Student Concerns with Bilingual 2030 Policy

Professor Li-Yan Wang posed this question to the graduate students at the beginning of the project.

PROS
• Better English means better jobs
•Students will eventually learn if taught bilingually
 
CONS
• Lessons will not be truly understood by students when taught in English and will miss out on learning opportunities
• It will be difficult because there won’t be enough people to practice with as it will not be accepted
• There is not enough funding which means rural students will suffer and there will be inequity
• Teachers who have been teaching for a long time will not be willing to change
• The Key Performance Indicator will cause teachers to teach to the test instead of for understanding
• Teaching calligraphy in English seems odd