Taipei, Aug. 29 (CNA) More than 30 Americans will soon begin voluntarily working as English teachers in an English Village in Taoyuan County, which will open in September, a charity foundation in charge of the program announced Wednesday.
A total of 34 voluntary teachers, ranging from four to 60 years-old, will teach at the English Village during the next 12 months. The situational language teaching method will be applied in the village, which has different classrooms, said Morgan Sun, the chief executive officer of the King Car Education Foundation.
The teachers volunteered to come to Taiwan through a Christian organization in the U.S. which has been in close relationship with the foundation.
"It feels good to be able to serve another country by teaching English. I would also like my family to learn about Chinese and Taiwanese cultures to better understand what this world looks like, " said Roy Lyons, who brought his wife and daughters to Taiwan. Lyons also taught English in China during 2002-2005.
"It [teaching] is a lot of hard work, but it feels good to make friends with Taiwanese college students and children, " said Nathan Straub, who arrived in Taiwan seven weeks ago and has been teaching in English summer camps in Hsinchu and Hualien.
For Wesley Dudley, Taiwan is both a familiar and special country. Dudley is making his second trip to Taiwan as he has taught English in mountainous area in Nantou County a couple of years ago. Taiwan is also where he met his wife, Julie, while each was teaching English.