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P5 and P6 School Parent

MeetingMother Tongue

19 Jan 2018

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Presentation Outline

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• MT Curriculum

• Topics to be assessed

• PSLE Examination Formats

• Examples

• Impact of HMT

• Exemption from MT

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 endof 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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MT Curriculum

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P5 School Weightage

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Review Test SA1 CA SA2

Paper 2 only Full papers Paper 2 only Full papers

MT Curriculum

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P6 School Weightage

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

CA1 SA1 PRELIM PSLE

Paper 2 only Full papers Full papers Full papers

MT Curriculum

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2017 NEW PSLE FORMAT

PSLE Exam Format(STANDARD)

PAPER COMPONENT ITEM TYPE MARKS WEIGHTING DURATION

1 Picture Writing orTitled Composition(Paper 1)

OE

OE

40 20% 50 min

2 Language Use and Comprehension(Paper 2)

Booklet A- Grammar/ vocabulary/MCQ comprehension (50 marks)

Booklet B- Grammar/Interactive Writing/ Open ended Reading comprehension (40 marks)

* Exact segment in Paper 2 will be specify in TOS given out prior to the assessement

90 45% 1hr 40min

3 Listening Comprehension

MCQ- 10 questions 20 10% Approx 35 min

4 Oral – Reading, eOral Dialoguing

OE 50 25% • 10 min preparation time

• Estimated 5-10 min oral

Total 200 100% 8

PSLE Exam Format(FOUNDATION)

PAPER COMPONENT ITEM TYPE MARKS WEIGHTING

DURATION

1 Language Use and Comprehension

MCQ 15 15% 40 min

2 Listening Comprehension

MCQ 30 30% Approx. 45 min

3 Oral – Reading, eOralDialoguing

OE 55 55% • 10 min preparation time• Estimated 5-10 min oral

Total 100 100%

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PSLE Exam Format(HIGHER)

PAPER COMPONENT ITEM TYPE MARKS WEIGHTING DURATION

1 Titled CompositionOr Continual Writing

OE 40 40% 50 min

2 Language Use and Comprehension

Grammar/ vocabulary/Open ended Reading comprehension : MCQ/ Fill-in –blanks/ OE(60 marks)

60 60% 1hr 20min

Total 100 100%

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*Pupils taking HMT will also sit for Standard MT paper



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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


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PSLE Exam Format

SMT 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 self concluded 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 •Conclude the narration appropriately.

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PSLE Exam Format

HMT 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.

Continual Writing•Pupils will be required to write a composition of at least 200 words based on a prescribed beginning.


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PSLE Exam Format

HMT Continual Writing (Example)

Based on the starting below, write a composition of at least 200 words(CL & TL) / 120 words (ML)

It was an extremely humid night and Raymond just could not get to sleep. So, he decided to …

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.


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PSLE Exam Format

Listening Comprehension

• This paper tests the pupils’ ability to understand spoken Mother Tongue language.

• Standard MT: 10 questions

• Foundation MT:15 questions

• 2 marks each

• Texts may be in the form of news items, announcements, advertisements, story with moral values, Pictorial representation, interpretation of conversation/ pictures etc.


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PSLE Exam Format

Oral CommunicationStandard 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: E-Oral Dialoguing(Standard MT: 20 marks)/ (Foundation MT:30 marks)•Ability to interpret the content of the video clip accurately and to talk/elaborate on it with own opinion, using grammatically correct sentences and appropriate vocabulary•Ability to be engaged in a conversation with the examiners


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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


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Exemption of 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

• http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/returning-singaporeans/mother-tongue-policy/

Supporting/ Enrichment P5 Programme

• Weekly P5 Supplementary lessons(CREST Time, Friday)

• P5 Immersion Trip to Beijing

• BLGPS MT reading programme

• P5 Bicultural Programme- For Selected students

• MTL Fortnight Programmes and competitions

Supporting/ Enrichment P6 Programme

• Weekly P6 Supplementary lessons(CREST Time, Monday)

• Pop.com programme

• BLGPS MT reading programme

• P6 Bicultural and Oracy Programme- For Selected students

• MTL Fortnight Programmes and competitions

• Encourage your child to read Mother Tongue storybooks/ composition compilation

• Read newspapers of own MTL

• Converse with your child using grammatically correct complete sentences

SUGGESTIONS FOR PARENTS


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

• Expose your child to community organised programmes e.gLanguage/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. and elicit opinions on matters from your child–Watching and discussing the news on TV –Encouraging him/her to read aloud from any storybook or news articles to you.



• 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, and oral curriculum

Contacts

• Ms Sewa Duu Jong (HOD/MT)

[email protected]

• Mdm Siti Nur Baeyah Karim (Coordinator for ML)

[email protected]

• Mrs Mahalatchimi (Coordinator for TL)

[email protected]

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Thank You

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