Ideas for Portfolio
(1) English-friendly cafés/clubs
a) 啄木鳥餐廳「多國語言會話練習 Café」- Loads of activities and a place where
students can speak foreign languages with native speakers:
http://polyglot.tw/cafe/
b) Taipei International Friends & Events -Every week comes with a new theme,
fresh conversation topics, ice breakers, and a rotating mix of fun games.
https://bit.ly/m/Taiwan_Event_English_Exchange
https://lu.ma/user/taiwan_event
https://www.accupass.com/.../detail/2401221509461487697314
c) The Red Room is a community of people who have developed a series of
events to help people exchange ideas.
https://redroom.com.tw/events
(2) Language exchange
a) MTC language exchange website:
https://www.mtconline.tw/mtconline/news.php
a) Office of International Affairs, NTNU. You can check out info and activities,
such as the International Youth Society and International Week, here:
https://bds.oia.ntnu.edu.tw/bds/web
b) Some Facebook groups do language exchange in Taiwan:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/taiwanlanguage/
c) Language exchange apps:
italki (learn languages), speaky, friends talk, azar, whisper, hellotalk, interpals
(3) Opportunities at NTNU
a) Check Student Exchange Programs and English Department Projects:
https://www.eng.ntnu.edu.tw/index.php/en/main/
b) Clubs and societies such as Model United Nations or Toastmasters:
https://ntnumun.blogspot.com
https://www.facebook.com/ntnuengtoastmasters
(4) Other ideas
a) Interview a foreigner/s (at MTC?)
b) Talk to friends you already have on Skype or Facetime, etc.
c) Go to an English speech at college and ask questions (check posters)
d) Teach Chinese through English
e) English comedy club - https://www.facebook.com/TwoThreeComedy/
f) English language theatre – Taipei Shorts
https://www.facebook.com/groups/426184691288318/
g) Foreigner meeting places
www.facebook.com/groups/InterestingThingsToDoInTaipei/
h) Check English newspapers for more ideas:
www.taipietimes.com, www.focustaiwan.tw
i) Have conversations at NTNU’s very own chatbots teemi.tw and
www.coolenglish.edu.tw. Also, ChatGPT, etc.
j) Anything else?
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