Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology organized the 2016 Junior
High English Summer Camp to promote the international value-added model.

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology has been making efforts to promote the internationalization of performance and quality, which are combined with the existing exchange with foreign sister schools based on special grants for the 2016 Junior High English Summer Camp in the summer. "The months of short-Term Foreign Youth to Taiwan Plan" activity sponsored by the Ministry of Education focused on the second year of activity by TEEP grants. 2015 saw the launch of the pilot project, with only 8 schools to get grants program, including National Taiwan University, National Tsing Hua University, National Chengchi University, National Cheng Kung University, National Sun Yat-sen University, and Ming Chuan University. Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology was the only elected private university and was elected the best-performing school in the first year of implementation. Nantai TEEP program was in line with the "Making English as a second official language plan of Tainan City” in its bilingual policy.

【Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology held the 2016 Junior High English Summer Camp: Executives, honorable guests, and students.】

The event had a particular combination of the resources of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology and those of Tainan City for its "10-year English Upgrading Program. With the grant from the Ministry of Education, STUST introduced 24 foreign students to Taiwan for English internship training—"Understanding Tainan: Junior English Commentators.” The English Summer Camp helped both local students and Australian students to have better understanding and ideas of Tainan culture, not only allowing students to enhance their international outlook and English strength, but also promoting foreign students with a thorough understanding of Tainan and Chinese history, culture, heritage, food, etc. The entire activity left great impression of Taiwan in the hearts of local students and visiting students--including 21 from University of Western Sydney, Australia and 3 US students. In addition, the recruitment activity invited 80junior students with Basic English listening and speaking ability. After eleven days in the intensive training, they spent all their time together with native speakers, learning the idea of Tainan culture through English and thus enhancing their strength in English and their international perspective. This activity would create a comprehensive benefit for Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan City Government, the Ministry of Education, and college students from the United States and Australia.

【Yu-Chan Chiu, Chief Consultant of Department of Education international and Cross-Strait Affairs, the Ministry of Education, gave her speech】

In order for foreign college students to have great impression with Taiwan and Tainan, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology held a grand opening ceremony in its International Conference Hall for the English Summer Camp on July 1, 2016. STUST invited executives and VIPs, including Chief Consultant Yu-Chan Chiu of Department of Education international and Cross-Strait Affairs, the Ministry of Education; Director Jun-Hao Lin of Tainan City Government of the United Service Center, Chief Officer Ling-Hu Tian of the Second Official Language and English Office, Deputy Director Chao-Wen Wang of the Office of Economic Policy at the Australian Representative office. In addition, STUST also invited the drums team of Tainan City Heshun Elementary School for the kick-off of the ceremony. The TEEP partner schools this year also brought exciting programs. Students from Shulin and Heshun elementary schools brought great performances, together with the well-known Running Bell Team of Shayin Junior High School, adding great fun to the ceremony and making all the guests and participants very excited. The foreign students felt the culture and passions of Taiwan for the first time of their coming.

【Chief Officer Ling-Hu Tian of the Second Official Language and English Office gave a speech】

President Tai said that this activity was made possible as a English Summer Camp by the TEEP plan of the Ministry of Education. In addition to the fact that local students could enhance their English language skills and international perspective, this activity could obviously create distinctive experience as lessons and activities to allow students to experience the traditional quintessence of Australia in terms of its customs, culture and cuisine. More importantly, the Tainan City Government has been promoting its policy of making "English as a second official language" and its pursuit of the next bilingual city. This TEEP program achieved in promoting international development of Tainan City government and should be able to play and have a positive effect and profound significance.

【Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology held the 2016 Junior High English Summer Camp: Shulin Elementary School students performed martial arts.】

This event fully demonstrates not only STUST’s features and highlights in promoting internationalization, but also the effectiveness of STUST in its international education. For example, The Office of Friendly Taiwan Homestay Program, the Ministry of Education, was also set up in the STUST. More importantly, to order to enhance students' motivation to learn English in a fundamental, long-term fashion, STUST changed to focus on English listening and speaking in the academic year 100, making communication-oriented courses the focus of English learning in the curriculum planning structure. In teaching methods, modified to emphasize situational communication in English teaching, actual communication situations in English made its way into the classroom exercises to enhance students' interest in learning and results. In the face of students’ learning, the STUST Language Center offered planning to guide students all the way in English self-learning. The acquisition of the first set LiveDVD campus network boosted its self-learning system in the 100th academic year; with all the films in English, the plan can enhance students' motivation to learn English. Action English Learning Area was also set up at the same time in the 103th academic year, making it easier for students to learn English. In addition, with the "Southern Taiwan global English language Test," STUST began to guide students to global English (Globish), where simplified word and sentences serve to improve English communication skills. It is hoped that all these can develop into a tool for English learning for people in Tainan to learning English together and for the city plan to promote English the second official language.

【Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology held the 2016 Junior High English Summer Camp: Heshun Elementary School students performed drumming.】