Plan aims for bilingual daily livingNEW TAIPEI CITY: Each school should attempt to have at least one bilingual class, but a specific number would not be mandated, the Primary Education Division head saidBy Chou Hsiang-yun and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe New Taipei City Government is launching a program aimed at making the English language a part of everyday life by 2030. New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi on Friday holds a sign with the text “New Taipei bilingual NTPC Give me five” while attending the school year’s first meeting of New Taipei City school deans. The project hopes to fine-tune all aspects of the curriculum, the teachers and the integration of English into everyday life, Education Department Commissioner Chang Ming-wen (張明文) said. Every school should endeavor to have at least one bilingual class, but schools would not be mandated to have a certain number per week, Primary Education Division head Lin Yi-cheng (林奕成) said. A lack of bilingual materials hampers teachers’ efforts to plan their courses, Guangfu Elementary School administrator Chang Kuei-chen (張桂珍) said, adding that the varying vocabulary levels of students could affect their learning.

Source: Taipei Times August 22, 2020 15:56 UTC