‘Bilingual 2030’ needs improvingBy Kuo Chang-yi 郭昌益The government’s “Bilingual 2030” policy is undeniably an ambitious blueprint aimed at enhancing Taiwan’s international competitiveness. In many schools, bilingual education is not implemented across all grade levels due to a lack of resources. A student might have a bilingual physical education class in third grade, only to return to a fully Mandarin-taught curriculum in fourth grade. This is not bilingual education; it is merely a performance that sacrifices the depth of subject knowledge and fails to improve English proficiency. The goal should be to foster the ability to acquire knowledge through English reading, rather than just learning English for tests.

Source: Taipei Times December 28, 2025 16:11 UTC