On 21 July 2022, SUSS’ Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS@SUSS) celebrated its 10th anniversary with the book launch of Unity in Diversity: Language and Society in Singapore, at the opening ceremony of the 22nd International Conference on Chinese Language and Culture (ICCLC-22), hosted in Singapore for the first time by the university.
Established in January 2012, CCS@SUSS has been working towards raising awareness and understanding of the Chinese language, culture, and contemporary Chinese society within the context of multicultural Singapore.
Professor Cheong Hee Kiat, SUSS President, delivered his welcome speech at the opening of the 22nd International Conference on Chinese Language and Culture.
新跃社科大学校长张起杰教授为第22届中国语言与文化国际学术研讨会致欢迎词。
Professor Cheong Hee Kiat, SUSS President, opened the event by sharing the importance of having a language policy in place in a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual country such as Singapore: “Our language policies need to be intentional and holistic, well-explained to stakeholders given the sensitive issues at stake. Given the volatility we see in the world today, among different nationalities and language groups, there is even more impetus and urgency for appropriate language policies to be formulated.”
Associate Professor Foo Tee Tuan, Director of CCS@SUSS, spoke about the Centre’s developments and milestones in the past decade.
新跃中华学术中心主任符诗专副教授为大会来宾讲述中心10年来的发展与里程碑。
Associate Professor Foo Tee Tuan, Director of CCS@SUSS, spoke about the Centre’s developments and milestones in the past decade. These include community events such as the Singapore Chinese Film Festival, the SUSS Cultural China Public Lectures, and the Singapore Early Childhood Education Chinese Symposium; publication of books under the SUSS Humanities Series, and the Chinese Enterprises and Communities Monograph Series; bringing the Inspired Island series of literary film festivals to Singapore; and running the Master of Education in Early Childhood Education (in Chinese) in collaboration with Beijing Normal University.
Unity in Diversity: Language and Society in Singapore is the latest book published under the SUSS Humanities Series. Professor Cheong and Professor Phua Kok Khoo, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of World Scientific Publishing, were present to grace the book launch.
The newly launched book is co-authored by Professor Eddie Kuo, founding director of CCS@SUSS and SUSS Academic Advisor, and Associate Professor Luo Futeng, SUSS Head of Chinese Language & Literature programmes.
《多元和统一：新加坡的语言与社会》两位作者郭振羽教授和罗福腾副教授，与世界科技出版公司主席兼总编辑为新书主持揭幕仪式。 
From left: Associate Professor Luo Futeng, SUSS Head of Chinese Language & Literature programmes; Professor Eddie Kuo, founding director of CCS@SUSS and SUSS Academic Advisor; Professor Phua Kok Khoo, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, World Scientific Publishing; Professor Cheong Hee Kiat, SUSS President; and Associate Professor Foo Tee Tuan, Director of CCS@SUSS.
左起：罗福腾副教授、郭振羽教授、潘国驹教授、张起杰教授、符诗专副教授。
The authors present a holistic observation of the implementation and progress of Singapore’s language planning and bilingual education policies since the nation’s independence. This is done through analysing data gleaned from years of national census and large amounts of historical facts, and setting the research from sociolinguistic perspectives.
The book also explores the current state of languages used by the four main local ethnic groups and the future trends, leading to discussions on important social sciences issues such as national consciousness, racial consciousness and self-identity.
Professor Eddie Kuo, founding director of CCS@SUSS and SUSS Academic Advisor (left) and Associate Professor Luo Futeng, SUSS Head of Chinese Language & Literature programmes, were delighted to launch their new book.
郭振羽教授（左）以及罗福腾副教授在新书发布会上满心欢喜。
Participants of the event each received a complimentary copy of Unity in Diversity: Language and Society in Singapore.
与会者均获赠“新跃人文丛书”第11册《多元和统一：新加坡的语言与社会》。
In tandem with the book launch, Professor Eddie Kuo delivered the keynote address entitled Unity in Diversity: Language Planning and Nation-building in Singapore, at the ICCLC-22. In the globalised 21st century, CCS@SUSS strives to serve as a bridging platform between the Singaporean Chinese community and other Chinese societies around the world, with the aim of forging mutual trust and friendship.
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新跃中华学术中心成立于2012年1月，10年来致力于促进不同文化背景的新加坡人对中华语言、文化和当代课题的了解和认识。置身于环球化的21世纪，搭建本地华人社会和其他华人地区的文化桥梁、建立彼此间的互信和情谊更是中心努力的方向。
2022年7月21日，中心在新跃社科大学（简称“跃大”）主办的第22届中国语言与文化国际学术研讨会的开幕礼上庆祝成立10周年纪念，同时发布“新跃人文丛书”的第11册——《多元和统一：新加坡的语言与社会》。这是新加坡首次作为该学术研讨会的东道国。
中心主任符诗专副教授在典礼上为大会来宾讲述中心10年来的发展与里程碑，包括新加坡华语电影节、新跃文化中华公开讲座以及新加坡学前教育华语论坛等常年活动；“新跃人文”及“华商华社研究”两套丛书的出版工作；把“岛屿”系列文学电影节带到新加坡；与北京师范大学合办学前教育方向专业硕士课程等等。
《多元和统一：新加坡的语言与社会》是由中华学术中心的首任主任郭振羽教授和跃大中文课程主任罗福腾副教授合著。本书借助历届人口普查数据以及大量史实资料，从社会语言学视角出发，全面观察新加坡自独立以来国家语言规划、双语教育政策的实施与发展，探讨四大族群的语言现状以及未来发展趋势，进而讨论国家意识、族群意识、身份认同等重要社会学课题。
跃大校长张起杰教授以及世界科技出版公司主席兼总编辑潘国驹教授也莅临会场，与两位作者一同为新书主持揭幕仪式。世界科技出版公司旗下的八方文化创作室协助跃大出版了两个丛书系列下的共14册书。
郭振羽教授为配合新书发布，在当天的研讨会上发表了专题演讲，讲题为“从多元到统一：新加坡语言规划和国族建构之路”。
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