English Language

Find out about the English Language Department's communicative approach to learning, and the special programmes available for Secondary 1 to 5 students.

Last updated 14 August 2026

English Language

English Language department staff roles and contact emails

Head of Department English	Ms Shynn Lim	lim_shi_ying@moe.edu.sg
Subject Head English/ English Literature	Mr Sim Rui Xiang Darius	sim_rui_xiang_darius@moe.edu.sg
Lead Teacher English	Mr Richard Koh Pee Chou	koh_pee_chou_richard@moe.edu.sg
Year Head (Lower Sec & Sec 1)	Ms Hannah Wen Cuiyan	wen_cuiyan_hannah@moe.edu.sg
Year Head (Upper Sec & Sec 3)	Ms Azra Shazeaa Binte Hairuddin	azra_shazeaa@moe.edu.sg
Subject Head PE & CCA	Mdm Wang Cuifeng	wang_cuifeng@moe.edu.sg
English Language Teachers	Ms Bibi Nur Shakirrah	bibi_nur_shakirrah@moe.edu.sg
	Mdm Norlinda Bte Omar	norlinda_omar@moe.edu.sg
	Ms Vijayaletchumi d/o K.	vijayaletchumi_karupaiya@moe.edu.sg
	Ms Emily Low Qian Ling	low_qian_ling@moe.edu.sg
	Ms Kalaivanni Somasundram	Kalaivanni_somasundram@moe.edu.sg
	Ms Sarah Lee Cheong Khi	lee_cheong_khi@moe.edu.sg
	Ms Liau Enhui Valencia	liau_enhui_valencia@moe.edu.sg
	Ms Lim Li Min	lim_li_min@moe.edu.sg
	Mr Matthias Wan	wan_zi_cheng@moe.edu.sg
English Literature Teachers	Mdm Norlinda Bte Omar	norlinda_omar@moe.edu.sg
English Literature Teachers	Ms Bibi Nur Shakirrah	bibi_nur_shakirrah@moe.edu.sg

Our Learning Approach

Our English Language Department uses the communicative approach to language learning, which encourages students to learn the language through its actual use to communicate real meaning during an interaction. Guided by this principle, our EL lessons serve as a platform for learner-centred, authentic learning to take place. It is through this interactive learning that communicative competence is developed, resulting in more confident EL speakers and learners.

English Language learning goals by secondary level

Focus	Sec 1 The Thespian	Sec 2 The Debater	Sec 3, 4, 5 The Orator
Learning Goals	Students will be able to: Converse with general clarity using pronunciation/ stress/ intonation patterns which allow for overall intelligibility. Recognise their own verbal mistakes and correct them. Imagine innovative, artistic responses to circumstances and ideas—and use different techniques to solve problems. They will show the confidence to take intellectual and creative risks, accepting failure as part of the creative process.	Students will be able to: Articulate, in conversation and oral presentations, clearly organized ideas and supporting evidence using vocabulary appropriate to the target audience. Critically think and reflect to enable them to interpret and evaluate information from multiple perspectives—and to analyse, judge, define, question, organise, and prioritise information.	Students will be able to: Give a standard oral presentation confidently which informs and/or persuades the audience. Integrate material from outside sources logically and gracefully into an oral presentation Collaborate and communicate to foster positive interdependence and individual accountability. Both are rooted in the ability to listen actively and express oneself clearly, with intention in spoken, written, non-verbal, visual, and performative domains.

Focus

Sec 1
The Thespian

Sec 2
The Debater

Sec 3, 4, 5
The Orator

Learning Goals

Students will be able to:

Converse with general clarity using pronunciation/ stress/ intonation patterns which allow for overall intelligibility.
Recognise their own verbal mistakes and correct them.
Imagine innovative, artistic responses to circumstances and ideas—and use different techniques to solve problems. They will show the confidence to take intellectual and creative risks, accepting failure as part of the creative process.

Students will be able to:

Articulate, in conversation and oral presentations, clearly organized ideas and supporting evidence using vocabulary appropriate to the target audience.
Critically think and reflect to enable them to interpret and evaluate information from multiple perspectives—and to analyse, judge, define, question, organise, and prioritise information.

Students will be able to:

Give a standard oral presentation confidently which informs and/or persuades the audience.
Integrate material from outside sources logically and gracefully into an oral presentation
Collaborate and communicate to foster positive interdependence and individual accountability. Both are rooted in the ability to listen actively and express oneself clearly, with intention in spoken, written, non-verbal, visual, and performative domains.

Our Special Programmes:

Secondary 1 Story-Boarding
Secondary 2 Debate Programme
Secondary 3 LiveOn Programme
Speak Good English Movement
EL Week
JSS R.E.A.D.S

Students in blue uniforms sit at desks facing a teacher standing near a projected screen in a classroom.