Official Report: Vietnamese Language Widely Used in Taiwan (China)
The Taiwanese Ministry of Education’s Southeast Asian language program has successfully taught more than 700 classes and approximately 30,000 students over the past six years. This program aims to foster language skills for individuals interested in visiting, studying, or doing business in the region, according to an article in Taiwan News. Hsieh Li-chun, the Director-General of the Department of Technological and Vocational Education, emphasized the program’s expansion over the years, starting with 98 classes in 2017 and reaching 143 classes last year. Initially focusing on basic language skills, the program now includes instruction on professional terminology in various Southeast Asian languages such as Indonesian, Thai, Malay, Burmese, and Vietnamese. Notably, the number of Vietnamese-language students has surpassed those studying other regional languages. Schools have also developed a comprehensive teaching model for Vietnamese. Vietnamese students in Taiwan (China). ...