A DEPRIVATION? The Taiwan Higher Education Union said the program, which drew much student criticism, deprived the students of their right to an education
Taipei Times
Date: Jul 01, 2020
By: Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter
Members of the Taiwan Higher Education (THE) Union hold a news conference in Taipei on Monday to accuse Ming Chuan University of replacing its freshman English courses with online English courses to cut costs.
Photo courtesy of THE Union via CNA
The university, which has long emphasized the value that it places on English-language education, in the 2019-2020 academic year changed its English program for first-year students to a combination of self-learning through online videos and weekly lab sessions, during which students would take online tests, the union said.
The change has deprived more than 3,000 students of in-person instruction and of interaction with their teachers, the union added.
The online program drew much criticism from students online, the union said, adding that it deprived the students of their right to education, as well as equality of education.
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