The bilingual digital teaching plan titled "Make Friends with Yami: Get to Know Tao Culture!" developed by our Department of Children's English Education has been awarded the National Excellence Award at the Ministry of Education's "2023 Bilingual Digital Learning Partner Teaching Plan - National Selection." This achievement is remarkable considering there were 112 entries from 32 colleges and universities nationwide.

    Under the guidance of Professor Ya-Jhen Chien from the Department of Children's English Education, the project was collaboratively completed by Yun-Ning Xu, a third-year student in the Department of Education, and Guan-Ting Lin, a second-year student in the Department of Children's English Education (Master's Program). Emphasizing the student as an agent, the project utilized Minecraft Education—an immersive digital technology tool—to explore the culture of the Tao tribe, including their marine legends, flying fish festivals, traditional clothing, and unique underground architecture. The primary learning objective for students was to recreate a Tao underground dwelling within Minecraft, engaging in interactive tasks to learn about Tao lifestyle and culture while enhancing their English communication skills. Additionally, the teaching plan integrated interactive learning platforms like Pear Deck and Kahoot!, along with digital tools such as Google Earth, to enrich the learning experience.

    Furthermore, our bilingual learning partner teaching approach has garnered recognition from the Ministry of Education project team. Guan-Ting Lin was invited to participate in the Ministry of Education's commissioned program recording, where he engaged in bilingual teaching with students from GuangXing Elementary School and the program host online.This teaching plan showcases innovation in bilingual digital teaching, leveraging digital tools to design highly interactive bilingual teaching plans. We aim to inspire more educational partners to incorporate engaging activities into bilingual digital curriculum design, thereby providing students with diverse learning opportunities.