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Objectives
The goals of this program are to understand
Taiwan and its native language so as to pass on
the heritage of Taiwan language; advance the
studies of Taiwan language including its
characterization so as to preserve the culture
of different ethnic groups; cultivate the
teaching professionals of Taiwan language so as
to fulfill the ideal of Taiwan language
education; prepare top professionals of this
field so as to work for the administration and
dissemination of Taiwan language. To attain
such goals, this program has been designed with
equal balanced between language and teaching;
theory and practicality.
Curricular Focus
To begin with, students acquire background
knowledge of Taiwan language, explore the
history of early immigrants, and examine the
relationships of various ethnic groups as well
as places and geography of Taiwan country.
Then, they conduct a field investigation of
Taiwan language to collect historical data of
ethnic songs & poetry, research the language,
syntax, sentence patterns, spelling, and
intonation of various ethnic languages, and
blend harmoniously with the theory and
applications of Classical Chinese poetry,
fictions, novels, and plays.
Career Prospective
Upon graduation, student are well-prepared to
put theory to practice in the following
activities: literary creations of Taiwan
language, compiling/editing of teaching
materials; producing and hosting of radio and
media programs; starting up of publishing
enterprises; working as teachers of local and
native languages, or journalists, or government
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