{"id":12,"date":"2024-04-16T14:26:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T06:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2024-04-16T15:22:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T07:22:02","slug":"index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lttc.org.tw\/2024IC\/","title":{"rendered":"index"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"OV01\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p class=\"Title font\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 1.4rem;\"><strong>Date and Venue<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p style=\"line-height: 100%; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 1.2rem;\">Pre-conference workshops:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"line-height: 150%; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 1.2rem;\">\n<li>March 22, 2024<\/li>\n<li>The Language Training &amp; Testing Center\uff08\u8ca1\u5718\u6cd5\u4eba\u8a9e\u8a00\u8a13\u7df4\u6e2c\u9a57\u4e2d\u5fc3\uff09, Taipei, Taiwan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"line-height: 100%; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 1.2rem;\">Main conference:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"line-height: 150%; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 1.2rem;\">\n<li>March 23, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Zonghe Lecture Building, National Taiwan University\uff08\u570b\u7acb\u81fa\u7063\u5927\u5b78\u7d9c\u5408\u6559\u5b78\u9928\uff09, Taipei, Taiwan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D0xTdxlZOJ4?&amp;autoplay=1\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:1em;--awb-background-color:#e5f5f6;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p style=\"line-height: 120%; color: #d05a6e; font-size: 1.2rem;\">Supervised by<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 155%; color: #000000; font-size: 1.3rem;\">Ministry of Education<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 120%; color: #d05a6e; font-size: 1.2rem;\">Organized by<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 155%; color: #000000; font-size: 1.3rem;\">Language Training &amp; Testing Center<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p style=\"line-height: 150%; color: #d05a6e; font-size: 1.2rem;\">Co-organized by (in alphabetical order)<\/p>\n<ul style=\"line-height: 200%; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 1.3rem;\">\n<li>British Council<\/li>\n<li>Center for Higher Education EMI Professional Development (EMI PD Center)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><ul style=\"line-height: 200%; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 1.3rem; margin-top: 3rem;\">\n<li>National Sun Yat-sen University<\/li>\n<li>National Taiwan Normal University<\/li>\n<li>National Taiwan University<\/li>\n<li>Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 1.2rem;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">*Special thanks to the Ministry of Education for its guidance and support and to the British Council for its sponsorship.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"OV02\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p class=\"Title font\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 1.4rem;\"><strong>Conference Chairs<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-max-width:230px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"300\" title=\"hp01\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hp01-262x300.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-18\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lttc.org.tw\/2024IC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hp01-200x229.png 200w, https:\/\/www.lttc.org.tw\/2024IC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hp01.png 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><p class=\"Title font\" style=\"margin-top: 1rem; line-height: 150%;\"><strong>Sherry Hsin-ying Li<br \/>\n\u674e\u6b23\u7a4e<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><div class=\"Speaker font\">CEO of the Language Training &amp; Testing Center (LTTC)<br \/>\nProfessor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, National Taiwan University<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:var(--awb-color3);border-top-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><div class=\"ab font\">Sherry Hsin-ying Li is the Chief Executive Officer at the Language Testing and Training Center (LTTC) in Taipei, Taiwan, and a professor of English at National Taiwan University. She holds a Ph.D. in English from the State University of New York at Buffalo and specializes in American Literature, especially late nineteenth-century American fiction. Since taking up the post of CEO, she has been supervising the test administrations, training programs, and research projects at the LTTC, including the government-sponsored BEST Test of English Proficiency for College Students and the LTTC\u2019s AI-assisted automated scoring system<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-max-width:230px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"262\" height=\"300\" title=\"hp02\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hp02-262x300.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lttc.org.tw\/2024IC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hp02-200x229.png 200w, https:\/\/www.lttc.org.tw\/2024IC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hp02.png 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\"><p class=\"Title font\" style=\"margin-top: 1rem; line-height: 150%;\"><strong>Vincent Wuchang Chang<br \/>\n\u5f35\u6b66\u660c<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:3.8rem;\"><div class=\"Speaker font\">Professor, Department of English, National Taiwan Normal University<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:var(--awb-color3);border-top-width:2px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14\"><div class=\"ab font\">After receiving his Ph.D. degree in Linguistics from the University of Florida in 1986, Professor Chang returned to Taiwan to continue teaching at the Department of English, National Taiwan Normal University until his retirement in 2011. He served as Chairperson of the Department of English from 1999 to 2005 and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts from 2005-2008. After retirement from NTNU, he served as Dean of College of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Chinese Culture University from 2010 to 2012. He is now teaching part-time at both NTNU and Ming Chuan University. He is known for his research in discourse analysis, testing and assessment, and Taiwan\u2019s ELT.