Mother Tongue

Chinese Language (CL) Department

The Chinese Language department believe in building a strong foundation in our students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills to help them achieve to the best that they can be. Through the various programmes and activities, we target to equip students with 21st Century Competencies to meet the demands of the future.

Malay Language (ML) Department

The Malay Language department aims to nurture proficient users of the Malay Language who are active and critical learners. The department works on various school programmes to equip students with the keenness to learn and the opportunities to use the Malay Language eloquently and with pride.

Tamil Language (TL) Department

The Tamil Language Unit aims to help cultivate in our students a passion for learning the Tamil language and culture through Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. It also aims to develop communication skills through spoken and written language medium. It places emphasis on the use of authentic activities to better engage our students in learning and developing their communication skills through Play Express and Mother Tongue Language Fortnight activities. Opportunities are also provided for students to showcase their talents and develop their potential in academics and aesthetics with the right social and moral values through school-based and external competitions. Recognising Reading as a precursor to higher language acquisition, the department has embarked on Reading Mum for lower primary and Reading Programme for Primary 5 and 6 with the subscription of the Tamil Daily newspaper once a week. The Tamil Language Unit has infused ICT Tools such as Kahoot, Nearpot, Quizlet into the teaching of Tamil Language which promotes reading and writing extensively from Primary 1 to Primary 6. A wide range of activities and programmes are provided so that our students have an enriching experience learning and using Tamil Language.