Photo: Rachel Lin, Taipei TimesThe source said that less than 30 percent of graduate-level courses at the nation’s universities are taught in English. He also outlined the challenges of increasing the number of courses taught in English over a short period, saying that only one-third of his university’s graduate courses are taught in English, and only 15 percent of its undergraduate classes are taught in English. “Whether universities can push strongly for bilingualism would depend on the students’ English-language foundation,” National Pingtung University president Guu Yuan-kuang (古源光) said. It hopes to have all of its courses taught in English by 2030, it said, adding that 20 percent of its instructors are foreigners. It would then aim to have an additional four courses taught in English per department per year, he said.

Source: Taipei Times October 03, 2020 16:01 UTC