The joys of the English village . . . Taipei to model English village project on Korea . . .

It will no longer be necessary to go abroad to learn English. In the English villages, people will feel they are in a foreign country. They can watch movies, have fun in shopping malls and enjoy days without any Chinese speaking,” said Huang.

While I’m in favor of the general concept, the implementation may need more thought. The English stores in elementary schools may or may not work out. I suspect it will fee more like a gimmick. The English community works if it’s a real community and immersive, just like old KGB and CIA “America Town” and “Soviet Village” projects. However, if it’s a “tourist” spot for folks to come and gawk, then there will be Chinese spoken quite a bit.