Learning and mastering a Mother Tongue Language can be engaging and meaningful for both young children and parents, as this year’s Mother Tongue Languages Symposium (MTLS) will show.
The MTLS 2022 is themed “A Garden for Joyful Discovery” as the goal is to create a joyful, nurturing and vibrant learning environment beyond the classroom.
As the 11th MTLS is a hybrid event, there will be an Opening and Award Ceremony at The Republic Cultural Centre, Republic Polytechnic. The ceremony will be live-streamed on the website. You can also access the sharing sessions and a variety of other online activities from Aug 27. For those who were not able to register for the Storytelling Sessions, Engagement Sessions and Interactive Workshops due to over subscription, these sessions will be available for viewing from Aug 28 at www.mtls.edu.sg.
Here’s how parents and their young children can be a part of the Mother Tongue Languages Symposium this year.
Best for: Parents and Nursery 1 to Primary 2 students
What you can expect: Parents and their children will interact with one another and course instructors in Mother Tongue Languages, and be treated to age-appropriate stories, hands-on games and activities.
The instructors:
Best for: Primary 1 to Primary 4 students
What you can expect: These sessions aim to help students use their Mother Tongue Languages more readily in everyday life and daily routines. For instance, they will get to take part in online activities including making Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns, being involved in language activities and learning more about adjectives through the use of Augmented Reality.
The instructors:
Best for: K1 to Primary 2 students
What you can expect: Librarians from the National Library Board will be reading specially selected stories in different Mother Tongue Languages online. They will also engage you with interesting activities tied to the books.
The instructors:
Best for: Parents and K1 to Primary 1 students
What you can expect: On the MTLS website, you can take part in the Explore@MTLS Activity Package with eight fun activities ranging from word search to scavenger hunt. For the latter, you will surf the website to look for selected images. After completing each activity, you will be rewarded points which are accumulated to let you redeem limited-edition prizes, while stocks last.
This year’s MTLS features a panel discussion where you will get to hear from Minister for Education, Mr Chan Chun Sing and Chairpersons of the Mother Tongue Language Learning and Promotion Committees, Second Minister for Education, Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman, Minister of State for Education, Ms Gan Siow Huang (moderator), and Mr Vikram Nair.
There will also be an Online Quest, more than 40 online exhibits, 29 sharing sessions and an online sales booth. Visit www.mtls.edu.sg now!
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