Sustainable Development Goals
Abstract/Objectives
In collaboration with Ms. Sun Chien-Ting, an English teacher at Taichung's Hou-Zong Senior High School, our initiative employs the autonomous learning period within the academic schedule to enhance the English listening and speaking proficiency of local high school students. We offer a digital platform that encourages students to undertake oral English challenges, curate individualized learning plans, and assist in establishing goals, collecting data, and achieving desired outcomes. Upon concluding the semester, we plan to engage foreigners with a vested interest in Taiwanese culture. This engagement involves listening to presentations delivered by students about their hometowns, followed by an interactive exchange that incorporates their feedback. In the future, we aspire to replicate this model in collaboration with schools located in more remote areas, such as those in Taitung, to address the disparities in international exposure between urban and rural students.
Results/Contributions

In alignment with Taiwan's 2030 Bilingual Policy, we acknowledge the general deficiency in English speaking practice and a lack of confidence among Taiwanese students. To mitigate this, our project partners with high school English teachers to leverage the autonomous learning period delineated in the 108 Curriculum Guidelines. This approach empowers students to introduce Taiwan's unique local culture to foreigners studying Chinese in Taiwan, thus promoting cultural exchange and fostering bilateral language learning.

The current plan engages Hou-Zong High School students and foreigners studying Chinese in Taiwan in discussion during the autonomous learning period. The project aims to enhance students' oral English skills through a blended learning approach, which combines online and in-person interactions. These interactions offer students feedback and an opportunity to undertake speaking challenges, with pre and post-testing of their oral and aural skills employed to assess the effectiveness of the autonomous learning approach.

Keywords
English educationSpeaking skillsHigh school educationOnline learning
Contact Information
董佩瑄
sherri92123@gmail.com