P5 School Parent Meeting Mother Tongue

17 April 2015

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Presentation Outline

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• MT Curriculum • EXAMINATION FORMAT • EXAMPLES • IMPACT OF HMT • EXEMPTION FROM MT • SUPPORTING RESOURSES • SUPPORTING PROGRAMMES AND KEY PROGRAMMES • COMMON ERRORS IN VARIOUS COMPONENTS • HOW PARENTS CAN HELP

MT Curriculum

• 20% of curriculum time

• Mother Tongue shares equal weighting as other subjects such as English, Mathematics and Science in the PSLE

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MT Curriculum

Syllabus Stage

Outcomes

Listening Speech Reading Writing

By the end of Primary 6

Hear and understand speeches, news, short stories, novels, and poetry.

Speak clearly, smoothly and effectively, using standard pronunciation, intonation, and pauses.

Comprehend text from essays, short stories, novels, and poetry.

Write various types of text.

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PSLE Exam Format (STANDARD)

PAPER COMPONENT ITEM TYPE MARKS WEIGHTING DURATION

1 Picture Writing or Titled Composition

OE OE

40 20% 50 min

2 Language Use and Comprehension

Booklet A- Grammar/ vocabulary/MCQ comprehension (46 marks) Booklet B- Grammar/ Open ended comprehension (44 marks)

90 45% 1hr 40min

3 Listening Comprehension

MCQ 20 10% Approx 35 min

4 Oral – Reading, Picture Conversation and Dialoguing

OE 50 25% Appox 11 min (per pupil)

Total 200 100% 5

PSLE Exam Format (FOUNDATION)

PAPER COMPONENT ITEM TYPE MARKS WEIGHTING DURATION

1 MCQ Reading Comprehension

MCQ 10 10% 30 min

2 Listening Comprehension

MCQ 30 30% Approx. 45 min

3 Oral – Reading, Picture Conversation and Dialoguing

OE 60 60% Approx. 11 min (per pupil)

Total 100 100%

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PSLE Exam Format (HIGHER)

PAPER COMPONENT ITEM TYPE MARKS WEIGHTING DURATION

1 Titled Composition Or Continual Writing

OE OE

40 40% 50 min

2 Language Use and Comprehension

Grammar/ vocabulary/Open ended comprehension (60 marks)

60 60% 1hr 20min

Total 100 100%

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*Pupils taking HMT will also sit for Standard MT paper

PSLE Exam Format (HIGHER)

PSLE Exam Format (HIGHER)

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PSLE Exam Format

Paper 1: Writing

Standard MT Higher MT

Content

20 marks 20 marks

Language Use & Organisation

20 marks 20 marks

Total

40 marks 40 marks

PSLE Exam Format (HIGHER)

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PSLE Exam Format

Paper 1: Writing

Standard MT: Titled Comprehension •Pupils will be required to write a composition of at least 100 words on a given topic which may consist of a short account of the situation and 4 guiding questions. Picture Writing •Pupils will be required to write a composition of at least 100 words based on a series of 5 pictures and 1 ending.

Picture Writing (Example)

Write a story based on the picture below. Your story should be at least 100 words.

Pupils will have to: •Interpret the picture accurately. •Address all the points in the question. •Develop their ideas. •Write a piece of narrative writing using interesting words and phrases and appropriate ending.

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PSLE Exam Format (HIGHER)

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PSLE Exam Format

Paper 1: Writing

HIGHER MT: Titled Comprehension •Pupils will be required to write a composition of at least 200 words on a given topic which will consist of a short account of the situation. Picture Writing •Pupils will be required to write a composition of at least 200 words based on a series of 5 pictures and 1 ending.

Continuous Writing (Example)

Based on the starting below, write a composition of at least 200 words. It was an extremely humid night and Raymond just could not get to sleep. So, he decided to …

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Pupils will have to: •Interpret the situation appropriately •Address all the details in the opening at the later stage of the story. •Develop their ideas. •Write a piece of narrative writing using interesting words and phrases and appropriate ending.

PSLE Exam Format (HIGHER)

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PSLE Exam Format

Paper 3: Listening Comprehension

• This paper tests the pupils’ ability to understand spoken Mandarin.

• Standard MT: 10 questions,

• Foundation MT:15 questions

• 2 mark each.

• Texts may be in the form of news items, announcements, advertisements, story with moral values etc.

PSLE Exam Format (HIGHER)

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PSLE Exam Format

Paper 4: Oral Communication Standard MT & Foundation MT (1)Part 1 : Reading Aloud (20 marks) •Ability to pronounce and read words clearly. •Ability to read fluently with appropriate expression/ intonation and speed (2) Part 2: Picture Conversation (Standard MT: 20 marks)/ (Foundation MT:30 marks) •Ability to interpret the picture given accurately and to talk/elaborate on it with own opinion, using grammatically correct sentences and appropriate vocabulary.

(3) Part 3: Dialoguing (10 marks) •Ability to be engaged in a conversation based on a given topic.

PSLE Exam Format (HIGHER)

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Impact of HMT

At PSLE:

• Grades are converted to points ONLY

if pupils are offered SAP schools:

Distinction 80 & above: 3 points

Merit 65-79: 2 points

Pass 50-64: 1 points

PSLE Exam Format (HIGHER)

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EXEMPTION FROM MT • Bilingual Policy in Singapore to offer one

Mother Tongue

• Exemption is only offered to students who have learning disability or enter into the Singapore educational system mid stream

• Alternative, students can opt to offer foreign language/ NTIL language in lieu of Mother Tongue with approval from MOE

SUPPORTING/ENRICHMENT

PROGRAMME • Weekly P5 SUPPLEMENTARY LESSONS (CREST

TIME, MONDAY)

• P5 ENRICHMENT WRITING

• P5 IMMERSION TRIP TO SHANGHAI-SUZHOU

• P5 BICULTURAL PROGRAMME

• MTL FORTNIGHT PROGRAMMES AND COMPETITIONS

SUGGESTIONS FOR PARENTS

• Encourage your child to read Mother Tongue storybooks

• Read the Mother Tongue newspapers

• Converse with your child using grammatically correct complete sentences

SUGGESTIONS FOR PARENTS

• Promote a “Speak Mother Tongue Campaign” at home

• Watch and listen to good TV and radio programme in Mother Tongue Language

• Expose your child to community organised programmes e.g Language/Festival activities and activities organised by the National Library

• Provide experiences for the use of Mother Tongue Language at home / with family members

–Borrowing a variety of books from library. –Family discussions during grocery shopping / while planning for holidays etc. –Watching and discussing the news on TV –Encourage him/her to read aloud from any storybook or news articles to you.

SUGGESTIONS FOR PARENTS

SUGGESTIONS FOR PARENTS

• Ensure that your child –completes his/her corrections and learns from the mistake/s made –studies for spelling/dictation –revises all the work done, especially in worksheets & Supplementary booklets

SUGGESTIONS FOR PARENTS

•Encourage your child to read widely across different genres, including model essays

Contacts

• Ms Sewa Duu Jong (HOD/MT)

sewa_duu_jong@moe.edu.sg

• Mdm Nurashlyn (SH/ Publicity)

• Mrs Mahalatchimi (Coordinator for TL)

ganesan_mahalatchimi@moe.edu.sg

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Thank You

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