Penghu County 

Chung-Shing English Village Project

Purpose

1. The Penghu County Chung-Shing English Village was built to enhance local students’ English ability and global competence.

2. Students are encouraged to complete dynamic and static presentations in the village by experiencing a holistic English environment with mixed media. This enables students to learn English in different ways.

3. Local students are encouraged to improve English proficiency utilizing the whole language method.

Village Layout:  Students interact with the foreign teacher in a realistic English situation.

 (A)Life center

1. 1. The village is located on the second floor of the school overlooking the gymnasium.

   2. Placement

      1. The central part is a hotel lobby and/or western living room.

      2. There is also a  western kitchen, dining room, bedroom and bathroom.

      3. The environment feels like an authentic western house where students can interact with the foreign teacher in the house.

        (B)Shopping Area

          Placement

               1. The central station is a shopping mall including fresh vegetables, fruit, and snacks.

               2. It contains a stationary shop, dive shop, sports shop, clothes and shoe store, display shelf and a check-out 

                    counter.

3. The environment looks like a real western shopping mall where students can practice shopping with the 

      teacher.

4. A bank and a post office completes the shopping mall.

        (C)Kitchen

           Placement

                 1.This classroom setup is designed like a real kitchen, complete with utensils, an oven, a blender, a coffee 

                     machine, and a small gas stove. 

                 2.The foreign teacher will design kitchen-based practical courses, where students will learn how to make cookies,

                    drinks, and more, while also learning related English vocabulary and expressions. 

   Teaching staff

• 1. Two native English speaking teacher (Shih-Kuang Spencer Chueh , Nkosingiphile Zibuyile Purity Khumalo ) are responsible for curriculum design, website admissions and teaching at the English Village.

         2.Objective: All  primary school students in Penghu County. The amount of students is limited to fewer than 40.

   Open Hour

        Tuesday and Thursday mornings, from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM.

        Payment: The transportation costs for the visit will be covered by the English Village program. Please ensure that the

                               lead teacher submits the relevant receipts to the English Village coordinator on the day of the visit. 

Application Method:

1. https://www.penghu.gov.tw/phetrc/ 

Please visit the website and click on the 'Visit Application' section. 

2. Appointments have to be made 2 weeks before the scheduled visiting day and received according to time order.

3. Administrators have the right to accept the application or deny it.

4. Cancel appointments 3 days before the scheduled visiting day or the school’s appointment won’t be accepted next time. Tel: 06-9272779-1112

Attention:

1. People in the English Village have to respect the administrators’ instruction, or the administrators have the right to keep them away from the Village.

2. People in the English Village have to be responsible for their own safety.

3. At least one teacher from the school applying for an appointment is required on the scene.

Awards:

1. During the course, the foreign teacher will ask the children questions related to the day's topic and give out stamped cards. After the class, students can exchange their stamps for prizes based on the number of stamps they have collected. 

Expectable Products:

1. Enhance local students’ English learning interests.

2. Activate English teaching in Penghu County.

3. Widen local students’ global view and improve their global competence.

4. Local students can be inspired through multiple learning activities.

 5.  Build student’s confidence in speaking English in a real world scenario.