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The Only Redhead in TaiwanAn attempt by one man to understand the crazy, mixed-up world of Taiwanese life and politics, as well as how that crazy, mixed-up world relates to the even more insane, even more bassackwards world as a whole. |
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Jeff's TaiwanAmerican living in Taiwan and Asia since 1986 shares cultural and historical insights on Asia, perspectives on East-West issues and personal experiences living along the Western Pacific Rim. |
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MichaelLa vie d'un français à Taipei, Taiwan |
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Recent Blog Posts
TEFL'ers in Taiwan and Bad Public Behaviour
on Sep 4, 2005 in Canadians Taiwan Teacher Behavior I'm really disappointed. Disappointed in the fellow TEFL'ers I meet and hear about on the street and the things they say and do in public. I'm also disappointed in the Taiwanese government for making it possible for these people to come over and teac...
Filipinos Teaching English in Taiwan
on Oct 15, 2005 in Philippines Taiwan Non-Native Speaking Teachers The Philippine Ministry of Labour and Employment has suggested that Filipinos be permitted to teach English in Taiwan.Filipinos to Teach English in TaiwanThe Taiwan Ministry of Education (MOE) has indicated that it will soon start a recruiting drive...
Is Taiwanese English Proficiency Getting Worse?
on Jan 9, 2006 in Testing The Learner Proficiency Asia Negotiation of Meaning Taiwan Methodology Non-Native Speaking Teachers In a letter from the Editor of the China Post on January 1, 2006 titled, Why Our Children's English is Inferior, concern was expressed for the regressing English proficiency levels of Taiwanese children compared with the proficiency levels of other C...
Poor English Skills are Hurting Nation's Competitiveness
on Jan 18, 2006 in Testing The Learner Proficiency Asia Taiwan Last August, while doing some research I came across an article in the Taipei Times with the headline, "Poor English Skills Are Hurting Nation's competitiveness" (July 5, 2005, p. 10 ).The article is based on a government report prepared by National...
Taiwan Universities: Cut-Off Dates for Final Grades
on Jan 18, 2006 in Universities Taiwan Scott Sommers has an interesting post on his site where he discusses the severity of making mistakes with students' grades after the cut-off period for ammending grade submissions (Taiwan University Grade Submissions and Changes Policy).On a number o...