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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