From Margins to Mandates: Rethinking Hakka language Pol

From Margins to Mandates: Rethinking Hakka language Pol
School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Thursday, October 16, 2025
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
St. Mary's Hall, Multi-Purpose Room
Dr. Chen-Cheng Chun has long been at the forefront of Taiwan's multilingual turn. With a deep commitment to language revitalization and educational equity, his work bridges bilingual acquisition theory, language planning, and socialinguistic practice. This talk explores how Taiwan shifted from a monolingual state to a multilingual democracy, focusing on the case of Hakka Language revitalization.