Language Arts

Language arts has much to offer in developing students’ capability to use English to respond and give expression to real and imaginative experience. It seeks to develop students’ language sensitivity and cultural awareness, as well as creative and critical thinking through the use of imaginative or literary texts. Exposure to a wide range of language arts materials at the junior secondary level enhances students’ language skills as well as prepares students for the language arts modules in the Elective Part at the senior secondary level, namely, Learning English through Drama, Learning English through Short Stories and Learning English through Poems and Songs. The use of language arts materials also provides opportunities for the integrated use of language skills, meaningful extension of English language learning and development of generic skills.