Mother Tongue
Discover how MGS nurtures a love for Mother Tongue languages through engaging, holistic teaching across Chinese, Malay, and Tamil.
Vision
To inspire and cultivate each MGS girl to love and appreciate their own mother tongue language and culture.
Philosophy
We believe in teaching Mother Tongue holistically and engagingly. Our teachers use a variety of resources, such as novels, poetry, skits, music, and news media in their teaching of the Language. Reading, listening, writing, and oratorical skills are developed through many activities, such as classroom discussions, group work, and school-wide events that stimulate the girls’ interest in their Mother Tongue.
Academic Programmes
Subjects offered:
Chinese Language
Higher Chinese
Malay Language
Higher Malay
Tamil Language
Higher Tamil
Pedagogical Approach
Infusion of ICT, Higher-order thinking skills, and National Education into the curriculum.
Student Learning Space portal to complement teaching and learning.
On-line magazines and newspaper articles to supplement students’ reading
Mother Tongue Language Fortnight activities to expose students to the various Mother Tongue Language and Cultures.
National Syllabuses
Please refer to this link (opens in new tab).
Approved Dictionaries (opens in new tab)
Curriculum
The Mother Tongue Languages curriculum enables learners to demonstrate the six global competencies (New Pedagogies for Deep Learning):
Acquire and demonstrate the skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing which are essential for learning and later in life. (Critical Thinking, Collaboration)
Develop the ability to communicate their thoughts and feelings and respond accordingly. (Communication)
Immerse themselves in new linguistic, social, and economic challenges brought about by globalization. (Citizenship)
Appreciate the cultural heritage of respective ethnic groups. (Creativity, Character)
Assessment
The purpose of assessment is to improve students’ learning and teachers’ teaching. For Mother Tongue Language assessment, we focus on assessment for learning as an on going process that arises out of the interaction between teaching and learning.