Department of English

Internships have been an important component of our degree program at Taipei Tech English. We started our internship program in 2007, when the department partnered with King Car Education Foundation and Taoyuan County Government to establish the Happy English Village program in Kuaile Elementary School. Faculty members designed the course materials, and students taking the internship course were employed as teaching assistants, marking our first step into industry internships.

Following this initial success, the department signed agreements with various organizations and companies, including National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei Xihu Elementary School, Taiwan Knowledge Base, Central News Agency, British Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, Lazertrek, and Lado Management Consultants. These elective opportunities were offered to both BA and MA students, with 208 students completing fifty-six hours of training each.

In 2012, the department redesigned the program to get students more engaged with the job market. The internship is now a required two-credit, 320-hour course in our BA program. Our network of partner organizations has extended to include Institute for Information Industry, Huashan Cultural Park, the China Post, LiveABC Interactive Corporation, Amphenol LTW, Extra Points Taiwan, Mercuries Life Insurance, Repotec Company, GOLIN/HARRIS INTERNATIONAL, INC., CHUN SHIN LIMITED, ACCESS AP TAIWAN CO., LTD., and more. MA students may still choose internships as electives to align their programs with desired skills, such as translation roles at CNA News.