Day Four Highlights

Chun Lun High School in Taipei.  Students working on a cooperative English vocabulary activity.

Visit to The World Chinese Language Association in Taipei.  The Association hosted a wonderful lunch including seafood in a hot pot

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I heard there's over 7 million scooters in all of Taiwan.  I couldn't resist taking one for a spin.

Visit to National Taiwan Normal University's Graduate Institute of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language.

Day Three Highlights

I'm back!  The days have been soooo busy I haven't been able to keep up with my daily blog.

Ceramic pillow on display at the Ceramics Museum in Yingge

Outside of the Glass Museum in HsinChu

The Bilingual Department Building at National Experiment High School at HsinChu Science Park.

Touring the Shilin Night Market.  Can you find me?

Day Two Highlights

• Visited Tsai Hsing School. The school goes from Kindergarten through Grade 12. They have implemented a unique distance learning program. Student's in the photo are receiving instruction in English from a teacher in New York. This allows the student's an opportunity to experience a progressive English speaking classroom without leaving Taiwan.
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Visited the Digital Learning Center at the Chinese Culture University. Here's a pic of me playing with some video equipment.

• Visited the Digital Content Institute and saw presentations on Chinese language teaching programs through E-Learning.

Day One Highlights

• Arrived in Taiwan at 6:00 A.M. after a 14 hour flight.  It was the longest flight of my life.

• Visited the Department of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language at Chung Yuan University.  The University has done a tremendous amount of work developing their Center of Mandarin Learning.  Can you find me in the pic?  www.cycu.edu.tw

            

• Visited the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission in Taipei.  The Commission has done a tremendous amount of work developing their Global Chinese Language & Culture Center and digital/e-learning opportunities to learn Mandarin.  www.ocac.gov.tw 

• Visited the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall also known as Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.  The memorial and grounds are huge.  In the pic below the memorial is approximately a half a mile away!  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiang_Kai-shek 

• Visited the National Palace Museum.  We completed a guided tour of this amazing museum.  The museum showcases over 500,000 antiquities.  These "Treasured Objects" made from copper, jade, lacquer, and enamel to name a few, displayed some of the most amazing and intricate designs I've ever seen.  You'll have to visit the museum to see for yourself.   www.npm.gov.tw/en/home.htm

          

Notes:  It was a jam packed day filled with a lot of information and sites to be seen.  We've been greeted with such warmth and hospitality.  Definitely a great day to begin my Taiwan Adventure!