Event Title
IB MYP Language Courses within Middle Schools in China and Taiwan: Implementation and Difficulty
Date of Publication
2-4-2021
Document Type
Presentation
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to probe into the conditions and difficulties that impede the implementation of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) language courses within middle schools of China and Taiwan through examining the perceptions of middle school teachers from China and Taiwan. The research design for this study was based on a qualitative method using semi-structured interviews for data collection and the comparative cross-case analytic strategy for data analysis. The results from this study provide relevant information that can be a great reference for IB MYP designers, school district leaders, and educational policy makers in the implementation and development of the IB MYP within middle-school language courses in China and Taiwan.
Keywords
Instruction, Language, China, Taiwan
Persistent Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10950/2924
IB MYP Language Courses within Middle Schools in China and Taiwan: Implementation and Difficulty
The purpose of this study was to probe into the conditions and difficulties that impede the implementation of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) language courses within middle schools of China and Taiwan through examining the perceptions of middle school teachers from China and Taiwan. The research design for this study was based on a qualitative method using semi-structured interviews for data collection and the comparative cross-case analytic strategy for data analysis. The results from this study provide relevant information that can be a great reference for IB MYP designers, school district leaders, and educational policy makers in the implementation and development of the IB MYP within middle-school language courses in China and Taiwan.