English Language & Literature

Vision

Nurturing creative, confident and articulate readers, writers and speakers of English

About the Department

The English Department comprises English Language and Literature. Students of all levels are required to take English Language. 

Lower Secondary Literature is offered to students in the G2 and G3 levels. At the upper secondary level, students have the option of selecting the Elective subjects of their choice from an array of subjects. Literature in English (as one of the Elective subjects) is offered to upper secondary students whereby students study texts related to prose, poetry and drama.

Assessment Principles

The Department employs both Assessment for Learning (AfL) and Assessment of Learning (AoL) to ensure close monitoring of students’ learning processes to inform classroom teaching and learning. Some of the tasks include: 

• Internal Competitions 

• Projects

• Self/Peer Assessment 

• Performance-Based Assessment 

• Weighted Assessment

• Summative Year-End Assessment

Signature Programmes

As part of the Department’s aim to deliver an effective and engaging curriculum, every student is offered the unique opportunity to learn beyond the classroom through our signature programmes.

Secondary 1 Dramatised Reading Workshop

Secondary 1 students gain deeper understanding and appreciation of drama and theatre through a closer study of character motivations and emotions in dramatic texts. Students also build personal confidence and communication skills through exposure to performance skills.

Secondary 2 Vlogging Workshop

Secondary 2 students embrace the multi-dimensional nature of literacy through applying linguistic, cognitive and socio-cultural dimensions to use English in a creative and effective manner. Students are guided in their discovery of opinions and worldviews and equipped to present them responsibly.

Secondary 3 Public Presentation and Spoken Interaction Workshop

Secondary 3 students plan, organise and develop their ideas through role-play in selected real-world settings. This workshop complements and reinforces the teaching and learning of oral communication and writing skills through opportunities to practise reflective and persuasive language suited to the respective purposes.

Secondary 4 and 5 Advanced Text Analysis Workshop

Secondary 4 and 5 students learn to detect nuances of language used in context in order to demonstrate their skill in answering techniques. This programme complements and enhances the teaching and learning of text analysis and reading comprehension to give them a leg up in thinking and reasoning skills.

Competitions

In addition, we have also participated yearly in Read for Books, a National Reading Movement organised by the National Library Board. It is also a charity book drive with the intention of raising awareness of reading and share the gift of reading with the less privileged. For every 10 people who read for 15 minutes, one book will be donated to the selected beneficiaries. 

In 2021, we submitted an entry for 1155 participants for days between 12th – 23rd July. That makes it 115.5 books donated from our school to the cause. 

In 2022, we submitted an entry for 1224 participants for days between 1st Aug – 16th Sep. That makes it 122 books donated from our school to the cause.