Taiwan
Fulbright
Acronyms
Approaches to Teaching
Grab Bag
100

The capital of Taiwan

Taipei

100

The Executive Director of Fulbright Taiwan

Randall Nadeau

100

TESOL

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

100

practiced responses to the teacher's directions that add structure to the day

classroom routines

100

2030

the year by which Taiwan intends to become bilingual

200

The second largest city in Taiwan (population)

Taichung

200

The year the Fulbright Program was first established

1946

200

EFL

English as a Foreign Language

200

how teachers ensure that classroom lessons run smoothly without disruptive behavior from students compromising the delivery of instruction.

classroom management (techniques)

200

The lowest level on the CEFR scale

A1

300

The name of the highest peak in Taiwan.

Yushan (Jade Mountain)

300

The founder of the Fulbright Program

William J. Fulbright

300

CLIL

Content and Language Integrated Learning

300

Any activity completed at the beginning of class specifically intended to prepare students for learning

warm-up activity

300

4 basic skills of language

Speaking, Listening, Writing, Reading

400

The colors of the Taiwanese flag

blue, white, red

400

The reason the Fulbright Program was established

to increase mutual understanding and support friendly and peaceful relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.

400

TTT

Teacher Talk Time

400

a method of teaching a foreign language in which the teacher asks the students to do something in the foreign language, and they must react with a body movement or action

TPR (total physical response)

400

Receptive language skills

Listening, Reading

500

Taiwan's geology has resulted in a lot of hot springs. The one on Green Island, 33 kilometres off the east coast of Taiwan is unusual for this reason

it's salt water

500

The year Fulbright Taiwan was founded

1962

500

PPP

present, practice, produce

500

a visual or auditory signal to grab students' attention

attention-getter

500

Taiwan's biggest export to the US

electronics