HOD
Mdm Siti Rianawati Bte S A Shukor
Department Members
Ms Maslina Bte Nis Bee LH English Language	Mdm Norhariaty Bte Mohd Ismail Senior Teacher, English Language	Mrs Anne Raymond Lead Teacher
Mdm Jenny Chua	Mdm Christy Koh	Mdm Lena Chua
Mdm Ruth Chong	Ms Ong Kwee Bee	Mdm Vijayletchumi d/o Periasamy
Mdm Noorlaily Bte Jupri	Mdm Santhi d/o Seenavasan	Ms Ker Leng Leng
Miss Grace Teo	Mdm Padma Subramaniam (AED)	Mdm Mardiana Abdul Manap (AJT)

VISION:

Passionate Learners of the English Language.

MISSION:

To nurture Concordians to be engaged listeners, passionate and avid readers, effective speakers and writers of Standard English.

DEPARTMENT'S HIGHLIGHTS:

The EL department is committed in ensuring that our students grow up to be confident and competent users of the English Language. We focus on the acquisition of the 4 key English Language skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing.

READING

The school has an extensive Reading Programme to cater to the varied needs of our students.

Whole Level

Lower Primary

Middle & Upper Primary

· Silent Reading @ Hall

· Read & Seek #TheQuest

· It takes 5!

· Mad About Reading Stories (MARS)

· KidsREAD (FAS students)

· Reading Beyond the Textbook Programme – What’s Up Newspapers

#TheQUEST Library

WRITING

Students are taught various writing styles in class. The usage of questioning techniques in writing is one of the key areas of focus for teachers during writing lessons. Students are also exposed to planning their lessons using graphic organisers and story plot.

LISTENING & SPEAKING

Students will be exposed to a variety of listening texts, encouraged to speak confidently by the EL teachers in the classroom. The school has embarked on 2 main strategies for Oral Communication – ACE for Reading Aloud & TREES for Stimulus-Based Conversation.

Poetry Recitation

Departments

Aesthetics

Sports & Games

Uniformed Groups

Clubs

English Language