English Education Dorisˇ¦ Devotion Dorisˇ¦ Classroom Interviews HuaXing The Team
A Visit the Studio
B Our English Publication
C Learning the Techniques
D Listening on line
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Editing our own teaching materials
ˇ@ˇ@After months of hard work, our ˇ§HuaXing English Classroomˇ¨ was finally a reality. To improve studentsˇ¦ English ability, our school played English teaching program by other publishers every morning. Now we have the teaching material that was made by ourselves at last.

Broadcasting our recordings
ˇ@ˇ@One morning, our voice was heard through school broadcasting system. We were so happy to hear our voice reverberating around school while we were doing our morning session assignment. Every minute of our effort was worthwhile. At this moment, we were happier and prouder than anybody else because we had made a program all by ourselves. Although it was just a few minutes, the painstaking efforts were hard for other people to imagine. From script writing to translation, from rehearsal to be broadcasted on air and on Internet, all of these were gained through teachers and each team memberˇ¦s exertions.

ˇ@ˇ@With the broadcasting of the program, the reactions among our classmates became very enthusiastic. They discussed the content after class which reinforced the effect of English learning imperceptibly. Learning English was not a dull or unpleasant job any more. We hope we can record related programs and make good use of the resources from both school and outside. We can help people learn English by producing more English supplementary material, and the learning effects will be doubled so will the learning process be more fun.

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What a relief!
Whatˇ¦s the matter?
I was so nervous about visiting teacher Doris.
So was I. At home yesterday, I practiced the questions that I wanted to ask teacher Doris many times.
I didnˇ¦t expect that the visit would go so well. But it was amazing !
Me either. I thought teacher Doris would be very serious, but actually she was very kind.
I agree. She doesnˇ¦t seem like sheˇ¦s 82 years old .
She is full of energy.
Do you remember? She said she has several kinds of hobbies, which make her life full of fun.
She also told us to ˇ§Never give upˇ¨.
This idea helps her to conquer all the difficulties in her life.
Yeah. And I remember she also praised Taiwanese students for studying so hard to learn English.
Thatˇ¦s why she published Studio Classroom magazine in 1962 to help Taiwanese students learn English well. She had dedicated all of her life to the Taiwanese people.
She established a scholarship too. It has helped more than 3200 students. It has also encouraged the students to continue learning English.
By the way, not only does teacher Doris teach English, but she is also very talented. She can sing, play the trumpet and speak many different languages.
She even sang a Taiwanese aboriginal song for us. It sounded so beautiful. She said that singing is a good way to learn a language.
Yes I know. I have been listening to ˇ§Studio Classroomˇ¨ for three years. I felt excited to have the chance to meet teacher Doris. Did you all have the same feeling?
Of course. And I am so surprised that this magazine is now being published in many countries to help people learn English.
The places we visited yesterday were so amazing too. We visited the recording studio, the film studio and the editing room.
The most exciting part was when I saw my idol, Black Pearl. I love her songs. I was so happy to take pictures with her.
Do you remember how we also visited the Cyber Village website? Teacher Doris always stays in touch with new things. We experienced the new product-Cyber Village. It makes learning English fun through the use of a computer.
It sounds very appealing.
Cyber Village saves paper. Itˇ¦s good for the environment too.
Itˇ¦s really amazing to play online games and learn English at the same time.
The best part is you can choose the role you like. It makes you feel as if you are the director.
Wasnˇ¦t it a fruitful journey?
We were so lucky to get the chance to visit teacher Doris and her team. Learning English can be fun ------ Yeah!
 
By Hua Xing kidsˇ@ˇ@hsyea@tp.edu.tw