Mandatory national language classes not an issue: MOEBy Sherry Hsiao and Rachel Lin / Staff reportersThe inclusion of mandatory “national language” courses in junior-high schools would not affect the number of class sessions dedicated to existing mandatory subjects, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said yesterday. “National language” is currently a mandatory course in elementary schools and an elective in junior-high schools. The NAER proposals incorporate “national languages” into the mandatory curriculum without affecting the number of class sessions for other mandatory courses, the ministry said. The subcommittee had proposed making “national languages” mandatory for the first year, and flexible in the second and third years, sources said. A third proposal would make “national languages” mandatory in the first and second years, and flexible in the third, the sources said.

Source: Taipei Times November 03, 2020 15:56 UTC