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"OV03\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:#e5f5f6;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:2em;\"><p class=\"Title font\" style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 1.4rem;\"><strong>Theme Statement<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-16\"><p class=\"font\" style=\"line-height: 200%; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 1.2rem;\">The Program on Bilingual Education for Students in College (the BEST program) was initiated by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in 2021 to equip college students with the English communication skills for effective participation not only in local English Medium Instruction (EMI) courses but also in future global academic pursuits and professional advancement. The BEST program has launched several noteworthy initiatives, including the establishment of resource centers strategically designed to provide support for the diverse stakeholders, as well as tailored teacher training programs for both EMI and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses. Furthermore, the program incorporates the development of the BEST Test of English Proficiency (BESTEP), an assessment platform designed specifically for Taiwanese college students.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-17\"><p class=\"font\" style=\"line-height: 200%; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 1.2rem;\">The BEST program has been in operation for nearly three years now. We believe that hosting a conference with the theme &#8220;Rethinking English Language Education at the Tertiary Level Under Taiwan&#8217;s Bilingual Education Policy: Synergizing Learning, Teaching, and Assessment&#8221; will offer valuable opportunities for a critical examination of the aforementioned initiatives. Such an evaluation will not just showcase the experiences and outcomes achieved through the BEST program, but more importantly, it will facilitate a comprehensive exploration of the roles of teaching, assessment, and technology in the development of English language education at the tertiary level. To lay the groundwork for this exploration, it is imperative to first adopt a robust and inclusive learning system that aims to synergize learning, teaching, and assessment. Such a system will enable us to thoroughly review current implementation efforts, guided by clearly defined language proficiency models that align with the characteristics of English learners at the tertiary level in Taiwan. We believe that this holistic approach represents significant progress toward realizing the goals of the overarching conference theme.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-18\"><p class=\"font\" style=\"line-height: 200%; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 1.2rem;\">In light of these considerations, the LTTC, under the supervision of the MOE and in partnership with the British Council and university resource centers across Taiwan, will convene an International Conference on Bilingual Education on March 22 (Fri.) and 23 (Sat.), 2024, at the campus of National Taiwan University. The conference will address the following sub-themes critical to enhancing the English proficiency of college students in Taiwan:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"line-height: 200%; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 1.2rem; font-family: Arial;\">\n<li>EAP\/ESP course design and instruction<\/li>\n<li>Planning and implementing EMI\/CLIL<\/li>\n<li>Learning-oriented assessment in EAP\/ESP education<\/li>\n<li>Alignment of college English programs to international standards<\/li>\n<li>Technology-enhanced English education<\/li>\n<li>Professional development of English instructors<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-19\"><p class=\"font\" style=\"line-height: 200%; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 1.2rem;\">The conference will feature two pre-conference workshops, two plenary speeches, over twenty invited paper presentations, and one panel session, all aimed at addressing crucial issues pertaining to the ongoing implementation of the BEST program. We have invited both international and domestic scholars and experts to share their research findings and professional insights in these fields. Our goal is to provide English language education planners, researchers, and practitioners at the tertiary level with fresh perspectives on how to redefine English language education within the framework of Taiwan&#8217;s bilingual education policy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-8 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:1em;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-background-color:#365163;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-20\"><div class=\"footerT font\">Supervised by<\/div>\n<div class=\"footerC font\">Ministry of Education<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-21\"><div class=\"footerT font\">Organized by<\/div>\n<div class=\"footerC font\">Language Training &amp; Testing Center<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-22\"><div class=\"footerT font\">Co-organized by (in alphabetical order)<\/div>\n<div class=\"footerC font\">British Council<br \/>\nCenter for Higher Education EMI Professional Development (EMI PD Center)<br \/>\nNational Sun Yat-sen University<br \/>\nNational Taiwan Normal University<br \/>\nNational Taiwan University<br \/>\nWenzao Ursuline University of Languages<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#d05a6e;border-color:#d05a6e;border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-16 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-23\"><p style=\"text-align: left; 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