Mother Tongue Languages
Mother Tongue Languages
Department Overview
The school believes that the Mother Tongue Languages (MTLs) are important bearers of culture and a source of social belonging and identity. This is why fostering a deep understanding and appreciation of culture, and cultivating a positive attitude towards life and people underpins the department’s efforts to develop in students a strong foundation in their respective MTLs.
Key to this is an emphasis on the core skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing; a focus on interaction skills; tailoring instruction to different learning needs of students; and engaging lessons and resources that capture students’ interest.
Department Members
| Head of Department | |
|---|---|
| Mdm Tan Hsuen Fang | |
| Subject Head | |
| Mdm. Shavitha Jamna Ramakrishnan ( Tamil Language) | |
| Members | |
| Mdm Tan Meow Huang (ST/CL) | Mdm Lim Wen Huey (ST/CL) |
| Mrs Tan Yoke Yin (HOD ICT) | Mr Gwee Yee Tat Ryan (YH) |
| Mr Sairamprabhu Balasubramani (HOD/CCE) | Mdm Hartini Sanin |
| Mr Mohamad Najeeb Abdul Majid (Asst Year Head UP) | Mdm Liu Beibei |
| Miss Cheng Boon Ling | Mdm Tan Chai Hia |
| Miss Kim QingXian | Miss Isdasusianty Ismail (ML Coordinator) |
| Mdm Xiao Chuan | Miss Lim Poh Li |
| Mdm Rashitha Bibi Abdul Hameed | Mr Wong Song Pei |
| Mdm Zhuo Miaolin | Mdm Cheung Ka Lai |
| Mdm Siti Nazhira Bte Mohd Aini | Mdm Ng Beng Kiaw (FAJT) |
| Mrs. Vijayalakshimi Balasubramaniam (FAJT) | Mdm Loh Huey Luen (AED – T & L) |
| Mdm Lekhaadevi Balakrishnan (FAJT) |
Programme Highlights
Reading Programmes
A love for reading accelerates language development and to nurture this, students read extensively through a structured programme from Primary One to Six. At the same time, students also learn character development and sound moral values through the experience and power of stories.
Mother Tongue (MTL) / e-MTL Fortnight
A platform to enhance the authentic learning of language, the MTL Fortnight activities leverage cultural experiences that allow students to understand and learn MTL in context and as living languages.
Public Speaking
To develop confidence in communication, students are trained and given opportunities to experience public speaking at various platforms such as school concerts, celebrations and during recess throughout the year. The school acknowledges those who have put in effort and performed well as a confident speaker.
Festive Celebrations
The communal celebration of different festivals are leveraged to help students learn and appreciate Singapore’s diverse cultural heritage. By participating in one another’s cultural traditions, students gain insights about people who may be different from themselves, and this fosters acceptance and responsibility towards others. It also creates common experiences and shared memories to help strengthen a sense of belonging to the nation.
Chinese New Year Concert
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Sharing the festive joy with staff
Learning from each other about different cultures and festivals
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Staff, students and parent volunteers coming together to celebrate the joyous occasion! We are also happy to have the Seniors from Lions’ Befrienders joining us for the CNY concert this year!
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Little Ambassadors Programme
MTL high progress learners are stretched through enrichment activities and/or external competitions to help them fulfil their potential in the language.
