Overview

Mother Tongue


Vision To nurture confident and effective communicators who are rooted in their culture and proficient in their Mother Tongue Languages.
Objective At Farrer Park Primary School, we aim to provide a holistic education whereby every child will be able to master listening, speaking, reading, writing and communication skills in their MTL and appreciate his/her culture. The Mother Tongue Department at Farrer Park Primary School provides a linguistically rich and vibrant cultural environment for pupils to attain these skills.

Programmes
Below are the main MTL programmes at Farrer Park Primary School:

Programmes	Description
Reading Programme	This school wide reading programme aims to build up pupils’ interest in reading Mother Tongue books. Post-reading activities are conducted after pupils completed reading the MT story books.
MT Language Fortnight	The MTL Fortnight aims to create an immersive environment for our pupils in their learning of the Mother Tongue language and culture. During the 2 weeks programme, a variety of cultural and language activities related to the Mother Tongue languages are organised for pupils. These activities provide platforms for students to actively learn MT and the associated culture to experience MT as a ‘living language’.
MT Language and Cultural Camp	P6 pupils participate in activities related to Mother Tongue language and culture in this annual day camp. Activities include artefact making, playing traditional games and quizzes.
CPES / CPEF	To cultivate the interest of pupils in cultural performances and in learning Mother Tongue language, pupils attend suitable theatre plays at public performance arts venues outside of school.

Useful information for parents who wish to find out how they can support their children in the learning of Mother Tongue Language:
Parents’ Guide to MTL Curriculum (available in both English and the respective Mother Tongue Languages) can be downloaded here.