Malay Language

Vision:

Every Clementian to be empowered as proficient, confident and creative users of Malay language, with strong moral values and deep sense of national identity, enabling them to contribute meaningfully to society. (Arif Budiman)

Key Programmes

1. Mother Tongue Fornight (MTL Fortnight)
The Mother Tongue Language (MTL) Fortnight, held annually in Term 3, aims to engage Clementians with learning experiences beyond the textbooks and classrooms to make the learning of MTL fun and meaningful. Clementians participate in various activities to immerse, better understand and appreciate the Malay Language and culture. Our Clementians took part in the following activities this year:

Primary 1: Playing batu seremban (five stones) and Singing of Malay folk songs
Primary 2: Playing congkak and Singing of Malay folk songs
Primary 3: Making of Bunga Manggar
Primary 4: Appreciation for Wayang Kulit and Malay tradisional music
Primary 5: Batik Painting
Primary 6: Khat Writing

2. Fiesta Kampung
To further promote the use of the Malay Language and creating cultural awareness in our Clementians, our school oganised the inaugural 'Fiesta Kampung' event in 2024. A collaboration with other primary schools in the W1 cluster, pupils from Primary 1 to 5 participated in various traditional games such as bola baling, tapak gajah, capteh, sepak takraw and tarik upih.

3. External - Rakan Bahasa and Lensa Si Cilik
As part of Bulan Bahasa, pupils are appointed as Rakan Bahasa (Friends of the Language) by the Malay Language Council, Singapore (Majlis Bahasa Melayu Singapura or MBMS), to encourage those who are passionate about the Malay language and culture, to spread the love of the language to their peers, friends and families. Their role is to share the beauty of the Malay language and to continue promoting it.

Throughout the year, every Rakan Bahasa will be given opportunities to attend various programmes and activities that will develop their skills and capabilities. These programmes include Rakan Bahasa Kembara Activity Cards, TeeVers Competition, Penterjemah Pintar (Translation Competition) and more.

Lensa Si Cilik is a video competition where participants have to create and film a skit based on Malay Language proverbs. Our school was awarded the Gold award for our video submission.

4. Teaching and Learning of the Malay Language
In CTPS, our Clementians learn the Malay Language as active participants in an ICT-enhanced learning environment. Clementians also get to embark on learning beyond the textbooks and classrooms, making the learning of Malay language more interesting and meaningful. They also learn about the Malay culture in an interactive way through mediated learning experiences and hand-on activities.