Bilingual 2030: In Conversation with Keith M. Graham

Further to 2019, when the Bilingual 2030 policy was kicked off, while some public opinion varies on the implementation, some argue the fundamental premise the policy is based on. In order to crystalize the many voices, Taiwan News embarks on the path of interviews. Among the many guests we talk to, he is Keith M. Graham, Assistant Professor in the School of Teacher Education at National Taiwan Normal University. His research interests include English-medium instruction (EMI), bilingual education, content and language integrated learning (CLIL), and teacher education. Let’s listen to his hands-on insights. Timestamp/ 00:00 Introduction of Keith M. Graham 00:27 Q1: What is your “bilingual” experience in real life? 01:01 Q2: What is happening on the educational front line? 02:40 Q3: What should be the right approach to Taiwan’s bilingual education? 05:34 Q4: How do you understand the policy? 07:25 Q5: Did you agree with the government on our Mandarin as an advantage? 09:06 Q6: Can you talk about Singapore’s case? 12:42 Q7: What is your advice to the bilingual teachers? 15:54 Q8: For recruiting teachers, which matters more, content mastery or better English? 19:00 Q9: Is learning English the earlier the better? 22:32 Q10: Any question you want to raise to the government? 25:23 Outro Don't forget to follow Taiwan News on social media: FB:   / taiwannews.en   TW:   / taiwannews886   IG:   / taiwannews_   #bilingual #taiwan #english #Bilingual2030 #emi #professor #ntnu #language #learning #teacher #education #elementary #juniorhighschool #highschool #subtraction #singapore #qatar #arabic #content #mandarin #spanish