Mother Tongue Languages

Our Vision is for our Crestians to be Passionate, Proficient and Confident Mother Tongue Language users 

Objectives:

• To create an environment for the learning and appreciation of MTL

• To ignite in Crestians a passion for their MTL through the activities organised

• To empower Crestians to cultivate and perpetuate their cultural heritage

• To provide authentic opportunities for Crestians to learn and appreciate other ethnic groups’ cultures

MTL Fortnight activities are carried out yearly by the Mother Tongue Department. Crestians taking the Mother Tongue Languages are given opportunities to experience the different facets of the MTL language and culture. A series of fun-filled activities and learning journeys are lined up for Crestians during the 2 weeks.

Objective:

To expose Crestians to news and selected reading materials of different genres, allowing them to be connected locally and globally.

The school embarked on a reading programme for all Crestians taking Mother Tongue Languages to enhance reading skills through creative ways, to cultivate good reading habits for extensive knowledge acquisition and to raise their language proficiency. Crestians are to read either the books selected by our teachers or newpapers /magazines subscribed for the reading programme.

To prepare graduating students for the GCE ‘O’ Level Mother Tongue Language paper in late May/early June, the MT department teachers conduct intensive revision during the school’s ELP programme. This aims to better prepare our students to do well in their Mid-year GCE ‘O’ level Mother Tongue Language examination.

In line with our school’s DSLO to prepare Crestians to be effective communicators, the Mother Tongue department leverages on our ALP programme to prepare and train our students to be Passionate, Proficient and Confident Mother Tongue Language users.

Click here for more information on our ALP.