Speaker: Becky Wu English assistant of principal of San Sin High School, Taiwan
Jan 17, 2015
Speaker:
Becky WuEnglish assistant of principal of San Sin High School, Taiwan
Becky, Wu Chi Chao earned a Bachelor’s degree in foreign languages and literature from National Cheng Kung University and a Master’s degree in TESOL from National Kaohsiung First University of Science and
Technology. She has been an English teacher at San Sin High School since 1985.
She now works as the English Assistant to the school’s Principal, and she has been instrumental in the establishment of sister-school relationships or signed educational exchange agreements with many schools in foreign countries, including America, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Australia, and England.
Her philosophy of education is reflected in her continued efforts to lead her students to know and experience the world. She enjoys seeing her students gain a broad international perspective through San Sin High School’s exchange programs with students from other countries.
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East Meets West: Friendship Unites the World
The 2009
San Sin English Program
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Outline of Contents• San Sin High School Overview• The Program (Inbound Program II) - Purpose - Description - Participants - Lesson Plan Outline - Teaching - Activities - Students’ Feedback - The Blog
Outline of Contents
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San Sin High School Overview• San Sin High School - located in Kaohsiung - founded in 1958• The primary goal of education: - providing specialized courses - cultivating students to become well-rounded citizens
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San Sin High School Overview
• Offers nine majors:
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San Sin High School Overview
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San Sin High School Overview
• Statistics: - More than nine thousand students enrolled, including day and night school programs. - Four hundred dedicated faculty and staff.• The current principal- Mr. Pan Fu-Chao.
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San Sin High School Overview• San Sin High School - has a great reputation for its outstanding nurturing environment - provides its students with practical educational programs - prepares them with
excellent capabilities and attitudes for filling the needs of the world community.
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San Sin’s International Exchange
• Focuses on broadening the students’ international perspective.
• Providing students with the tools and opportunities to study abroad.
• The first international exchange program began in 1977 with Meiwa High School in Japan.
• Subsequent signing of sister-school agreements and exchanges.
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San Sin’s International Exchange
• Agreements with schools in: Japan, America, South Korea, Thailand, Canada, England, Australia, and New Zealand.
• Exchange of teaching material, students, teachers, interschool visits, videoconferencing, on-
line courses are the main exchange activities.
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Purpose of the Program• The World is Flat• Computer technology shortens the distance of
the world. Bergen HighUSA
San Sin HighTAIWAN
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Purpose of the Program• Double click on the mouse can take us to almost
everywhere in the world.• Making friends with people around the world is not
a dream.
ThereforeHaving the ability to communicate with
people from different cultures becomes an urgent need for modern people.
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Purpose of the Program• Computer technology facilitates the communication
among people around the world.• But, it can not replace face to face contact and
the extrinsic value of teacher’s physical presence.
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Purpose of the Program• We expect the learners and instructors to: - have better real interaction - develop better rapport with one another - have direct bilateral contribution - form a bond of international friendship
That’s why we have offered the San Sin English Program for more than 16 years.
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Description of the Program• The goal : to help Taiwanese and American students
become partners in learning about the language and culture of the two countries.
• Allow an exchange between students from America and Taiwan, while immersing the Taiwanese in use of English for everyday interaction.
• Help American students experience the rich history and beauty of the Taiwanese culture.
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Participants
• 232 San Sin students• 20 San Sin teachers and administrators• 7 American student teachers• 2 American leader teachers • Biographies of the American student-teachers
and leader teachers
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Lesson Plan Outline
• Project-based teaching method• A topic a week, 4 topics for the 4-week
program• Projects: - Food - Holidays/Festivals - The 2009 World Games - Global Citizen
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Activities• Making Taiwanese sticky sweet balls
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Activities• Writing calligraphy
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Activities• Experiencing
Buddhist Culture
Activities
Do we look like a thousand-hand Buddha?
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Activities• A trip to the capital city- Taipei
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ActivitiesA trip to Kenting Park
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Activities
• Visiting the Taiwan Indigenous Culture Park
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Activities• Meeting with Dr. Tsai Ching-hua, the director of
Kaohsiung Education Bureau
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Students’ Feedback
• American student teachers’ feedback• San Sin students’ projects
The Program Blog
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The End
Thank youby
Becky, Wu Chi-ChaoEnglish Assistant,
San Sin High SchoolKaohsiung
2009/11/28