Mother Tongue Language PRIMARY 1

TAMIL LANGUAGE

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Outline

1) Revised Tamil Language Curriculum

2) Tamil Language @ OLN 3) Assessment Matters

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Revised Mother Tongue Language

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• Enhancing the Teaching and Testing of

Mother Tongue Languages (MTL) to

Nurture Active Learners and Proficient

Users

Revised Mother Tongue Language

Desired Outcomes

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• Pupils to be able to use their MTL for effective communication.

• Pupils to understand and develop their unique

identity through a deeper appreciation of

culture, traditions, literature and history.

• Pupils to understand and develop their listening and oral skills at lower primary, particularly focusing on the use of Spoken Tamil.

Revised Tamil Language

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Aims to develop students as proficient

language users who can communicate in a

confident and effective way.

Active Users, Proficient Learners

Introduced to the Primary 1 in 2015,

P2 in 2016 and progressively to

Primary 6 in 2020.

APPROACH TO

TEACHING AND LEARNING

rE

Spoken interaction

Reading

Speaking

Written interaction

Writing

Listening

Revised Mother Tongue Language MTL Curriculum

REVISED MOTHER TONGUE

LANGUAGE

Skills P1-P2

Listening/ Speaking & Interactive Oral

60%

Reading 20%

Writing & Interactive Writing

20%

REVISED MOTHER TONGUE

LANGUAGE

Language Skills

P1/P2

ம ொழி பயன்பொடு படதத்ுக்குப் பபயர ்எழுதுதல்

விடுபட்ட இடத்தத நிரப்புதல்

ப ொல் உருவொக்குதல்

ப ொற்பறொடரக்தை நிதறவு ப ய்தல்

ப ொல்தலப் படதத்ுடன் இதைத்தல்

கருத்தறிதல் ரியொன ப ொற்பறொடதரத் ததரந்்பதடுதத்ு எழுதுதல்

தகபயழுதத்ு

APPROACH TO

TEACHING AND LEARNING Chinese Language

Curriculum (Modular)

Malay Language

Curriculum

Tamil Language

Curriculum

More emphasis on listening, speaking and reading.

• More emphasis on oral interaction and written interaction skills.

• Teaching tailored to meet the different learning needs of students.

• More engaging and appealing teaching materials that capture students’

interest

All students will take the

Core Module.

• Students will be taught

according to their

different levels of

achievement.

• Students will be given more

opportunities to practise

SpokenTamil

• Students with little or no

exposure to the Chinese

Language will take Bridging

Modules

• Students with the interest

and ability to go further will

take the Enrichment

Modules.

Mother Tongue Language @ OLN

P1 /P2 • Reading Programme • Differentiated Instructions

• More Class Presentation Activities • MTL fortnight Week

• Singing Competitions (CC)

Mother Tongue Activities

Mother Tongue Language @ OLN

ICT-enriched MTL lessons

• Use of media (video clips, movies)

• Use of digital interactive games

• MCOnline , Thaen Tamil, Pazhahutamil

Assignments (during Term and on Home-

Based Learning (HBL) Day

Assignments during school holidays (March,

June and September)

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HOLISTIC ASSESSMENT

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 1 Review

Reading Aloud

Listening

Comprehension

Language Use

and

Comprehension

Term 2 Review

Listening

Comprehension

Oral

Language Use

and

Comprehension

Term 3 Review

Reading Aloud

Oral

Writing

EOY Review

Competence /

mastery in all

language skills

will be assessed

PRACTICE

only. Not

weighted.

20% 30% 50%

Holistic Assessment

( )

ககட்டல் கருத்தறிதல்

Q1

(1) (2) (3)

Q1 (1) கட்டம் (2) கட்டடம் (3) ட்டம்

Holistic Assessment

பட உரையொடல்

Home- School Collaboration

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Parents’ support

• Activate child’s interest in Tamil – show her that you

believe learning Tamil is both enjoyable and useful in

our daily life.

• Use Tamil other than English in your child’s daily

activities.

• Use ICT and Interactive games to motivate your

child to learn Tamil.

• Watch quality television programmes in Tamil together.

• Encourage your child to read more Tamil story

books. Discuss the story and new vocabulary learnt.

நன்றி!