Ma's move to push for Taiwanese teaching at the kindergarten level had also influenced other local governments such as Taipei County to follow suit, Pug added.
So far, more than 500 kindergarten teachers have joined Taiwanese teaching seminars arranged by the education bureau, while 12 kindergartens have been chosen to present emulation seminars for kindergarten teachers elsewhere.
Su said the bureau would offer kindergarten students Hakka and Aboriginal language courses soon after Taiwanese courses have been widely implemented.
In related news, the Ministry of Education announced last week that courses of mother tongues -- including Taiwanese, Hakka and Aboriginal languages -- will be compulsory for elementary school students islandwide starting in September next year.
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