Mother Tongue

Discover how Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary's Mother Tongue Department builds confident communicators through AI tools, metacognition, and rich cultural programmes.

Last updated 8 July 2026

MOTHER TONGUE DEPARTMENT

Area of Focus

The Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School Mother Tongue (MT) Department aims to enthuse and develop students to become active learners and proficient MTL users so that they are able to use MTL to engage in effective communications in real life settings.

Through the learning of MTL, the department also seeks to cultivate in students an appreciation of the cultural values and traditions associated with each MTL in our society.

Mother Tongue Department Pedagogical Approach

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The Mother Tongue Department pedagogy is anchored on three pillars - Metacognition, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and E-Pedagogy - which work together to deepen learning and enhance student engagement. Through these approaches, we nurture confident, self-directed, and proficient communicators.

1. Metacognition — Learning How to Think

Through cultivating metacognitive practices in Oral and Listening Comprehension, students learn to be aware of their own thought processes when approaching questions. They are guided to plan, monitor, and evaluate their understanding, enabling them to become more reflective and independent learners.

2. Artificial Intelligence (AI) — Personalised and Timely Feedback

We incorporate AI tools such as the Short Answer Feedback System, Speech Evaluation Platforms, and SALIS in our exam preparation and classroom practices. These systems offer instant, individualised feedback and targeted guidance to help students refine their responses and enhance overall language proficiency.

3. E-pedagogy — Learning beyond the classroom
Through digital platforms such as the Student Learning Space (SLS), students engage in interactive and collaborative activities that extend learning beyond the classroom. E-Pedagogy enables flexible, self-directed learning while enhancing engagement and ownership of the language learning process.

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Programme

1. Chinese New Year Celebration

Chinese New Year Concert

We celebrate Chinese New Year together as Kuo Chuan Family.

Three school event photos: a stage performance, a group of smiling students posing outdoors, and an audience at a hall presentation.

Hamper Wrapping
Our students make Chinese New Year hampers to bless the community

Three classroom scenes showing students in red and blue uniforms posing and exchanging gift boxes.

2. Conversational Chinese and Malay Programme (CCM)
This 10 weeks programmes carried out in Semester One aims to help Sec 1 students to master basic conversation of the other Mother Tongue.

Students in navy uniforms sit on a floor with a laptop by a projector screen, while others pose smiling at desks.

3. MTL Fortnight Activities
Learning Journeys to Chinatown and Little India

Collage of students on a cultural field trip in Singapore, visiting a temple, shops, and watching tea pouring.

Calligraphy

Students at a crafting table and three girls holding red banners in front of a Team Kuo Chuan Presbyterian banner.

4. Tea Ceremony

A group of students in navy uniforms pose outdoors holding small tea cups near a table with a tea set.

5. Sharing on Media by 8 World Newscaster

Students in navy uniforms sit at tables in a school library, reading and discussing books in groups.

6. National Competitions

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Cultural Assembly Programme