Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/08/19
By: Lee Hsin-Yin

Taipei, Aug. 19 (CNA) A series of activities that encourage members of the public to speak English

are being held across Taiwan, as part of the National Development Council's (NDC's) efforts to make English a second official language in Taiwan by 2030.

Three types of events have been held since May to get people to use English — short film contests for students, visits by native English speakers to service sector providers, and situational English learning activities, project manager Leo Chiang (江烈偉) told CNA on Monday.

"We were surprised at the big response to those projects," said Chiang, who said the activities were designed to create an English-friendly environment so people can speak the language more spontaneously.

According to the NDC, which was designated as the agency responsible for coordinating and carrying out the "Bilingual Nation" policy espoused by former Premier Lai Ching-te (賴清德) in 2018, Taiwan is to introduce English as its second official language by 2030.    [FULL  STORY]