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Marymount Convent School

Mother Tongue Languages

Discover how Mother Tongue Languages are taught at Marymount through engaging activities, festive celebrations, and a love of reading.

Last updated 11 June 2026

Our Philosophy

Bilingual education in English (EL) and Mother Tongue Languages (MTLs) remain a cornerstone of Singapore’s education system. In the face of a changing language environment with EL as the dominant language, our MTL curriculum aims to develop pupils into proficient language users who can communicate in a confident, effective and meaningful way in real-life situations, promoting MTLs as a living language among our pupils. This is also in line with our school’s vision of nurturing our girls to be eloquent speakers.

A masked teacher and young students point at Chinese character flashcards on a whiteboard in a classroom.

We also seek to engage our pupils in an active and interactive manner in the teaching and learning process, allowing our learners to experience joy of learning while catering to their diverse learning needs. 

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Our Approach

  • Using Differentiated Instruction (DI) strategies to cater to pupils with different learner profiles.

  • Strengthen pupils’ interaction skills required of them in real life situations, in addition to acquisition of four basic skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing.

  • Tap on ICT resources for greater efficacy in teaching and learning processes.

  • Use of Formative Assessment (FA) tools to supplement graded assessments, determining the learning outcomes of pupils.

  • Instill joy of learning by creating fun and meaningful learning environments for the pupils.

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Our Department Programmes

Mother Tongue Fortnight

Delightful two weeks filled with Mother Tongue activities. Pupils can look forward to experiencing traditional craft activities where they get to discover and learn more about their culture. Pupils also learn to appreciate their Mother Tongue languages through fun and challenging class activities or competitions.

Children in green uniforms doing art activities including leaf art, Chinese calligraphy, and painting at green desks.

Festive Celebrations
In the Marymount Family, we learn to respect different races and cultures. Festivals are the best platforms to learn to appreciate others’ cultures and traditions. When friends from other races celebrate the festivals close to their hearts, we share the joy with them too!

Two people wearing traditional masks pose with a yellow Chinese lion dance costume outdoors.
Two female dancers in traditional Indian attire performing classical dance on stage with a projected backdrop.
Students and a teacher stand beside a display table at a Saint Mary Euphrasia school exhibition with food and posters.
A group of performers on a decorated stage with a projected screen reading "Join Us Dikir Barat Performance."

Library Programmes

Reading is the foundation for language learning. In Marymount, we aim to bring about a vibrant reading environment to support our pupils’ learning. The reading programme includes reading workshops for parents, scheduled library visits, class library, reading projects and more!

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