English Language and Literature

Head of Department (English Language and Literature)
Ms Lin Pei Jun Angela

Ms Serene Tan Kok Yin

Ms Anne Roseline Andrew

Ms Chin Siang Yee Samantha   

Ms Serene Tan Kok Yin

Ms Ismath Banu Binte Mohamed Yaseen

Effervescent laughter rang through the hall on Monday, 6th April 2015. It was the annual JWSS Read!Fest, which began with an invited speaker, Dr Dennis Yeo, sharing about the importance and relevance of language in our lives today. Read!Fest 2015 was held in conjunction with Speak Good English Week from 6th to 10th April 2015. The objectives of the week were to develop passion and love for reading in our students, as well as to highlight the importance of speaking the English Language proficiently and confidently. Various competitions were organised to target different levels across the week namely:-

Lower Secondary
Reading Aloud Competition

Upper Secondary
Speech Competition

All Levels
Terribly Terrifying Tiny Tales #SG50shadesofhorror

Recognising the importance of having a culture of speaking Standard English, the department supplemented the daily morning assembly reading session with a school-wide oral communication programme that offers every student and member of the staff a public speaking opportunity. 

The programme aims to provide a platform for students to further refine and develop their oral communication skills, as they present their five-minute speeches at the morning assembly in front of the entire school.

Two students, who have been selected by their English Language teachers, will research on either local or global current affairs, draft their speeches and consult their language teachers for further refinement before sharing their topic of interest on a  Tuesday  or Thursday.

English Language teachers also model public speaking skills by sharing on a topic of interest every  Friday . 

The Media Challenge, organised by the Republic Polytechnic's Mass Communication Department is an excellent opportunity for the secondary school  students from to try out journalism. Since its inception in 2013, Jurong West Secondary School has always been a participant in the challenge. This year, two teams from JWSS participated in the challenge. They attended wo rkshops on photography, videography, feature article writing and marketing which were conducted by lecturers and esteemed professionals from the media industry. Upon completion of the training, the students had to go out in the field to collect stories by interviewing, researching, taking photos and preparing drafts. It gave a fantastic exposure to our students about the real world journalism.