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>3034 Edition

>April 19~25, 2010

Nation’s first Taiwanese language certification center  established

>Reported by Chen Yi-hsuan

>Written by Lydia Ma

Taiwan’s first and only Taiwanese language certification  center officially 
opened its doors on

April 17 at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU). The center will  begin 
testing services in

>July.

PCT Associate General Secretary Sing ‘Olam and other PCT  pastors were invited 
to attend

an opening ceremony on that day, which featured traditional dance  and 
Taiwanese puppet

>show.

According to Rev. Sing ‘Olam, every pastor must pass a test  for Taiwanese 
proficiency as

part of a list of requirements in becoming a PCT minister. It is  likely that 
PCT will collaborate

with NCKU Center for Taiwanese Languages Testing for this test in  the future.

Wi-Vun Taiffalo Chiung, the center’s director and associate  professor at NCKU, 
said the

center will be managed as an independent organization under NCKU  and its 
finances will

henceforth be independent from the university. The center was  formerly a 
program run by

>NCKU Department of Taiwanese Literature.

The goals of this center are to improve the way Taiwanese is  taught across the 
nation’s

schools and increase the quality of Taiwanese language testing and  
certification services.

These objectives also correspond to UNESCO’s Universal  Declaration on Cultural 
Diversity.

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