Education
Chinese is the most difficult subject to learn | Victor Lu – Grade 10
Chinese is one of the most popular languages in the world, and it is one of the most complicated. Today, most schools in Taiwan require all students to attend Chinese classes in order to train their basic knowledge and language skills of Chinese. However, learning...
Education in Taiwan vs. Japan | Estella Tong – Grade 10
Japan is considered to have one of the best education systems in the world. Though the basic school system in Japan is literally the same as Taiwan’s (which is six years of elementary school, three years in both junior and senior high school, and four years for...
How students actually approach their writing assignments | Phil Wang – Grade 11
The clock on the wall ticks, trying to reach the number 12; the sound of typing fills the quiet atmosphere as if the keyboard is going to break any second; the congested eyes of the student stick to the screen. All of these phenomena occur due to an essay due at...
Learning how to write essays is the hardest thing | Alex Sun – Grade 5
Writing well is daunting even to those who are native English speakers, so it is gratifying when we see students apply the methods they've learned at Englist to convey their thoughts, opinions, and arguments coherently in an English essay. In doing so, they also find...
Taiwan’s new education format | Estella Tong – Grade 8
Education in Taiwan is a controversial topic. With its test-based system, teaching methods, the amount of homework and political issues, complaints come from all directions. Taiwan is famous for its students spending time after school at cram schools, which means...
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