P1 MTL CURRICULUM BRIEFING

Launch of 2015 Primary School New Mother Tongue Languages Curriculum

2010 MTL Review Recommendations

Recommendations implemented in the New Primary MTL curriculum:

• Strengthening the teaching and learning of interaction skills;

• A more systematic teaching of oral vocabulary & sentence structures; and

• Greater use of information and communication technology (ICT) in teaching and learning of MTLs.

Features of the 2015 Primary School MTL Curriculum

• Greater emphasis on spoken & written interaction skills;

• Greater focus on authentic activities to better engage students and develop their communications skills;

• Continue to expose students to culture & values through MTL learning.

Features of the 2015 Primary School MTL Curriculum

• Story characters set in real-life situations that students can relate to, so as to better engage students in their learning of MTL

• Greater use of ICT, e.g. videos, animation, digital interactive games etc.

Continued Focus on Language Skills

• Greater use of authentic language activities to better develop our students’ communication skills;

• Encourage language use in its various forms;

• Development of other language skills remain important.

Features of the Primary 1 Mother Tongue Language

Curriculum

Features of the P1 CL Curriculum

Growing up and learning alongside our pupils , these story characters engage our pupils in the learning of Chinese Language.

Features of the P1 CL Curriculum

Using ICT to enhance the teaching of CL Language

Features of the P1 CL Curriculum

http://xuele.moe.edu.sg/

Features of the P1 CL Curriculum

Using Big Books to teach vocabulary and sentence structures

Modular Currciulum in MFPS

• Most of the students will be taking Core Module（核心）at Primary 1

• For pupils who enter school with little or no exposure to CL will be taking Bridging Module（导入）for better support in learning.

Features of the P1 ML Curriculum

Features of the P1 ML Curriculum

Greater use of authentic language activities to better develop our students’ communication skills

Activities in the classroom focus more on spontaneous

2-way communication

Theen Thamizh

Joyful learning through games and hands on activities

Songs and folk stories are included in the syllabus

so as to make TL learning a joyful learning

experience.

Learning of MTL Through Activities

Mother Tongue Fortnight Activity

Holistic Assessment at Primary 1

Holistic Assessment

Formative Assessment

Learning Experiences/

tasks

Feedback on progress of

learning

Summative Assessment

Test /Oral Exam

Marks & Grades

Awarded

Holistic Assessment at Primary 1

Non-weighted Assessment

On-going formative assessment practices and strategies used in class daily:

• Self-assessment

• Peer-assessment

• Teacher’s questioning

• Providing feedback

AFL Components

AFL components are included in

both text and workbooks.

Sample of Oral Assessment Rubrics

Holistic Assessment at Primary 1

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Chinese

0% 0% 50% 50%Malay

Tamil

Written, Oral (Reading & Speaking), Listening

Weighted Assessment

Tips for Parents

• Encourage your child to learn through meaningful language games. For example, make use of the small flash cards to play games to help your child reinforce character recognition etc.

• Bring your child to the library or book store to cultivate reading habit.

• Show interest in your child’s learning experiences and encourage him or her to share them with you.

• Make use of objects in your environment such as road signs and advertisements to engage your child in conversations.

Thank you!