FEATURE: Language learning a boon to immigrantsBy Fion Khan / Staff writer, with CNAWhen Trinh Thi Anh first arrived in Yilan County from Vietnam at the age of 18, she found herself in a world of silence. Photo: CNAAfter years of study, Anh gradually built up her language skills and decided to take the Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL). According to labor brokers, employers see language ability as a big plus for migrant workers who wish to remain in Taiwan. From a migrant worker’s perspective, having language skills opens up more job opportunities, just as Taiwanese working in Southeast Asia or Europe benefit from knowing local languages, he said. The Mandarin Training Center at National Taiwan Normal University is one of the major destinations for foreigners learning Chinese.
