There is a new AI program called ChatGPT. What is it? Well, I’ll let ChatGPT tell you: ChatGPT is a conversational AI service that uses natural language processing and generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) models to enable users to have natural conversations with AI bots. ChatGPT is designed to provide a conversational AI experience that can…
Flip: A Free Way to Increase Speaking Practice
When I was teaching elementary and junior high school, there was no easy way to give students speaking-based homework. I had always wished there was some app, preferably one that could integrate into Edmodo (which I used initially) or Google Classroom, but I could never find a simple solution. Technology has improved a lot since…
On Taiwan’s Plan to Create a Standardized English Proficiency Test for Universities
On September 8, 2022, the Taipei Times ran a story titled “Standardized English proficiency test to be prepared for universities: official.” Why is a new English proficiency test needed for Taiwan? As per the Bilingual 2030 policy, for bilingual benchmark institutions (also referred to as beacon bilingual universities and colleges) “by 2030, at least 50…
What is “Bilingual Teaching” in Taiwan?
In my last post, I discussed the definition of EMI in Taiwan. Now I will look at another term–bilingual teaching. The Bilingual 2030 policy defines different approaches to higher education, which uses EMI, and senior high school and below, which should implement bilingual teaching. But what does bilingual teaching actually mean? At least for senior…