Mother Tongue Languages
Mother Tongue Languages
| HOD Mother Tongue Languages | Ms Ng Ching Ing | ng_ching_ing@moe.edu.sg |
| SH Chinese Language | Mdm Zoey Oh Sze Wee | oh_sze_wee@moe.edu.sg |
| ST Malay Language | Ms Siti Daliah | siti_daliah_amat@moe.edu.sg |
| Chinese Language | Mdm Soo Lee Fong | soo_lee_fong@moe.edu.sg |
| Mdm Lee Wai Yee | lee_wai_yee@moe.edu.sg | |
| Mdm Chin Hsuen Wei | chin_hsuen_wei@moe.edu.sg | |
| Ms Roxanne Choy | choy_shu_wei_roxanne@moe.edu.sg | |
| Ms Chua Syin Thian | chua_syin_thian@moe.edu.sg | |
| Ms Yaw Lee Cheng | yaw_lee_cheng@moe.edu.sg | |
| Ms Lim Kaihui | lim_kaihui@moe.edu.sg | |
| Ms Lim Wan Xin | lim_wan_xin_a@schools.gov.sg | |
| Malay Language | Ms Siti Hawa Zaini | siti_hawa_zaini@moe.edu.sg |
| Ms Nur Zukhairiah | nur_zukhairiah_hamdan@moe.edu.sg | |
| Ms Bazilah Baderi | bazilah_baderi@moe.edu.sg | |
| Ms Nur Zawani | nur_zawani_mion@moe.edu.sg | |
| Tamil Language | Mdm Loganathan Dhanalakshimi | loganathan_dhanalakshmi@moe.edu.sg |
| Mrs Krishnamurthy Sudha ilavarasan | krishnamurthy_sudha_ilavarasan@moe.edu.sg |
Our Learning Approach
Mother Tongue Department adopted Communicative Language Teaching Approach in the teaching of MTL. We would like to develop our students into a confident individuals who are open-minded and able to communicate effectively.
Our Special Programmes
- Reading Programme
An objective of the reading programme is to promote reading culture and reading habits in students and to improve students’ vocabulary and reading skills.
Students will read newspaper articles (all three languages). Assignments or discussion on the given topic will be designed for the students to complete after reading.
Sec 1 to Sec 2 CL students will read one book in each semester. Assignments or discussions will be conducted in class to deepen students’ understanding of the text.
- Author-in-residence Programme
Selected Sec 2 CL students will participate in this programme where students will receive guidance in their writing from our local Chinese author. Students’ work will be included in our department’s publication 《园景》.
- Cultural Exposure programme
Students have opportunities to learn more about own culture through activities such as Mother Tongue Fortnight events, Leaning Journeys, attending Drama performance, etc.
- Overseas Immersion Programme
Selected Sec 2 CL students will attend a one-week immersion programme in Tianjin and Beijing, China in November, to enhance cultural awareness of students through an exchange programme with students from Tianjin First Middle School.