實踐大學台北校區語言中心 The language center

Shih Chien University continually strives to become a leading university in the field of life sciences, with a long-standing commitment to deepening our roots in Asia and broadening our vision in multilingual teaching. Currently, we’re participating in the BEST Program (Program on Bilingual Education for Students in College) of Ministry of Education, focusing on internationalizing education through bilingual instruction. We organize various activities to enhance the competencies of both faculty and students, encourage cross-cultural cooperation, and foster interdisciplinary collaboration with partner universities. Additionally, we share bilingual teaching resources with many senior high schools in Taiwan, aiming to cultivate students' professional skills and equip them with international competitiveness and cross-disciplinary expertise. Our initiatives include:

1. Integrating teaching and administrative resources on campus to establish a comprehensive bilingual teaching communication and coordination platform: The Vice President of International Affairs is appointed as the director of the bilingual project, responsible for setting up a bilingual office. This office will coordinate resources within the school, partner universities, and partner senior high schools in Taiwan to draft strategies for bilingual teaching.
2. English Medium Instruction (EMI) skill training: We encourage our teachers to enhance their EMI teaching capabilities and acquire related credentials. We also stipulate incentives for each department and college to open EMI courses, and increase more opportunities for students to take specialized elective courses. 
3. Strengthening students’ basic English skills and fostering their interest in EMI courses: Students can improve their basic English skills by taking the “English courses for Freshmen Year”. Each college will provide elective EMI courses in general education to attract more students to enroll in EMI courses.
4. Implementing a “Co-Creation and Co-Learning” project: We will invite teachers from both partner universities and our school to jointly design EMI courses. This will provide opportunities for students from both partner universities and our school to engage in mutual learning and discussion.