On Taiwan foreign students don’t have to live in dorms, tuition is cheap and when money runs low one can drop out of class for a month or two without changing visa status. In addition, there are several schools to choose from. The only disadvantage is that the Chinese on Taiwan speak heavily accented Mandarin. Would you study Oxford English in Joisy City? . . .
Unquestionably, the best school on the island is the Inter-University Program for Chinese Studies in Taipei. The other Mandarin centers on the island fall short of
the standards set by IUP. Shop around. Even after carefully choosing one of them, getting a teacher that suits one’s needs is a bit like playing Russian roulette.