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North Vista Secondary School

Mother Tongue

Discover how our Mother Tongue Department brings Chinese and Malay Language to life through rich cultural programmes and real-world learning experiences.

Last updated 16 July 2026
Mother Tongue Department staff standing together on a grass courtyard between classroom block.

Mother Tongue Department

Chinese Language

The Chinese Language Unit aims to develop students’ passion and interests in Chinese Language. With the goal of helping every student to achieve the highest proficiency levels of Chinese Language, we adopt various teaching methodologies to cater to the different needs of our students. We provide vibrant and effective teaching to enhance the students’ communication skills and inculcate their cultural awareness and appreciation. 

We organise various exciting and enriching programmes to engage our students in the learning of Chinese Language. These programmes include Cultural Language Camp, Mother Tongue Fortnight, Learning Journey, Author-in-Residence Programme (Reading and Writing), Cultural Performance and Exposure, Conversational Chinese and Malay(CCM), School-wide Reading Programme and Language or Cultural Competitions. The Chinese Language Unit also seeks to preserve our traditions and core values and thus maintain our leading position in the competitive world.

NV students presenting with a speaker in front of two large screens in the Innovation Hub.
NV students participating and learning about traditional chinese herbs and medicine
NV students learning the art of tea appreciation
NV students pose outdoors at Nanyang Girls High participating for national chinese challenge and one photo with a yellow chicken mascot costume.
Three photos of author Mdm You Jin speaking to students, signing books, and posing for a group photo.

Malay Language

The Malay Language Unit designs an engaging and meaningful curriculum that focuses on providing real world and authentic experience for students to learn the language. As such, our academic outline and enrichment programmes aim to educate and empower students to create their own learning experience in acquiring language skills and cultural exposure. Our various types of enrichment programmes enable students to ‘read the word and the world’.

Through the learning of the language, we also aim to equip students with the relevant skills and knowledge needed to adapt to the changing needs of the society. In addition, participation in language-related competitions and engagement with the community hopes to nurture our students to be critical readers, creative writers and reflective thinkers.

Key Programmes:

  • Values-In-Action (VIA)

  • Enrichment Programmes

  • Internal and external competitions

  • Malay Language Ambassadors (Rakan Bahasa)

  • Mother Tongue Language Fortnight (MTL Fortnight)

  • Conversational Chinese and Malay Programme (CCM)

NV students in traditional Malay attire pose indoors, while a classroom presentation displays Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri on screen.
NV students make bunga rampai with leaves and ketupat with ribbon strips in classrooms.
NV students hold Rakan Bahasa certificates indoors; right photo shows students writing notes outdoors near plants.