City launches Aboriginal language learning system (fwd link)

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Wed, Feb 22, 2012

City launches Aboriginal language learning system

By Mo Yan-chih  /  Staff Reporter
Taipei

The Taipei City Government yesterday launched an online learning system for
Aboriginal languages in elementary schools, the latest in its effort to
encourage the learning of mother tongues, as the city observed
International Mother Language Day.

The “Aboriginal Language Long-Distance Learning” system, launched by the
city’s Department of Education last month, aims to fill the gap caused by a
shortage of teachers of Aboriginal languages in elementary schools.

Chan Yi-tsong (諶亦聰), a section chief at the department, said the system
offers online courses in three languages: Atayal, Saisiyat and Puyuma.

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http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2012/02/22/2003526087
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