In his recent speech at the 9th Mother Tongue Languages Symposium (e-MTLS), Education Minister Mr Lawrence Wong has called bilingualism “the hallmark of [Singapore’s] education system”. Indeed, since the 1960s, almost every student in Singapore has learnt two languages. However, […]
PRE-SCHOOL TAMIL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME TO BENEFIT PRE-SCHOOLERS The pre-school Tamil Enrichment Programme that has been launched to familiarise Tamil pre-schoolers with their mother tongue is progressing well. Initiated by the Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA) on July 1, the programme […]
MOTHER TONGUE PROGRAMMES TO BE BUMPED UP IN SCHOOLS Singapore, a multicultural hotpot of an island-state, has crafted many of its national policies around catering to its diverse demographic. One of the crucial policies surrounding the safeguarding of Singaporeans’ interests […]
MOTHER TONGUE SUBJECTS HOW MUCH WILL IT AFFECT THE PSLE? Mother tongue (MT) is defined as the language which a child grows up speaking. It is a compulsory subject that primary six students take during the PSLE. Evidently doing […]