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The number of foreign teachers in Penghu has quadrupled. Great improvement in Comprehensive Assessment English test scores. Lai, Feng-wei affirms the success of bilingual education.
Penghu County Government 2022-03-28 511
    The Penghu County Government arranged for the Education Department to brief on the bilingual education results on the 28th for supervisor working meeting. Lai, Feng-wei, Mayor of Penghu County, mentioned that the number of foreign teachers in Penghu has quadrupled in recent 2 years; the number of foreign teachers subsidized by the Ministry of Education is the largest in the country; established 10 bilingual schools in five towns and one city; for three consecutive years, Penghu's results in the National Secondary School English Examination have improved year by year; Penghu is heading toward the vision of “International Island, Pearl of the Sea.”

    Education Department Curriculum Inspector Liu, Liang-hong emphasized that for 3 consecutive years (2019-2021), the performance of the English academic foundation and proficiency in the Senior High School Entrance Examination has been improving year by year. It is quite close to the national student population ratio of 71.73%. In addition, the English academic ability of the Senior High School Entrance Examination needs to be strengthened as the ratio has declined year by year.

    Liu Liang-hong pointed out that in the past, only schools in the English Village or Bilingual Academy in Penghu had foreign teachers. But since 2021, Education Department hired 26 foreign teachers - almost half of the junior high and elementary school all had foreign teachers. The arrival of foreign teachers has aroused the interest of teachers and students in learning English and comprehensively promoted the atmosphere of learning English on campus.

    Liu Liang-hong said that the Education Department has guided 10 elementary and secondary schools in the county to transform and establish bilingual experimental curriculum schools. It has invited three schools, including Ma-Gong High School, Peng-Nan High School and He-Heng Ocean Experimental Elementary School, to take the lead in transforming to establish an international bilingual academy as a pilot school for the development of international education.

    Liu Liang-hong said that in terms of software and hardware setup, the Education Department has established 8 bilingual academies and 3 international bilingual academies; 10 English AR digital interactive teaching scenarios. Penghu is the first in the country to adopt the bilingual teaching books on international etiquette written by Ambassador Zhu Yu-feng, a native of Penghu. It is planning to adapt the comics of the four major battles of Penghu into a bilingual AR digital interactive version.

    Liu Liang-hong expressed that the Education Department is facilitating the reorganization of the English Teaching Resource Center (ETRC) and expanding the manpower of ETRC. Integrated the resources such as manpower and materials, etc. from the Primary Education Advisory Group and ETRC shall be in charge of the facilitating of English, bilingual and international education.

    Lai Feng-wei expressed that "English ability" is a mandatory key ability in the era of globalization. Creating a bilingual learning environment, planning an adaptive, effective, diverse and innovative bilingual education, laying a solid foundation for students' English and strengthening their English skills can cultivate the ability to connect with the world and improve the students' future.
Update:2022-05-03
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