Further to 2019, when the Bilingual 2030 policy was kicked off, while some public opinion varies on the implementation, some argue the fundamental premise the policy is based on. In order to crystalize the many voices, Taiwan News embarks on the path of interviews. Among the many guests we talk to, Lin Tzu-bin, Professor, Department of Education, National Taiwan Normal University and host of Integrated Bilingual Teaching in Selected Subject Areas: Localizing Bilingual Education Models in Primary and Secondary Schools, and two bilingual teachers, Chiang Chieh and Vanessa Chih, who are part of his program.
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00:00 Intro
00:29 Introduction of Lin Tzu-bin, Chiang Chieh and Vanessa Chih
01:01 Q1: What is an ideal bilingual education in primary/ junior high schools for Taiwan?
03:26 Q2: What are your concerns about the implementation?
08:37 Q3: Is there any fundamental issue of the policy you would like to address?
09:58 Q4: Given the conditions vary across Taiwan, how can strategies be implemented?
10:53 Q5: What is central for a school to develop a strategy?
12:00 Q6: What are the challenges for bilingual teachers?
16:24 Q7: How do school teachers transition to bilingual teachers?
18:18 Q8: What would be your advice for parents?
19:54 Outro
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