Mother Tongue Languages
Discover how the Mother Tongue Languages department builds confident communicators through cultural programmes, reading initiatives, and various immersion overseas trips.
Vision
To develop students into independent lifelong learners who can communicate effectively and appreciate Chinese, Malay and Indian ethnic cultures and values.
Objectives
Promote love and appreciation for the language.
Promote cross-cultural communication and understanding
Develop empathy and respect for people from diverse backgrounds.
The Mother Tongue Languages department has developed the 3C approach, which equips students with literacy skills to be confident and effective Mother Tongue Language communicators.
Key Approaches and Programmes
Mother Tongue Language Fortnight Programme
The Mother Tongue Language (MTL) Fortnight Programme aims to provide opportunities for our students to learn MTL and understand their own culture through active participation. A series of different ethnic activities during each festive period are planned to ignite the joy of learning MTL.
The first highlight of the year is the Chinese New Year celebration. All students are provided with authentic cultural appreciation experiences through exciting hall performances and subsequent class activities on the eve of Chinese New Year as well as during MTL lessons.
READ@YPS
3S Programme (STAR, SHINE, SHARE)
The 3S programme is the signature programme of the Chinese Language unit.
In STAR, we want to affirm our students’ efforts. In order to build a good reading culture in the school, customised reading packages are designed to emphasise our school’s values. Reading booklets are used to capture the progress of every student and their efforts are affirmed during ‘Celebrate Success’ sessions at the school level. Each session will normally commence with a guided reading session using an e-book followed by class activities bearing the same theme.
In SHINE, our teachers conduct inter-class activities to identify talented students and to mentor them to participate at the national events.
In SHARE, we encourage our students to write. We share our good stories written by our students by publishing our very own Chinese Essay Book named “绽放” and Chinese Newsletter.
E-Immersion Programme
The Mother Tongue Language department partners with schools in China, Brunei, and India to promotes cross-cultural communication and understanding equips students with the knowledge and skills they need to thrive in a globalized world, preparing them to be responsible, engaged, and respectful global citizens.
Immersion Programme
The Mother Tongue Language Department partners with schools in China, Brunei and Malaysia to promote cross-cultural communication and global awareness through meaningful language exchanges. In 2025, selected Primary 5 students also took part in a Physical Immersion Programme to Guangzhou, China, where they learnt alongside overseas peers and experienced local culture first-hand. Together, these experiences nurture students to become confident, culturally aware and globally minded learners.
