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COMMUNITY COMPASS; TAS mothers give gift of English

NO PRESENCE REQUIRED Using the power of the Internet, Taipei American School mothers are reaching remote areas and helping Aboriginal students learn English

By Jenny W. Hsu  /  STAFF REPORTER

The program has not only benefited the Ping-Jing students, but it is also a learning experience for TAS children, said Lin, adding that several TAS students have visited the Nantou school to personally interact with the Sediq children.

“We would arrange some activities to let TAS students lead a small group of Ping-Jing students. In exchange, the Ping-Jing students taught them about their traditional weaving and introduced them to their aboriginal food and culture,” Lin said.

Calling the TAS mothers a blessing to the schools, Tseng said the children always look forward to their online English learning time.

“The moms do more than teach English. They also provide much emotional nourishment to the students,” he said.

Eleven-year-old Adan Sun (孫浩亞), an aspiring truck driver, said it was fun to learn English from the TAS mothers because “they are so kind and nice.”

“I want to study English because maybe one day I will drive trucks in the US,” he said.

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