TAIPEI - The Taiwanese government has big plans to make Taiwan bilingual in 10 years, but the project to raise English proficiency has drawn flak for being too ambitious, and has sparked concerns that it will dilute attention on the island's indigenous languages.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TAIPEI - The Taiwanese government has big plans to make Taiwan bilingual in 10 years, but the project to raise English proficiency has drawn flak for being too ambitious, and has sparked concerns that it will dilute attention on the island's indigenous languages.
The administration says it plans to create more English-speaking environments for students to move beyond learning only vocabulary and grammar in school and more opportunities for civil servants to"hone their ability to communicate in English". It also wants to establish an exclusive English-language TV station while encouraging other media outlets to provide English coverage, among other plans.
"They're saying 2030 because is catchy and draws attention, but these things usually take a few decades to take shape," said Mr Yang, 41, who has been in the field of English education in Taiwan for over 16 years. In 1994, the central government relented and Minnan became a part of the curriculum for elementary schools across Taiwan, but it was not mandatory nor a major part of the curriculum.
"But that might be difficult, because these places have once been under British rule, while Taiwan's older generation grew up under the Japanese rule and already had a hard time adapting to a Mandarin-speaking government," she said.
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