EDITORIAL: A targeted bilingual policyThe Ministry of Education has been advancing the government’s Bilingual 2030 initiative by distributing funds and encouraging schools to offer courses taught in English. Schools are encouraged to design diverse, engaging and life-oriented bilingual learning activities, K-12 Education Administration official Yeh Hsin-tsun (葉信村) said, adding that the goal is to create a bilingual campus environment where English is used in everyday life. A school in Hsinchu offers workplace English courses, while another in Taoyuan has students be English-language tour guides for foreign guests. Immersion can also be achieved in a school environment, such as in Singapore and in French-language immersion programs in Canada. The ministry could employ a similar approach in Taiwan, offering an English immersion program for high-performing students who express an interest in achieving fluency.
