Improve English education: Ma

This article was written by Debby Wu and published by The Taipei Times on June 24, 2003.

Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou recently instructed the city's Bureau of Education to improve English education in elementary schools. According to Ma, the bureau should investigate how English is taught in other countries, set up an examination system, address the gap in education between students from different social backgrounds, and improve the connection between the curriculum in elementary school and junior high schools.