December 24, 2022

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Dr. Karen Chung shares her secrets of language learning and the challenges Taiwanese students face learning English. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures of National Taiwan University. She talked about something called the echo method when she was previously

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December 16, 2022

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: In the second half of my interview with Dr. Mark Chen, we talk about his years of service in Taiwan as an elected official and public servant. He became a member of the Legislative Yuan in 1992. That year was the first time that elections were held

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December 16, 2022

A Note from the Host Felicia Lin Here’s a Lost Episode of Talking Talking about something called the “Echo Method” from 2012 featuring Karen Chung, an associate professor at National Taiwan University. Next week we’ll be sharing our follow up interview with Karen to find out what she’s been up to since then. This episode

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December 5, 2022

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: J.W. Henley , author of Migrante discusses how the plight of migrant workers in Taiwan came to his attention, and all the research that was involved in writing the book. Joe Henley is Freelance Writer and Author. The last time we had Joe on Talking Taiwan (in

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November 29, 2022

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Dr. Bonny Ling is a scholar and practitioner who works on international human rights and development. She is Executive Director of Work Better Innovations, a research consultancy with a community service mission working on new ideas for a responsible economy. We spoke about her work with migrant

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November 26, 2022

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: On November 5th we hosted a special live online event for people to experience the artistry of Master Cartoonist Guy Gilchrist. Guy’s artwork is enshrined in the Smithsonian Museum and first lady Nancy Reagan has declared him a national treasure. In this episode we share highlights from the

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