The Meltdown of English Teaching in Taiwan

English 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.

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The Rise of The Bushiban in Taiwan

This 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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Taiwan Students Struggling for Positive Identity

By DJ Revival With the recent initiative of eliminating the name “China” from government corporations in Taiwan, I interviewed Ross Kenneger – an owner of elementary age language schools – on how he feels about teaching the concept of independence. “Taiwan exists in international limbo. Yet, one has to make

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