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A Content-Based Approach to Teaching and Testing Listening Skills to Grade 5 EFL Learners
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Chou, Mu-hsuan – International Journal of Listening, 2013
English education has been officially incorporated into elementary-level education in Taiwan since 2001, with the key objective of reinforcing pupils' oral communication in class. Although oral interaction involves a degree of listening input from interlocutors, listening has unfortunately remained a marginalized area in Taiwanese elementary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Pre-Service English Teachers' Perceptions and Practice of Field Experience and Professional Learning from Expert Teachers' Mentoring
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Chien, Chin-Wen – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2015
Though it is well known that pre-service teachers' field experiences are recognized as key to enhancing teaching practice, Taiwanese pre-service teachers who take "Teaching Methods and Materials" in elementary school's seven areas often complain that they lack field experience. They do not have the opportunity to experience teaching…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Mentors, Experienced Teachers
Identity Issues in Taiwan's History Curriculum
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Liu, Meihui; Hung, Li-Ching – International Journal of Educational Research, 2002
As a result of Taiwan's peculiar political situation, national identity has become a crucial and controversial issue in the history curriculum. This chapter analyzes the changing role of nationalism in the history curriculum from 1980 onwards, focusing on the ways in which politics has affected the history curriculum. In particular, it examines…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Nationalism, Textbooks, Foreign Countries