Mother Tongue Department

*Photo taken in 2024

Vision

Mother Tongue Language – A Living Language

Mission

The department aims to:

• develop students into proficient language users who can communicate in a confident and effective way in real life situations

• gain a better understanding and appreciation of our diverse cultural background

• develop a love for the language

Approach - The Meridian Experience

To achieve the purpose and objective of learning MTLs, the MTL department designed a variety of Learning Experiences to build confidence and foster joy of learning MTL.

Key Programmes

1. Secret Garden - Mother Tongue Language Advantures

2. To nurture the joy of learning and promote the use of the Mother Tongue Languages (MTL), Meridian Primary School has turned the MTL room into a magical hideaway – “The Secret Garden”. This provides students with authentic experiences in learning their Mother Tongue Languages, as they engage and explore in a stimulating environment. Students immerse in activities such as “Shopping Day”, “My Hobbies Day” and “Recruitment Day”. These activities excite students about learning while cultivating their interest and love for Chinese Language.

   
   

3. Festive Celebrations

4. In line with our School Motto of “To learn, To Love, To lead”, Festive celebration in Meridian is an event where students are actively involved in the planning and implementation. Platforms are also created for P4 to P6 students to take the lead in planning for actual day celebration and conducting the activities they plan with different levels.

5. Mother Tongue Language (MTL) Fortnight

6. MTL Fortnight is conducted on a yearly basis to with the objective of providing students with different platforms to learn and gain better understanding and appreciation of our diverse cultural background and develop a love for the language.

7. Reading Programme

8. Reading is important to enhance language skill.  We carry out a series of reading activities to encourage and cultivate the passion and habit of reading storybooks in our students.

   

   
   

For enquiries on the school’s Mother Tongue Department, please email:
Mdm Anna Lim (Head of Department)