How to Make Learning Chinese Impossible: Taiwan's Got It Down

Language learning and linguistics

March 27, 2011January 13, 2015 Trista di Genova 59 Comments Chinese language education, language policy, Learning Chinese, linguistics, pinyin, Taiwan history, zhùyīn fúhào

By Trista di Genova, The Wild East Hapless Chinese learners agree: the Taiwan-only useless system of ‘Bopomofo’ ought to be immediately phased out, and the agreed-upon phonetic system of Hanyu pinyin used to teach Chinese if Taiwan wants competency and credibility as a Mandarin-language training center. The first time I

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Scott Sommers enlightening the blogosphere

Arts & Entertainment Beautiful Island Culture Shock Expat Chat Taiwan News

March 31, 2009April 26, 2012 Trista di Genova 1 Comment blog, davesESLcafe.com, education, education policy, english teaching, forumosa.com, language policy, Ming Chuan University, scott sommers, Taiwan, tealit.com, universities, university reforms

Google Scott Sommers, and you’ll get over 2.2 million responses. Why? His blog covers a litany of subjects affecting both Taiwanese and foreign teachers, from job-search strategies, to education policy.

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