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Linguists gather at NTNU for high-profile academic conference

National Taiwan Normal University had the honor of hosting this year's International Association of Chinese Linguistics annual conference for the first time in seven years. The event brought together top linguists researching the Chinese language from across the globe for three days of academic discussion which wrapped up on June 9.

Columbia U vice dean of education visits NTNU to talk academic cooperation

In preparation for the dual-degree program planned by National Taiwan Normal University and Columbia University in the United States, NTNU Vice President Cheng Chih-fu (鄭志富), College of Education Dean Chou Yu-wen (周愚文), and other school officials welcomed Columbia's Vice Dean of Education, A. Lin Goodwin, on Monday.

"Shan Hai" musical combines traditional legend, contemporary rock

NTNU students got a sneak-peek Thursday night of the rock musical Tale of Shan Hai Jing (山海經傳), written by Chinese Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian (高行健) and sponsored by NTNU and its students.

Mandarin Training Center students make waves at dragon boat race

Foreign students enrolled at NTNU's Mandarin Training Center made waves at this year's dragon boat races in Taipei City, earning second-place in the women's open event and fourth in men's open.

Teachers from Singapore Centre for Chinese attend training camp at NTNU

Teachers from the Singapore Centre for Chinese Language (新加坡華文教研中心) wrapped up a four-day crash course on teaching methods Thursday offered by National Taiwan Normal University's Chinese Department. The course focused on pragmatic teaching methods, assessment, and multimedia teaching materials, among other topics.