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China, Asia, and World News on ELT, TESOL, and Education 2003  
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Christmas Soccer Class in London Accent
(2003-12-03, People's Daily)
The Chinese women's soccer team had an English class taught by their new head coach on Christmas Eve.

English learning system passes test
(2003-12-17, People's Daily)
Don't be puzzled if you visit a Chinese university campus and happen to hear a student speak in broken English to a computer about a first date.

Is English invading Chinese culture?
(2003-11-02, People's Daily)
It is reported that China will spend three years to set up an English grading system in middle schools. At present, new English textbooks and English grading standard are under deliberation...

Not making the grade in English
(2003-07-29, Taipei Times)
The scores of high-school graduates who took this year's college-entrance examinations were recently announced. For the subject of English, the largest portion of all test-takers' average scores fell between 10 and 20 points, and hundreds of students received zero. Such a poor performance shows that the English-language abilities of our students have seriously and consistently declined -- a fact which deserves the full attention of the authorities.

Foreign teacher plan is unveiled
(2003-03-16, Taipei Times)
The Ministry of Education yesterday announced details of its program for attracting foreign English teachers.
The first group of 400 teachers -- 150 from the USA, 70 from the UK, 100 from Canada and 80 from Australia -- are set to arrive this summer.

MOE brings on US group as English teaching aide
(2003-03-06, Taipei Times)
The Ministry of Education yesterday officially introduced the College Board, a US non-profit educational organization, as its collaborative partner in advancing the professional development of the nation's English teachers.

Worried English teachers seek MOEA job assurance
(2003-02-26, Taipei Times)
English-language teachers yesterday called on the Ministry of Education to shield domestic teachers from the influx of foreign English teachers in primary schools from September.

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