Mother Tongue
Overview
The Mother Tongue Languages (MTL) department in Tanglin Secondary School provides a variety of enrichment programmes to arouse students’ interest, enhance awareness and build knowledge in Chinese, Malay and Tamil cultures and languages. These include the MTL Fortnight and Language & Cultural Camps. For students to learn new skills and experience success, opportunities are created for them to participate in intra-school and national competitions. These include calligraphy, creative writing as well as language & cultural competitions.
Subjects Offered
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Lower Secondary Subjects Offered
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| Official Subject Title | |
| 1 | Chinese |
| 2 | Malay |
| 3 | Tamil |
| 4 | Basic Chinese |
| 5 | Basic Malay |
| 6 | Basic Tamil |
| 7 | Chinese B |
| 8 | Malay B |
| 9 | Tamil B |
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Upper Secondary – GCE N-Level
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Official Subject Title (Click to access syllabus) |
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| 1 | Chinese |
| 2 | Malay |
| 3 | Tamil |
| 4 | Basic Chinese |
| 5 | Basic Malay |
| 6 | Basic Tamil |
| 7 | Chinese B |
| 8 | Malay B |
| 9 | Tamil B |
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Upper Secondary – GCE O-Level
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Official Subject Title (Click to access syllabus) |
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| 1 | Chinese |
| 2 | Malay |
| 3 | Tamil |
| 4 | Higher Chinese |
| 5 | Chinese B |
| 6 | Malay B |
| 7 | Tamil B |
Key Department Programmes / Activities
| No. | Title of Programme / Activity | Brief Description |
| 1. | MTL Fortnight |
This is an annual MTL programme where a wide range of activities related to MT languages and cultures are conducted. These activities provide platforms for students to actively learn MTL and the associated cultures so as to experience MTL as ‘living languages’ and provide authentic opportunities for students to use MTL and experience the culture. |
| 2. | MT Language and Cultural camp | The CL, ML and TL camps provide an immersive environment for students to learn and use their MTL, and to appreciate the respective MTL cultures. |
| 3. | MTL iTrail |
The iTrail helps students to understand:
The iTrail was categorised into different themes: history (NE), food, traditional medicine, festival and arts & craft. |
| 4. | Immersion & education programme-Overseas Educational Trip | The trip enriches our students’ schooling experience through interaction with students from China, Chaoyang High School, and to provide our students with the opportunity to learn more about the Chinese education system and culture. |
| 5. | MTL Newspaper Reading Programme | The programme aims to arouse students’ interest in reading and improve their language competencies. |
| 6. | Speech Presentation | The speech presentation is held monthly where students present their speeches in front of the school during morning |