Wang Chong-xian Transforms Taiwanese Teaching: Market Visits and Puppet Shows Integrated into Daily Life
Teacher Wang Chong-xian revitalized Taiwanese language education by abandoning traditional desk learning in favor of immersive, real-life experiences like puppet shows and wet market visits, significantly boosting student engagement.
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The Ministry of Education issued a press release today pointing out that Wang Chong-xian, whose mother tongue is Taiwanese, deepened his linguistic literacy through workshops and advanced studies. This birthed a sense of mission, leading him to dedicate himself to compiling teaching materials, designing lesson plans, and researching teaching strategies, thereby contributing his part to Taiwanese language education.
When he first started teaching Taiwanese, students' willingness to learn was low, forming a stark contrast with their Mandarin classes. Feeling deeply frustrated, Wang reflected on the issue and realized that he could not teach Taiwanese using the same methods as Mandarin because Taiwanese is a language of everyday life; Taiwanese teaching must be integrated with the way of life.
Wang Chong-xian shifted to a method emphasizing both context and interaction. He led students to perform puppet shows, read aloud in groups, and visit wet markets, allowing them to learn the language in real-world environments and significantly raising their motivation. In one instance, the father of a student was British, and though Taiwanese was not his mother tongue, he voluntarily joined Wang to participate in the "iLearn" network's demonstration of exemplary active teaching for junior high schools.
In addition to teaching, Wang Chong-xian actively participates in writing Taiwanese teaching materials. He joined a professional teacher's team and accepted commissions from the Education Bureau to edit multiple volumes of self-compiled Taiwanese materials. He has also served as the chief editor for privately published junior high Taiwanese textbooks. Concurrently, he engages in creative writing, having participated in and won awards in the Minnan and Hakka Literature Awards, and published a book titled 'Love Hidden Underwater.'
In terms of student counseling, Wang Chong-xian, who has served as a homeroom teacher and in administrative roles, upholds the belief of "accompanying, supporting, and never giving up." For students who repeatedly make mistakes, he chooses to wait patiently, accompanying and guiding them starting from the details of daily life. He once patiently guided a student with bad habits who, under his care and supervision, was admitted to a public vocational high school. Years later, the student expressed gratitude through a letter, making Wang profoundly realize the value of education.
Wang Chong-xian says that being a teacher requires greater tolerance than an ordinary person. A child might make 100 mistakes, but as long as one is willing to wait, the child will eventually awaken. Even if the child's pace is slow, as long as one is willing to stand by them, they will eventually walk their own path. (Editor: Zhang Ming-kun) 1150419
When he first started teaching Taiwanese, students' willingness to learn was low, forming a stark contrast with their Mandarin classes. Feeling deeply frustrated, Wang reflected on the issue and realized that he could not teach Taiwanese using the same methods as Mandarin because Taiwanese is a language of everyday life; Taiwanese teaching must be integrated with the way of life.
Wang Chong-xian shifted to a method emphasizing both context and interaction. He led students to perform puppet shows, read aloud in groups, and visit wet markets, allowing them to learn the language in real-world environments and significantly raising their motivation. In one instance, the father of a student was British, and though Taiwanese was not his mother tongue, he voluntarily joined Wang to participate in the "iLearn" network's demonstration of exemplary active teaching for junior high schools.
In addition to teaching, Wang Chong-xian actively participates in writing Taiwanese teaching materials. He joined a professional teacher's team and accepted commissions from the Education Bureau to edit multiple volumes of self-compiled Taiwanese materials. He has also served as the chief editor for privately published junior high Taiwanese textbooks. Concurrently, he engages in creative writing, having participated in and won awards in the Minnan and Hakka Literature Awards, and published a book titled 'Love Hidden Underwater.'
In terms of student counseling, Wang Chong-xian, who has served as a homeroom teacher and in administrative roles, upholds the belief of "accompanying, supporting, and never giving up." For students who repeatedly make mistakes, he chooses to wait patiently, accompanying and guiding them starting from the details of daily life. He once patiently guided a student with bad habits who, under his care and supervision, was admitted to a public vocational high school. Years later, the student expressed gratitude through a letter, making Wang profoundly realize the value of education.
Wang Chong-xian says that being a teacher requires greater tolerance than an ordinary person. A child might make 100 mistakes, but as long as one is willing to wait, the child will eventually awaken. Even if the child's pace is slow, as long as one is willing to stand by them, they will eventually walk their own path. (Editor: Zhang Ming-kun) 1150419