Mother Tongue Department Handbook

Subject Philosophy

We believe in holistic education.

We believe that every child wants to and can learn. When we design the curriculum for learners, we focus on their learning needs.

We believe that we can improve our learners’ learning by

• Creating caring and safe environments for learning,

• Allowing learners to proactively build their knowledge,

• Developing thinking skills and dispositions in our learners,

• Using assessments effectively to provide our learners with feedback to address their learning gaps

Mission

Enabling pupils to be effective communicators and inculcating in them the love and confidence in the usage of language.

Vision

A community of learners who appreciate Mother Tongue Culture and excel in the use of the language. 

Subject Approach

MOE Modular Approach include MT, FMT and HMT for P5 and P6, MT, HMT and MTSP for P3 and P4. 

Key Programmes and Activities

Festival Celebrations

• Chinese New Year celebration

• Hari Raya celebration

• Deepavali celebration

• Mid-Autumn Festival celebration

Cultural and Language Exposure

• Mother Tongue Fortnight and Culture Camp

• Mother Tongue Reading Campaign

• P3 Cultural Learning Journey

• P4 Cultural Performance Exposure Scheme

• P5 Oversea immersion programme

EXTERNAL COMPETITIONS

• CBS MT Storytelling Competition

• National Textual Recital Competition

• Wei De Zhi Hai National Penmanship Competition

• National Writing Competition

• National Vlog Competition

TEACHING 

Refer to CPDD Teacher's Guide Books and Textbooks for P1 to P6 CL/ML/TL (Hardcopies)

SETTING PAPERS

• Refer to Appendix One - P1 to P6 TOS for CL/ML/TL

• Refer to Appendix Two - Assessment Guide Book by CPDD for CL/ML/TL

VETTING PAPERS

Refer to 

• Appendix Two - Assessment Guide Book by CPDD for CL／ML／TL 

• Appendix Three - MT Vetting Process Form

• Appendix Four - P4 Vetting Checklist

MARKING SCHEME

Refer to Appendix Five - P5 and P6 Paper 1 Marking Scheme for CL/ML/TL 

Refer to Appendix Six - P5 and P6 Paper 2 Marking Scheme for CL/ML/TL