Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/10/18
By: Yang Sz-ruei and Elizabeth Hsu

Taipei, Oct. 18 (CNA) A proposal to make English the second official

English course at an elementary school in New Taipei. CNA file photo

language in Taiwan was discussed at a conference Sunday in Tainan, the city that is leading the push.

“English is part of national power,” Chen Chao-ming (陳超明), a chair professor at Shih Chien University, said at the conference, which was organized by the Tainan-based Flomo Education Foundation.

English proficiency in Taiwan is not just an educational problem, but an important asset for the country’s future development, Chen said.     [FULL  STORY]