Psychology of English Language Teachers: Teaching English in Taiwan- Navigating Curricular Reform, Examination Washback, and Teacher Well-Being

藉由108課綱、雙語/全英語轉型、國際交流以及專任輔導員職責等多重視角，及面對教科書教學與會考準備的現實拉扯下，我試著記錄自己在體制裡找到的平衡：從帶孩子在台日視訊連線中用音樂與動漫搭起跨國友誼、在原創讀者劇場的故事裏裡刻劃台灣的國際處境與韌性，到晨光七點半辦公室裡的那杯手沖咖啡、跨上重機騎進山區的思緒沉澱，在 NativeCamp 累積超過三千堂課、以及重回學生視角的對話練習。這是一份即將翻譯成日文的跨國分享，更是一段寫給在教育現場持續尋找動力來源與專業熱情的同行們的真誠記錄。

感謝台中教育大學英文系洪教授的引薦與信任，讓我有機會受日本筑波大學教授邀請，為他們即將由出版的「語言教師心理學（Psychology of English Language Teachers）」學術專書第六章執筆台灣篇，聊聊台灣第一線國中英語教師的真實心境與日常。 

Li Guo-jhen 李國禎
Kuang Ming Junior High School & Taichung Junior High School English Advisory Team

1. Teaching and Teacher Education in Taiwan

In Taiwan, secondary school teaching has historically been regarded as a prestigious and stable career path, drawing dedicated university graduates through competitive teacher education programs, pedagogical practicums, and national certification examinations. However, the profession is navigating a period of profound evolution, shaped by sharp demographic shifts and nationwide curriculum reforms.

From Custom Gems to Autonomous Agents: Upgrading My AI Workflow Across Classroom, Campus, and Research

 

用學生優惠升級Gemini PRO的這一個禮拜以來，每天很有興趣地在嘗試錯誤中學習，摸索Spark的各項主動代理的功能。之前就很喜歡自建Gems的流程，用同樣的觀念在今天成功地試出Tasks真的可以自己一步步完成工作，超級開心! 接下來，想要根據自己不同的學習與工作角色，改用Skills來自動化完成。

Are we using artificial intelligence to reclaim our time—or have we just signed up for a second job babysitting our screens?

For over a year, educators have been told that the future belongs to those who master prompt engineering. But what if the real breakthrough in educational technology isn’t learning how to write better prompts, but learning when to fire yourself as the prompt engineer?

Creating English Reading Texts and Question Sets Made Easy

 

月考命題不想用出版社現成的，何不自己來寫學校的活動、故事，然後出得很像國中英語會考的閱讀測驗？這在以前非常花時間、也很有可能會出現不自然的英文。現在有了AI，幾分鐘就可以生成一篇既符合學生程度、又跟他們學校生活直接相關的閱讀測驗，而且保證非常的素養和會考!

Writing your own reading passages? It’s a nightmare. Trying to design question sets that actually mimic the discriminative difficulty of the CAP? Even harder. But I found a workaround, with a workflow that actually works so very effectively.

From Gut Feeling to Surgical Strike: Diagnostic Analysis and Interpretation of the Comprehensive Assesment Program

對於熱愛「實用英語」的我來說，實在沒有多喜歡「考試英語」，更別說要去看懂這些Excel統計表格和解釋一大堆數字的意義真的很不容易。可是沒辦法，會考學力監測、增A減C、迷思概念等，這些已經變成輔導團必辦的重點工作項目之一。經過一番學習後，第一次的嘗試不太滿意，第二次更加努力想解釋分析的流程，可是老師們的反應更不好，所以打掉重來後的第三次才這麼地令人開心!

I’ve been the 'Real English' guy for a long time. Deep down, I’ve always despised teaching to the test. It feels like the opposite of everything I believe in. As a result, my first two attempts at running the data analysis workshop—Monitoring CAP Performance to Maximize Proficiency and Minimize Underperformance—left a lot to be desired.

Well, after a not-so-good first try and a disastrous second one, I nailed it this time. That's why I'm totally buzzing right now.

2022 National Super Teacher Award Ceremony

Receiving the trophy and certificate for winning the Super Teacher Award by the National Teachers' Association

Get Ready for the CAP

How to identify question types and decide on test-taking strategies accordingly for the Comprehensive Assessment Program 因材網國中小英語文領域 2022暑期線上課程

Reading Comprehension Question Types

Getting my gifted students creating mind maps to illustrate question categories, stems, and strategies for English reading comprehension questions from the Comprehensive Assessment Program

Teaching Demonstration Filming Project: Describing What Technology Products Can Do

I was so thrilled that today's two teaching demonstrations with Class 912 panned out the way I planned. All the desired activities kept the students engaged throughout the whole filming process. Though I only met them twice for the two classes that I sat in for, their performances were much better than I expected, especially given the fact that it has been over two weeks after they took the CAP exam. Now, let's relish some memorable moments:

Who am I fooling?

Hi Simon,

Thanks for your prompt reply. I can see you've incorporated some important features from both links I sent to you. They will definitely serve as very good topics for discussion, providing some food for thought for the teachers to really reflect on why new approaches like cooperative learning, alternative assessment, differentiated teaching and so on are the key to success.

Microteaching: Demonstrating how tasks can help integrate language skills

Again, the objective is to get the teachers busy walking, talking, looking for information and doing a little presentation. And, I finally figured out the right recipe for engaging students and getting them producing desirable outcomes in terms of language skills, which is in the following order: introducing the topic/arousing interesting of learning, thinking to themselves, discussing with each other, writing down their ideas and giving reports.