

Mother Tongue Languages Department
Vision
To nurture confident communicators,
gracious citizens and global thinkers who are proud of their language and
culture.
Mission
We strive to make the learning of language,
culture, and values enjoyable and meaningful for all our learners.
Key Pedagogy
Cooperative Learning Approach Facilitated by ICT Tools (Google Classroom, Online Mind-mapping Tools, Google Apps, etc)
Key Programmes
No. | Programme | Level | Schedule |
1 | Academic Support Programme | Sec 3-5 | On-going |
2 | One-to-One Oral Coaching | Sec 3-5 | On-going |
3 | MTL Reading Programme on Current Issues | Sec 3-5 | Term 1-3 |
4 | MTL Video Making Project Work | Sec 3 | Term 1-3 |
5 | Intensive Revision Programme for O Level Exam | Sec 4-5 | May |
6 | MTL Oral Clinic | Sec 4-5 & Sec 3 HCL | June |
7 | MTL Fortnight Programme | Sec 3 | April |
8 | Tamil Touch Typing Programme | All TL students | On-going |
Achievements in Competitions (2018 - 2019)
Competitions | Awards | |
1 | National Secondary Schools Chinese Mini-Fiction Creative Writing Competition 2018 | Excellence Award |
2 | National Reading Superstar Competition 2018 | 1st Prize |
3 | Amazing Race Lumbuba 2018 | 3rd Place |
4 | Malay Language Essay Writing Competition (Anugerah Pena Emas 2018) | 10 Gold Awards 2 Silver Awards Top 30 out of 300 plus essays |
5 | Malay Finesse Infographic Competition 2019 | 2nd Place 4th Place |
6 | Saya Boleh Mengarang Essay Writing Competition (Nationals) | 3 Gold With Distinctions 1 Silver Award 1 Bronze Award |
7 | Appointed as Malay Language Student Ambassadors | Certificate of Accomplishment and Rakan Bahasa Badge |
8 | Anugerah Pena Emas Malay Essay Writing Competition 2019 | 12 Gold Awards |
9 | National on-the-spot Chinese Story Writing Competition (Secondary Category) 2019 | 1st Place |
10 | National Argumentative Writing Competition | Commendation Prize |
11 | MT Fiesta’2019 Competitions (Composition Writing) | 3rd Place |
Highlights for Professional Development (2019-2020)
1 | A Paper titled “Improving Students' Narrative Descriptive Ability with SLS——from Reading to Writing and Peer Evaluation” was presented at Secondary School Chinese Language Teachers’ Seminar 2019. |
2 | Acceptance of Research Proposal for Malay Language Seminar 2020 (Aug 2019) Seminar Paper Title: Effectiveness of Google Classroom Learning Management System in Project Based Assessment (presenting on 17 March 2020) |
3 | Launch of Malay Language Month (Sept 2019) |
4 | Trialling of Teaching and Learning of Malay Language using SLS (Secondary Schools) with Master Teacher Mr Rahmat Subadah (Sept 2019) |
5 | Participation in ETD-School Partnership Programme 2019. |
S/No |
Name |
Designation |
|
1 |
Ms Wong Peizi |
HOD/MTL |
wong_peizi@moe.edu.sg |
2 | Dr Tan Yuh Huann | Lead Teacher (CL) | tan_yuh_huann@moe.edu.sg |
3 |
Mr Saravana Perumal |
TL Coordinator |
k_saravanaperumal@moe.edu.sg |
4 |
Mdm Cheng Jing |
Teacher (CL) |
cheng_jing@moe.edu.sg |
5 |
Ms Tan Jing Ying |
Teacher (CL) |
tan_jing_ying@moe.edu.sg |
6 |
Mdm Siti Zainab Binte Zainal |
Teacher (ML) |
siti_zainab_zainal@moe.edu.sg |
7 |
Mdm Dian Syahidah Bte Abdul Aziz |
Teacher (ML) |
dian_syahidah_abdul_aziz@moe.edu.sg |
8 |
Mr Ishak Lias |
Teacher (ML) |
ishak_lias@moe.edu.sg |
9 |
Mrs Catherine Jeyaseelan |
Teacher (TL) |
catherine_jeyaseelan@moe.edu.sg |
MTL Fortnight 2020
The Mother-Tongue Languages (MTL) Department conducted a series of vibrant and interactive activities from 24-26 August as part of MTL Fortnight 2020. These cultural activities allowed our Secondary Three students to actively learn and experience Mother Tongue as ‘a living language’. These activities included the making of bamboo slips, mask painting, batik painting & craft making, embossed painting, and playing traditional games. As a culmination of the MTL Fortnight cultural experiences, staff and students were treated to cultural food items such as mooncakes, Malay traditional kueh and murukku. To promote cross-cultural appreciation, the Secondary Three students also set up an exhibition to showcase their enriching and meaningful learning experiences with students of other levels.