English Around EFL Elementary School Campus

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English Around EFL Elementary School Campus

• Grace Chin-Wen Chien
• Chung-Hu Elementary School, Taipei County, Taiwan

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Introduction

• 1. Elementary school English education in Taiwan
• 2. Issues to be discussed
• 3. Literature review
• 4. Methods
• 5. English Around Elementary School Campus
  Program (EAESCP)
• 6. Conclusion
• 7. Further research issues

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English Education in Taiwan

• 1. Elementary school English education
• (1) fifth and sixth graders in 2001
• (2) third to sixth graders in 2005
• 2. Goals of English education
• 3. Bilingual (English-Chinese) learning
• environment
• 4. Insufficient time in learning English

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Issues to be Discussed

• 1. How EAESCP can be implemented at a rural
• elementary school in Taiwan.
• 2. When and how was the EAESCP implemented?
• 3. What are the contents of the EAESCP?
• 4. Who were involved in promoting this program?
• 5. What assessments were carried out to evaluate
• students in the EAESCP?
• 6. Did the EAESCP really make a difference in
• improving students English abilities and their
• attitudes toward speaking English?
• 7. Is there any way to modify the EAESCP to make
  
• it more effective?

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Literature Review

• 1. Ministry of Education in Taiwan (2004)
• 2. Task-based learning (TBL)
• 3. Three phrases of task-based learning
• 4. Benefits of task-based learning

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Methods

• 1. English Around Elementary School Campus
• Program (EAESCP)
• 2. School background
• 3. Campus location
• 4. Instruction on English Around Elementary
  School
• Campus Program
• 5. Assessments on English Around Elementary
• School Campus Program

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English Around Elementary School Campus Program
(EAESCP)
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English Around Elementary School Campus Program
(EAESCP)
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English Around Elementary School Campus Program
(EAESCP)
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English Around Elementary School Campus Program
(EAESCP)
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English Around Elementary School Campus Program
(EAESCP)
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English Around Elementary School Campus Program
(EAESCP)
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English Around Elementary School Campus Program
(EAESCP)
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English Around Elementary School Campus Program
(EAESCP)
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English Around Elementary School Campus Program
(EAESCP)
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English Around Elementary School Campus Program
(EAESCP)
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English Around Elementary School Campus Program
(EAESCP)
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English Around Elementary School Campus Program
(EAESCP)
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English Around Elementary School Campus Program
(EAESCP)
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English Around Elementary School Campus Program
(EAESCP)
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English Around Elementary School Campus Program
(EAESCP)
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English Around Elementary School Campus Program
(EAESCP)
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Instruction on English Around Elementary School
Campus Program
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Instruction on English Around Elementary School
Campus Program
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Auditorium
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Sports Field
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Sports Field
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Campus Signs
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Library
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Danger! Fire Ants
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Danger! Fire Ants
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Danger! Fire Ants
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Danger! Fire Ants
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Instruction on Recycling
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Recycling
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Recycling
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No Running on the Hallway Sign
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No Running on the Hallway
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Video Clips

• 1. Convenience shop
• 2. Cleaning supplies room
• 2. Elevator
• 3. Health center
• 4. Library
• 5. Sports Equipment Room

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Assessments on EAESCP
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Assessments on English Around Elementary School
Campus Program
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Effectives of English Around Elementary School
Campus Program

• 1. Speaking English became a trend at the
• school. Students enjoyed speaking English.
• 2. The EAESCP helped children connect one
• topic with another and make each topic more
• relevant to life.
• 3. The EAESCP helped learners to see the
• English they were learning as something normal
• and natural.

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Problems on Implementing English Around
Elementary School Campus

• 1. There were insufficient teaching
• materials for the EAESCP provided by the
• local publishers.
• 2. Students limited English proficiency
• level was another problem.

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Further Research Areas

• 1. One area that needs to be addressed
• concerns parents, other subjects
• teachers, and homeroom teachers
• attitudes toward and perception of the
• importance of the EAESCP.
• 2. Is there any difference regarding the
• EAESCP in rural or city schools?

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Thank you!

• Grace Chin-Wen Chien
• Chung-Hu Elementary School,
• Taipei County,Taiwan, R.O.C.
• chinwenc_at_ms24.hinet.net