primary 4 mother tongue languages
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Language Ability
Integrated Use of Language Skills
Listening Reading
Speaking Writing
Spoken
InteractionWritten
Interaction
Curriculum Objectives
Paper Component Weighting
1 Composition Writing 15%
2
Language Use &
Comprehension
Written Interaction
45%
3Listening
Comprehension 10%
4 Oral 30%
Total 100%
P4 MTL Paper
P4 Composition WritingProgressive Development of Writing Skills
P2
P3
P4A
P4B - P6
Sentence
A single
paragraph
Paragraph
within a
passage
Passage
Paper Component
2 Language Use & Comprehension
Written Interaction
(1 question, 4 marks)
Paper 2 – Language Use & Comprehension
Skills need for Written Interaction :
Able to identify key information from
the passage
Succinctly present this information in
the form of note, card, letter and
email etc.
Paper 2 – Language Use & Comprehension
Paper Component
4 Oral (30%)
Reading Aloud (10%)
Picture Description (10%)
Conversation (10%)
• Not e-video
Paper 4 – Oral
Paper 4 – Oral
P1 – P4
Picture Description & Conversation :
Priority is on laying a good foundation
Focus on building vocabulary, grammar
skills & oracy skills
Band 1 for MT (at least 85%)
Band 2 (70-84%) for 1 EMS subject, Band 1 for
other EMS subjects
School will recommend for child to take HMTL at
P5 if he/she meets the criteria
HMTL will be taken at P5 (& P6), as a separate
subject
Criteria for P5 HMTL
Parental Option is given at the end of the year for
parents to opt for HMTL
Parents to exercise serious considerations based
on child’s interest and ability
Considerations for P5 HMTL
Have to cope with learning 5 subjects (content/
homework) at P5 and sit for 5 exam papers
HMTL exam focuses on Writing Skills:
1. Composition (Topic / Continuous writing)
2. Comprehension - Higher Order Thinking
questions
Considerations for P5 HMTL
P4 MTL Self Analysis Checklist
P4 CL/ML/TL:SA1/SA2S/N. Components Total
Marks
SA1
Marks
3 components that I
want to improve
most( √)
SA2
Target
SA2
Marks
Target
(next
year)
1 Vocabulary
(MCQ)12
2 Vocabulary
(open-ended)8
3 Vocabulary Cloze 8
4 Comprehension
(MCQ)4
5 Written
Interaction4
6 Comprehension
(open-ended)9
Total Marks 45 -
Students will fill in the same form, after SA1 & SA2
List of components in SA1 & SA2 paper
Total marks for each component
(1)Marks attained for each component
(2) Identify 3 components to work on
(3)Set targets for SA2
(4)Marks attained for SA2
(5)Set targets for next year
P4 MTL Self Analysis Checklist2nd Part (After SA1)
To achieve SA2 targets, I would focus on
the following strategies:①__________________________________________________
②__________________________________________________
③__________________________________________________
Parent’s comments/signature:________________________________________________
Teacher’s comments:________________________________________________
Methods that MTL teachers have taught in class
Please provideencouragement
P4 MTL Self Analysis Checklist3rd Part (After SA2)
Parent’s comments/signature:________________________________________________
Teacher’s comments:________________________________________________
Student’s comments:________________________________________________
Review if SA2 targets were met and reflect on effectiveness of strategies