The Stories Behind: Gen Zs speak...dialect!
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While many of their peers have little to no proficiency when it comes to the use of Hokkien or Teochew, Gen Zs Ong Yi Ting and Gareth Quek are making a keen effort to learn and even promote their dialects.
And they are not the only ones.
Co-founder of learndialect.sg Eugene Lee says he has seen a ten to 20 per cent increase in the number of youths enrolling for dialect lessons since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Video: Ooi Boon Keong/TODAY
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