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New Taipei International Language Competition with thousands of new immigrants and their children actively participating

New Taipei International Language Competition with thousands of new immigrants and their children actively participating.  Photo provided by Education Department of New Taipei City
New Taipei International Language Competition with thousands of new immigrants and their children actively participating. Photo provided by Education Department of New Taipei City
Taiwan Immigrants' Global News Network】Editor/ Tim Wu (吳宗翰)

With over a thousand parents, kids, instructors, and students from 95 schools taking part, the "112 Years International Language Competition for Schools at All Levels - Southeast Asian Language Group" recently held its grand opening in New Taipei City.

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New Taipei International Language Competition with thousands of new immigrants and their children actively participating.Photo provided by Education Department of New Taipei City

There are two categories for the competition items: "Group Singing" and "Group Reading." Seven languages—Vietnamese, Indonesian, Thai, Cambodian, Burmese, Malaysian, and Filipino—will be used for competition. Ultimately, six teams earned the excellence in group singing while a total of twenty teams won the excellence in group reading.

New Taipei International Language Competition with thousands of new immigrants and their children actively participating.Photo provided by Education Department of New Taipei City

According to the New Taipei City Government’s Education Department, the reading scripts and songs for this competition are derived from mother language teaching materials, regional Southeast Asian rhymes, and multicultural picture books featuring Southeast Asian cultures that have been gathered by the city. Students can get an understanding of multiculturalism via the competition.

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