language policy in Taiwan

Polling Shows Language Remains Contested in Taiwan

Brian Hioe
Polling recently released by the Professor Huang Kun-huei Education Foundation showed that 68.4% of those surveyed viewed “native” languages as in danger of disappearing. This referred to Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka, and Indigenous languages. Moreover, only 37.2% of the surveyed viewed the Ministry of Education’s policies as effective in preserving native languages...
April 2024EnglishPolitics4 min read

Academic Petition Criticizes Bilingual 2030 Policy

Brian Hioe
There was some pushback from academics earlier this month against the Tsai administration’s Bilingual 2030 policy, with criticisms that English has been focused on at the expense of local languages. As such, a petition was launched by the Taiwan Languages and Literature Society earlier this month, quickly gaining 1,700 signatories. This includes 400 educators that teach on college campuses and 400 elementary and middle school teachers...
April 2022EnglishPolitics5 min read