Staff Achievements

Malay Language Center of Singapore hosted the annual Malay Language Arif Budiman Teachers’ Conference Seminar on 17 March 2020. The Malay Language Centre of Singapore  invited Assistant Professor Dr Elmi Nekmat, of the Department of Communication and New Media, National University of Singapore as a keynote speaker for the seminar as well as guest of honor, Dr Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Minister of State in the Ministry for Home Affairs and the Ministry for National Development. In addition, seminar participants had the opportunity to attend 43 presentations of teachers from primary, secondary and primary colleges during a parallel conference session related to the theme of the seminar which is "Utilizing Technology, Enhancing Learning". The seminar participants also had the opportunity to attend 10 reruai exhibition on the application of ICT in teaching and learning of the Malay language in the classroom. Two of our Malay Language teachers, Ms Yasmin Hussein and Ms Sherlyn Salim, presented a research project done during Jurong West Secondary School’s Professional Learning Community (PLC). The project, which was presented in 2019 as a research paper, focused on working collaboratively to attain high levels of student achievements in alignment with school goals, featured the usage of social media platform to encourage authentic learning of Malay proverbs. The project was then selected in 2020 to be showcased as it highlighted the vital role of infusing a culture of sustained and continual learning through digital platforms relevant to students’ needs, which would impact student outcomes.