)Jun 6, 2022Miscellaneous7 Often-used "Baby Talk" Words in SingaporeI’m sure that no matter which country you’re from, you’ve heard your fair share of “baby talk” - whether it be during your own childhood,...
Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)May 30, 2022Miscellaneous10 Fake Friends of French and English (Non-Exhaustive List)Faux amis - this French term literally translates to false friends or fake friends in English. What comes to mind? The toxic friendships...
Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)May 19, 2022MiscellaneousIMTLD: The Beauty and Efficiency of SinglishInternational Womens’ Day, International Childrens’ Day, International Teachers’ Day. These are a few International Days that everyone...
Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)Jun 23, 2021MiscellaneousTraditional VS Simplified ChineseWhat's the difference between the two? Many people may not know this, but Chinese actually has two (main) types of writing systems –...
Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)Jun 23, 2021MiscellaneousCode-SwitchingWhat is code-switching, and why does it happen? A few weeks ago, I spent ten minutes of art class trying to get my friend to lend me her...
Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)Jun 23, 2021MiscellaneousWhich third (or second, or fourth, or fifth…) language should you learn?Learning a language is great and all - but with limited time and limited resources, which should you choose to best make use of what you...
Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)Jun 23, 2021MiscellaneousWhat is the CEFR framework - and why is it important?The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: a must-know for every language learner. To those who haven’t taken any language...