Mother Tongue Language (Malay)

Key Personnel

Subject Head Malay Language: Mdm Norashikin Bte Abdul Hamid

Aims & Objectives

To develop students into confident and competent Malay Language users who appreciate the Malay culture and values. Through interesting and enriching activities, we hope our students can develop a love for both the language and culture.

Our Approach

To provide students with a strong foundation in the 6 skills of the language, namely; Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Oral and Written Communication Skills.

Our Strategies

In alignment to the school’s Teaching and Learning Framework, the department engages the students in learning through the following ways:

• Use a repertoire of school-wide student-centric pedagogies to make student learning visible through strategies such as Cooperative Learning, Collaborative Learning and Differentiated Instruction;
• Leverage on students’ familiarity and regular use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Mother Tongue Language (MTL) learning;
• Create platforms and opportunities that encourage students to use their MTL to communicate proficiently in everyday life and to develop a deeper appreciation of their culture.

Key Programmes

1. Reading Programme

As reading is one of the essential ways to building competency in a language, the Malay Language Department runs a structured reading programme for all students. Every week, one period is set aside for our Reading Programme. Students will engage in various activities after reading a book. Students can borrow a book from either the school or the class library for the reading session. This year, our students will be exposed to the following books:

• Awie & Syasya Series (P1-P2)
• Nabil & Nabilah Series (P3-P4)
• Cerpen ‘Benih’ (P5) 
• Cerpen ‘Rahsia’(P6)

2. PreBaYa Programme

PreBaYa (Apresiasi Bahasa Dan Budaya) is a Malay Language programme aims to develop Primary 4 students who are passionate in both the Malay Language and culture.

In PreBaya, lessons and activities are geared towards equipping students with a comprehensive understanding of Malay culture, history, literature and the arts.

3. Mother Tongue Language Fortnight

To inculcate both awareness and appreciation of the Malay language and culture, we have prepared an extensive range of activities for all our students including poetry recitation of different genres, singing of cultural and children songs, batik painting, learning about traditional Malay delicacies, language games and traditional Kampong games.

All these activities will help to give students a better understanding of both the Malay language and culture.

Awards & Achievements