Malay Department
Overview
Students learn Malay in authentic learning experiences where lessons have different themes or scenarios to provide real life experiences for students to apply the language skills or knowledge they have learnt.
Mother Tongue Language (MTL) Fortnight
The MTL Fortnight activities serve to provide platforms for students to actively learn MTL and the associated culture to experience MTL as ‘a living language’. In 2022, students learnt about Malay folklore.
P1 & P2: Animal Folklore
Students learnt about the exploits of Sang Kancil, the tiny mousedeer that outwitted its bigger and stronger adversaries such as the tiger, snake and crocodile. They even dressed up as their favourite characters.
P3 & P4: Humurous Folklore</b>
Through the humorous stories of larger-than-life characters like Pak Pandir, Si Luncai, Pak Kaduk dan mak Andeh, students learnt that laziness and naivety would get one into trouble. They learnt about the misadventures of these characters through group work facilitated by ICT tools.
P5 & P6: Heroic Folklore</b>
Students learnt valuable lessons of bravery, virtue and distinguishing right from wrong through adventures of Hang Tuah and friends, Badang, Tanggang, Puteri Gunung Ledang, Tun Faimah, Mahsuri and Hang Nadim. They also reflected on these values and their alignment to the school values.