(特約記者新聞專訪全文) 目前就讀於「北一女中」的 Urania‧歐陽彣昱同學提到，唐威廉美語連鎖教育事業來自美、加的外籍教師群，最要求的就是「自然發音法」，孩子的口語能力要在此基礎上紮根，日後方能清楚明白地與外國人流利對答。對唐威廉美語最深刻的印象即是外籍教師要求發音要非常準確、到位。在唐威廉美語的六年學習過程裡，發音方式的確立讓Urania現在的美語表達和聽力都沒有問題，甚至比其他「北一女中」同學來得更好、更厲害！

Urania 從國小一年級時就進入唐威廉美語，因為一開始父母就為她選擇這間由美國人創辦，美加外籍教師的美語補習班，她的學習進程可說是一步一步向上推進，每個環節都能夠完全掌握。她也覺得自己的美語學習之路整體來講是滿順利的，沒有什麼特別的狀況。唐威廉美語的課程規劃除了強調口語能力，也要上文法課，兩堂課裡會有一堂課是教文法；單字的要求亦是不惶多讓，有一定的單字量要去記憶，可說是沒有偏廢地兼顧各項教學。Urania 也有發現，其它選擇課業輔導安親為主的「北一女中」同學們，大都是重複學習課內的東西，然後以寫考卷的方式複習，由於都是「紙上談兵」，口語表達相對較弱，再加上發音不標準，聽起來沒那麼自然，中文腔的味道相當濃厚。

因此，Urania 深深感覺自己的美語表述能力是比較流暢的，不會讓外國人聽不懂自己在講什麼。經由與外籍教師的頻繁對話，聽力也是自然而然地被訓練起來，Urania 認為這對她來說是很大的幫助。尤其是現在的考試有聽力測驗，常常必須要聽一長串的對話，而她都可以聽得懂，不像很多「北一女中」同學會有無法完整消化的困擾。Urania表示，現在如果讓她聽外國人以正常速度講話，應該是游刃有餘的。

「全美語環境，與外籍教師良好互動！」這是 Urania 對唐威廉美語的評價。唐威廉美語的教學方式除了上課、對話之外，不時也因應節慶來舉辦萬聖節、聖誕節等等活動，讓孩子更喜歡融入唐威廉美語這個大家庭。Urania說到，小時候她覺得這些活動很好玩，只要答對題目就可以抽獎，或是表現好的學生就有禮物，非常有趣。這些林林總總的活動也都需要用到美語，是以另一種活潑、生動、貼近美式生活的形式，來讓大家活用美語。

在唐威廉美語的學習生活，Urania 亦有機會測試自己的實力。大約三年級的時候，唐威廉美語團體一起報考全民英檢GEPT初級，Urania 當然是考過了！她說，那次考試她幾乎拿到滿分，錯誤率只有一題到兩題，甚至比一些年長的同學考的分數還要高，讓她非常開心。有學習、有考驗，這是在唐威廉美語六年來得到的豐碩果實，而Urania到現在仍品嚐著這果實帶來的甘甜滋味。

圖說：北一女中 Urania 唐威廉美語讓她的美語能力比其它同學更好更厲害


 

    Urania, (歐陽彣昱) who is studying in “北一女中”currently says that the American and Canadian teachers at William Language School focus on “Phonics”, because they stress if the students have a strong phonics foundation, they would be able to speak to English speaking foreigners fluently in the future. What really impresses her is that all the teachers at William Language School strongly encourage the students to pronounce each word with accuracy and confidence. During the 6 years learning period in William Language School, the correct pronunciation method is helpful for Urania’s speaking and listening, even better than other“北一女中”classmates.

    Urania joined William Language School since 1st grade in primary school. Her parents chose this language school because it is established by an American and is consisted of American and Canadian staff. Because of this American system school, Urania's learning progress was improved step by step and she was able to succeed in every learning task. The lesson plans of William Language School, which dose not only focus on speaking skill, but also grammar. Students are instructed to have grammar subject every 2 lessons. Also, the vocabulary part is extremely important and students need to memorize a certain amount of words each week. Urania also found some other“北一女中”classmates who choose to go the traditional after-school class, they usually repeat what school taught and use the test papers to review. Due to the practice is all on the paper, those students tend to be weak on the speaking part. Because of their poor and unnatural pronunciation, their English speaking accent is often referred as Chinese English.

    Urania now feels her speaking expression is fluent and easy for foreigners to understand. Through countless and helpful conversation with the foreign teachers, Urania's listening skill has improved greatly. It's especially useful when the tests at 北一女中 have listening sections. When doing the tests, Urana usually scores full mark on the listening part where some of the classmates have difficulty understanding entirely. She said if the foreigner speaks in a normal speed, she finds it easy to understand. Urania also commented on William Language School system, “It is an English environment where you can interact with foreign teachers and have fun!” The teaching style in William Language School does not only take place in the classroom or only focuses on conversation, they always hold the Halloween or Christmas party and make students get into the big family of William Language School. These numerous activities are played in English, but using the fun and lively ways to inspire everyone to use English practically.

    During the learning period in William Language School, Urania also had an opportunity to test her English ability. Around 3rd grade in primary school, William Language School took some students as a group to attend the GEPT beginner exam, and of course Urania passed it. She says, she almost got full mark on that exam and she only got 1 to 2 percentages of wrong answers, even better than other older classmates which made her really happy. Learning plus examination equals rich result, it is the 6 years learning period in William Language School. Until now, Urania still enjoys the success from the rich result.