Chinese

Modular Curriculum Structure

The modular Chinese Language curriculum structure caters to the unique needs and abilities of students during their Primary School years. Students will take the Core Module which occupies approximately 80% of CL curriculum time.

A Differentiated Approach

Bridging Module

To build up the foundation for listening and speaking skills

To provide support for character recognition in Core Module

Core Module

To develop listening and speaking skills

To build reading and writing skills

Enrichment Module

To encourage extensive reading

Three CL Teaching Approach

Listen and Speak More

More opportunities for listening and speaking are created to encourage students to express themselves. Through active participation in classroom activities, students develop a strong foundation in oral communication.

Recognise Characters Effectively

Students will learn useful strategies to help them recognise and remember characters effectively, and to adapt these strategies towards learning new characters to suit their needs.

Follow on with Reading and Writing

Character recognition facilitates early reading and motivates students to learn the language well. students will learn scriptwriting at the lower Primary levels and gradually pick up essay writing skills at the higher Primary levels.

KEY PROGRAMMES & LEARNING EXPERIENCES

Mother Tongue Fortnight (MTF) & Chinese Language Camp

With the objective of ‘Active Learners, Proficient Users’ in mind, the Chinese Department create more opportunities for students to be exposed to Chinese culture and values, and also to enhance their learning of the Chinese Language (CL).

During the MT Fortnight & Language Camp, the activities are multi-disciplinary integrating subjects such as Physical Education, Art, Music, Drama, and Character and Citizenship Education (CCE). The learning of CL is thus made more fun, engaging and effective through multi-disciplinary settings. These activities arouse students’ interest in learning Chinese culture and better equip them with the varied use of the language in different contexts. Students learn to be more confident, adaptable, innovative, and resilient.

为了贯彻执行教育部所推行的“母语双周”计划，育民小学结合华人农历新年，为一年级至六年级的华族学生举办了一系列丰富多彩的母语双周活动。例如沙画、书法、踢毽子等传统华族活动。通过这些活动，学生了解更多华族传统文化习俗及来历，因此更加喜爱使用他们的母语。除了华族学生之外，异族同胞也和华族学生一起庆祝农历新年，感受新年气氛。

为了加深学生对华族传统文化的认识，激发他们学习华文华语的兴趣，华文部为中高年级的学生举办语文营。语文营结合小学课文内容，让学生通过手工及游戏的方式，增加对华族传统文化的了解。