Language Skills华语全能班

PROGRAMME | School Years Programmes

Primary 1 to Primary 4
2 hours, once per week

The transition from Kindergarten 2 to Primary 1 can be an anxious time for both children and parents, particularly with regard to Chinese studies—but this need not be the case. Our positive approach to learning through EduDrama® (our unique methodology that combines drama-based activities with academic outcomes) ensures our students enter primary school confidently prepared to meet the demands of the Ministry of Education’s Chinese curriculum, and continue to surpass the standards required at each level.

Language Skills focuses on developing your child’s speaking, reading, writing and comprehension skills at a progressively complex level, building on the strong foundations established in Language Learners (N1 to K2). Through highly engaging and creative activities that include text and picture analysis, and comprehension exercises, our educators bring out the best in every student, empowering them with effective bilingual communication skills.

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Key Elements of the Programme

Comprehension and Mastery of Texts
Students engage in close analysis of passages to comprehend content, master key vocabulary and phrases, and learn essential sentence structures. Through focused exploration of narratives, they learn to apply comprehension strategies, enabling them to construct accurate and well-developed responses to questions.

Oral Language Activities
Students increasingly develop their confidence to speak Mandarin as they communicate their thoughts and ideas during dedicated discussion times. They expand their language portfolio further through creating and narrating their own storylines.

Picture Comprehension
As they progress through each primary level, students increasingly develop their ability to observe and comprehend the themes and underlying meaning of pictures, learning to analyse and describe them fluently while drawing upon a rich and vivid glossary.

Reading
Students build vocabulary and enhance their linguistic comprehension as they begin by reading simple passages of text, progressing to longer, more complex paragraphs. Extensive practice reading aloud ensures students develop accurate pronunciation, and learn to project their voice and feelings in a confident and expressive manner.

Writing
Students progressively learn how to create and develop more complex dialogue, enabling them to draw upon a variety of writing styles, sentence structures and idioms.

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How is Chinese Speech and Drama different at Chengzhu?

Chinese Speech and Drama in Singapore is an increasingly popular enrichment subject but as with any programme, the method of delivery makes all the difference. Through Julia Gabriel’s unique EduDrama® methodology, children develop holistically, ensuring that the language they learn is contextual, relevant and, most importantly, easy to remember. Chinese Speech and Drama at Chengzhu involves a variety of interactive and creative activities ranging from scripting and physicalising original ideas to practising articulating dynamic words and phrases. Guided by Chengzhu’s highly qualified and talented team of educators, your child will develop expressive Mandarin speech as they build confidence, emotional and social skills, creative thinking and problem-solving skills, in addition to gaining a deeper understanding of Chinese culture.

Chinese Speech and Drama in Singapore is an increasingly popular enrichment subject but as with any programme, the method of delivery makes all the difference. Through Julia Gabriel’s unique EduDrama® methodology, children develop holistically, ensuring that the language they learn is contextual, relevant and, most importantly, easy to remember. Chinese Speech and Drama at Chengzhu involves a variety of interactive and creative activities ranging from scripting and physicalising original ideas to practising articulating dynamic words and phrases. Guided by Chengzhu’s highly qualified and talented team of educators, your child will develop expressive Mandarin speech as they build confidence, emotional and social skills, creative thinking and problem-solving skills, in addition to gaining a deeper understanding of Chinese culture.

Yearly Level Outcomes Include:

Primary 1 Students

  • Learning and applying words from different parts of speech and simple sentence structures
  • Accurate comprehension of short passages of text from observing pictures, listening to a simple storyline and engaging in role play
  • Improving listening skills and the ability to distinguish the main themes and purpose of a story when recited by the educator
  • Developing the ability to provide complete and full answers to questions about passages of text
  • Developing the ability to read passages of text aloud with confidence, understanding and correct pronunciation

Primary 2 Students

  • Applying a range of words and commonly used sentence structures with increasing accuracy
  • Narrating sections of a story plot, under the guidance of the educator
  • Attempting to answer questions based on understanding and analysis of given passages of text and pictures
  • Increased confidence to complete sentence constructions independently
  • Reading a given passage aloud with correct pronunciation and increased fluency
  • Demonstrably enhanced passion for performing, along with the ability to express themselves orally more accurately during games and discussion segments

Primary 3 Students

  • Proficiency in using words from different parts of speech and familiar sentence patterns
  • Ability to complete sentence constructions independently
  • Learning and fully grasping the meaning of new words and phrases, understanding their extensions, while listening to the educator relate the plot of a passage of text
  • Ability to observe closely, and fluently describe, the contents of pictures, guided by the educator and with reference to a list of support words
  • Ability to read aloud longer passages of text correctly and fluently without prompts from Hanyu Pinyin notation
  • Correctly selecting answers from a comprehension passage; writing them down accurately and neatly

Primary 4 Students

  • Mastery of words from different parts of speech and commonly used connection words
  • Ability to complete sentence constructions independently
  • Ability to read a given passage of text, paragraph by paragraph, analysing the gist and understanding the contents
  • Ability to grasp fully the central idea of a passage of text whilst reading; to understand the meaning of new words, and subsequently apply them correctly
  • Ability to describe correctly the contents of specific pictures, while learning to refer to the underlying meaning of words and their application
  • Reading passages of text aloud confidently, projecting their voice with strength and expression
  • Mastering specific techniques for answering questions during comprehension, enabling them to analyse suggestions independently to offer the correct answers
  • Developing the ability to reason and conclude appropriately in ways that expand thinking when answering questions

What Parents Say About Us

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My 9-year-old son started his journey with Chengzhu at the age of 5, when we enrolled him in the Chengzhu Holiday Programme. As we are an English-speaking family, we were delightfully surprised to hear our son independently read a simple Chinese story book, for the very first time, after attending the 5-day Holiday Programme. Since then, we enrolled him in the Language Skills programme and have seen remarkable progress – his vocabulary has expanded significantly, his ability to comprehend, write and speak the language has also improved tremendously.

We are truly grateful to the dedicated teachers, who exhibit genuine care and concern for each child, fostering a sense of trust and confidence between teacher, parent and student. The teachers create an atmosphere of encouragement and enthusiasm, which motivates the children to actively participate in class. The lessons are thoughtfully designed to incorporate various learning tools, such as games, drama and interactive exercises, to reinforce learning of the Chinese language.
The dedication, expertise, and passion of the teachers, combined with the well-designed curriculum and nurturing environment, have undoubtedly contributed to my son's outstanding progress and top scores in Primary School weighted assessments.

Mother of Parent of Primary 3 Language Skills student, Lionel Goh 昌睿

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