The English Language Center at Tunghai University was established in August, 2008 under the College of Arts. The Director, faculty, and staff members oversee the university-wide English courses to enhance the English proficiency and global perspective of all THU members.
Currently, the Center has 22 full-time and nearly 50 part-time faculty members offering Freshman English for Non-English Majors (FENM), Sophomore English (SENM), Non-English Majors Electives, and Pre-FENM Courses. In addition, the Center organizes and hosts various campus-wide English contests and tests.
The future development of the Center focuses on 1) establishing a variety of new English programs in the tradition of whole-English instruction; 2) improving English learning resources for self-access ; and 3) implementing English proficiency assessments for THU students, faculty, and staff members.
Chronicle
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Year (Academic Year) |
Chronicle |
| 2022 (111 AY) | All SENM courses are semester-based starting from 111 AY. Students have to take two different SENM module courses in different semesters. |
| 2020 (109 AY) | Modularization of all SENM courses, starting from 109 AY. |
| 2017 (105 AY) | Cancellation of the “Second Foreign Language Selection” policy, starting from 106 AY. |
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2015 (104 AY) |
FENM & SENM credits change: FENM from 2-2 to 3-3; SENM from 1-1 to 2-2, starting from 104 AY. |
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2012 (101 AY) |
SENM is the required courses from 101 AY, the credits is 1-1. |
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2008 (97 AY) |
The English Language Center was established. |
Directors
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Academic Year |
Director |
| 2024- | Dr. Jung-Han Chen 陳中漢 副教授 |
| 2022-2024 | Dr. Henk Vynckier 馮翰士 教授 |
| 2018-2022 | Dr. Shun-long Chen 陳順龍 副教授 |
| 2017-2018 | Dr. Jeng-Jia Luo 羅正佳 副教授 |
| 2015-2017 | Dr. Jun-min Kuo 郭俊銘 副教授 |
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2014-2015 |
Dr. Li-chiung Yang |
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2011-2014 |
Dr. James Sims |
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2008-2011 |
Dr. Jung-Han Chen |