On October, 10, 2021, the Taipei Times printed an opinion piece by Michael Riches titled “Tips for Making Taiwan Bilingual.” I would like to provide my response to some statements in the article. As Taiwan moves toward English-only instruction in 60 percent of elementary and high schools by 2024, with the goal of having a…
The Importance of Teaching Morphemic Awareness
A morpheme is a meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided (Google’s English dictionary via Oxford Languages). For example, the English word incoming has three morphemes: in, come, ing. In the above webinar, Dr. Michelle Benegas discusses the idea that ALL teachers (not just language teachers) must be aware of and…
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By spite about do of allow
Ex audire suavitate has, ei quodsi tacimates sapientem sed, pri zril ubique ut. Te cule tation munere noluisse. Enim torquatos ne pri, eum mollis salutandi corrumpit et, fugit apeirian duo ad. Ad oportere voluptatibus nec, sea ei civibus praesent. Invidunt constituto ne per, paulo omnium quaerendum his eu, cu congue consul cetero cule. Solet honestatis…