Nanshi promotes bilingual education through perfect classroom English.

The picture shows the video communication between Guangfushi International Digital Learning Partners and foreign schools.

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[Reporter Cai Wenju/Tainan Report] Tainan City promotes bilingualism in schools. In order to allow principals of primary and secondary schools in various countries to master the operation of classroom English, Nanshi Bilingual Center began to hold the "Let's Talk Classroom English Pilot Workshop for Principals" since December last year. March 16 this year From 18th to 18th, the return training of "Classroom English Seed Lecturer" was carried out. A total of 285 primary and secondary school teachers obtained the first batch of classroom English seed lecturer qualifications.

Yan Yiting, director of academic affairs at Anqing Elementary School, said that thanks to the hard work of the classroom English community, greetings in English on campus and simple interactions in English during class have gradually become a daily habit.

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Xie Kunxian, the only special education teacher among the first batch of classroom English seed lecturers, shared that when he demonstrated Eyes on me (looking at me) with gestures in the resource class, the first-grade autistic students Xiaozhi (pseudonym) will follow the recitation and complete the actions, and his concentration and learning performance in the classroom have improved a lot compared to usual, promoting bilingual students to accidentally open another learning window for special education students.

Xiaozhi’s parents said that the characteristics of special education students do not necessarily hinder their children’s foreign language learning. One more language means one more communication channel to interact with the crowd and learn. Therefore, they are happy to see the school promote classroom English to increase the frequency of children’s real use of English. .

Lu Cuiling, director of the Tainan Bilingual Center and principal of Ximenshi Elementary School, said that the lecturers of the bilingual counseling group with practical experience lead the students in groups to practice, and the students return to school to assist the teachers in the school to take the first step in classroom English.

The Bureau of Education stated that through the improvement of classroom English to promote related programs and build consensus among schools, it is hoped that bilingual education in Nanshi will develop steadily and gradually improve the foundation for all children to compete in the era of globalization.