By Trista di Genova, The Wild East / Editorial The Taiwanese fare abysmally in international English scores. Why? Part of the reason could be attributed to the difficulty of learning such a vastly different language. According to the US State Department, Mandarin is one of the world’s most difficult languages for
Read moreEnglish teachers in Taiwan, after living a rich life and surfing the wave of bushiban madness for a decade, are now leaving and forced to leave the country in droves. Here’s why.
Read moreThis piece, originally titled, “The English Language Business: a brief perspective”, is the first in a series called “Low on the Hai”, a chatty lowdown on the other side of the Strait by British novelist Jonathan Chandler, who is currently based in Shanghai.
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