English Language and Literature

Department Introduction

Strategic Objectives and Initiatives

Language gives life and colour to us because we use it to express ourselves and communicate with each other. It is also a vital instrument for critical thinking, which will develop us into effective thinkers and communicators. It is hence imperative that we should aspire to be competent communicators of the global language that is English. At Yuhua, our vision is to develop our learners into a community of confident communicators. To achieve this, the Department has designed key programmes which are aimed at instilling confidence and passion in the English language.

Signature Programme(s)

Some of our key programmes include the following: 

• School-wide Reading and Media Literacy Programme.

• Self-directed gamified approach to the acquisition of grammar and vocabulary. To encourage students to learn at their own time and space, the department actively engages students online via in-house learning portals with added gamified elements. For example, students learn about grammar and vocabulary through a series of trainings and missions, which are both competitive and fun.

• Annual World Book Day  to inculcate interests and increase motivation in the learning of English and English Literature. The WBD is a week-long festival of activities organised by the Department designed at inculcating interest and love in the language. Activities that were organised this year include the following :
  i. Spelling Bee Competition
  ii. Characters Come Alive
  iii. Library Thematic Display
  iv. WBD Essay Challenge 

• As for Literature, the Literature Unit organised the following activities to deepen students’ interest and increase engagement in Literature: 
  i. Blackout Poetry 
  ii. Flash Fiction 
  ii. National Schools Literature Festival – Set Text and Unseen Debates 

• Annual Term Project as Weighted Assessment to inculcate Joy of Learning. At Yuhua, students do not just go through the usual pen-and-paper test. At every level, students complete a Term Project as one of the Weighted Assessments. These projects aim to develop specific skills in the students. Examples of the Term Projects include the following :
  i. VLOG for Sec 3
  ii. Analysis of pop songs for Sec 2 Literature 
  iii. Travel brochure design and feature writing for Sec 3.