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The ability to use a language other than English and move between cultures is important for full participation in the modern world, especially in the context of increasing globalisation and cultural diversity. Learning a language offers students the opportunity to use the language to communicate with its speakers, gain direct insights into the cultures, and enhance their vocational prospects.
Second and third language programs are taught to our students in Mandarin and Thai, starting from an early age of about 3 years old.
Students take these language classes daily, and emphasis is placed in areas of speaking, reading, spelling and writing. Mandarin curriculum is adopted from Singapore’s National Curriculum and Thai curriculum is adopted from Thai’s National Curriculum.
The rise of the economy in China has propelled an increasing interest throughout the world to learn Mandarin, making it become a very important language of communication.
St. Mark’s offers Mandarin program in its regular curriculum which focus on students’ speaking, reading and writing. The students are taught Hanyu Pinyin to aid with Chinese pronunciation and taught the simplified characters in Chinese writing. These methods are widely used throughout the world, including China.
All Mandarin classes are taught by qualified native Chinese teachers.
Our Thai language curriculum is unique. We teach Thai daily, using the same textbooks and methods as those in Thai schools. This enables our students to be as proficient in Thai as their peers in Thai schools.
Our students are privileged to learn to read and write in Thai, at a very young age. They become competent speakers, readers and writers of Thai by the time they are in early primary levels. |
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