Mother Tongue Languages

Explore how Mother Tongue Languages are taught through fun, hands-on programmes that build cultural appreciation and language skills.

Last updated 31 July 2026

Mother Tongue Languages

Teacher stands at front of classroom with hand raised, students in Punggol uniforms seated at desks facing a revision slideshow.

Students participating in Conversational Chinese and Malay Programme

The Mother Tongue Languages (MTL) Department aims to nurture students to be passionate and lifelong learners of MTL.

To prepare students to be future-ready, our teachers actively incorporate e-pedagogy and design collaborative learning tasks in MTL lessons. We also create authentic opportunities for students to actively learn MTL and appreciate various cultures through programmes such as MTL Fortnight.

We encourage students to participate in competitions to develop their potential in different areas. They have achieved commendable results in competitions such as Chinese Young Reporter News Challenge, Malay Narrative Essay Competition and Tamil Comic Creation Competition.

Two masked students in a classroom draw colorful folk art designs on dark red fabric using paint pens.

Students learning to do Ancient Stick Painting

Three masked students in white shirts look at a booklet in front of a mural depicting a woman cooking in a kitchen.

Students participating in an outdoor Escape Room learning activity at Chinatown to learn about the culture and language of Chinese.