Wenzao FLOMO Light Up Dream Bilingual Learning Platform
Founder Shen believes that as technology advances, education is no longer confined to traditional classrooms and textbooks. Through the internet, the constraints of time and geography can be overcome, giving more people the opportunity to access quality educational resources. He hopes to use an online learning platform to serve learners with different goals—such as primary and secondary school beginners, and learners with tourism or business needs—by providing cross-context and cross-cultural learning that makes English learning easier and more enjoyable, while also cultivating the ability to learn independently.
Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages was founded in 1966 as the only Catholic university in southern Taiwan and the only specialized foreign-language university in the country. In recognition of Wenzao's many years of nurturing talent and advancing bilingual education, FLOMO and Wenzao joined hands to create the Wenzao FLOMO Light Up Dream Bilingual Learning Platform, combining education and technology to provide high-quality online courses and interactive learning tools.
1.1 Platform Overview
The "Wenzao X FLOMO Light Up Dream" nonprofit bilingual learning platform is jointly created by Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages and the FLOMO Education Foundation. It offers a wealth of online learning resources and aims to provide quality learning content for bilingual learners of all ages in Taiwan, with a diverse range of course topics.
Language is a vital tool for human communication, and the integration and development of global trade and culture rely all the more on a global language—English. Elevating the English skills and broadening the all-round knowledge of the people of Taiwan is therefore the platform’s most important core philosophy. Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages and the FLOMO Education Foundation believe that rich and diverse learning content not only enhances learners’ language abilities but also broadens their international outlook and cultivates well-rounded competitiveness. In step with the government’s 2030 Bilingual Policy, the platform makes an important contribution to nurturing internationally competitive professionals for the nation.
1.2 Platform Features
Tailor-Made
All learning content on the platform is led and planned by Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, combined with the resources and experience of the FLOMO Education Foundation, and tailor-made for learners of all ages in Taiwan. The course design takes into account the needs and characteristics of local learners, ensuring that the content is both internationally broad in perspective and aligned with the substance of local culture.
Diverse Content
The platform offers learning resources in a variety of formats, including podcasts and short visual films, presented through multimedia to meet the needs of different learning styles and to enhance both learning effectiveness and enjoyment.
Suitable for All Ages
The course content covers a wide range of topics suitable for learners of every age. Whether students, working professionals, or retirees, everyone can find learning content that suits them on the platform, truly realizing the philosophy of lifelong learning.
Continuously Updated
The Light Up Dream bilingual learning platform continuously updates its course content to ensure that learning resources always remain timely and relevant, allowing learners to keep receiving the latest and most valuable knowledge and information.
Nonprofit Nature
As a free, nonprofit learning platform, Light Up Dream is dedicated to removing barriers to learning and providing equal educational opportunities and resources for those committed to bilingual learning—especially benefiting economically disadvantaged groups. The free sharing of learning resources is a major force in promoting social mobility.
1.3 Background of the Collaboration
The Light Up Dream bilingual learning platform was created through a deep collaboration between Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages and the FLOMO Education Foundation. The FLOMO Education Foundation has long been committed to supporting bilingual education for children from disadvantaged families, while Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages possesses rich experience in language education and an outstanding teaching team. The collaboration not only integrates the strengths and resources of both parties but also reflects a shared commitment to the fair distribution of educational resources and the fulfillment of social responsibility.
1.4 Target Audiences
Infants and Preschool Children (Ages 3–6)
Providing early bilingual enlightenment education for young children aged 3–6, with highly interactive and engaging learning content such as English nursery rhymes and picture-book stories. Parents are encouraged to learn alongside their children, fostering a bilingual home environment.
Primary and Secondary School Students
Providing foundational English learning content to cultivate interest in language and basic communication skills, offering students extracurricular language learning resources and building solid bilingual abilities.
University and Graduate Students
Providing professional language learning content to strengthen academic research skills for future career development.
Working Professionals
Providing practical language and professional skills training to enhance workplace competitiveness.
Learners in Remote Areas
Through an online platform learning mechanism, bridging the geographic gap in the distribution of educational resources and providing equal learning opportunities.
1.5 Expected Outcomes
Enhancing National Bilingual Ability
Through systematic, high-quality bilingual learning content, comprehensively enhancing the bilingual ability of the people of Taiwan, improving international mobility and workplace employability, and genuinely connecting with global trade development and cultural integration.
Cultivating an International Perspective
Through diverse learning content, helping learners build a globalized outlook and international macro-perspective, and strengthening cross-cultural understanding and communication skills.
Promoting Educational Equity
Providing quality free learning resources for economically disadvantaged groups and narrowing the gap in the distribution of educational resources.
Supporting Lifelong Learning
Providing continuous learning opportunities for learners of all ages and promoting the building of a learning society and a culture of lifelong learning.
Supporting National Policy
Responding to and supporting the government's 2030 Bilingual Policy and cultivating internationally competitive talent for the nation.
2.1 Course Introduction
The Light Up Dream bilingual learning platform offers diverse course content to meet the needs of learners of all ages. The courses span a wide range, from bilingual enlightenment education suitable for young children, to advanced learning for secondary and tertiary students, and even practical knowledge related to employment and entrepreneurship. Topics include English learning, global issues, technology applications, character education, and life and travel.
The platform flexibly applies English-as-Medium-of-Instruction (EMI) and Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) models, paired with Chinese and English subtitles, allowing learners to choose the content best suited to their personal level and learning goals. The comprehensive and flexible course design ensures that every learner can find learning resources that match their needs on the platform.
3.1 Learning the English Language
The success of bilingual education depends not only on learners' motivation but also, just as crucially, on the introduction of learning content and appropriate teaching methods. The platform divides its English courses into Basic Level, Lower-Intermediate Level, Intermediate Level, Upper-Intermediate Level, and Advanced Level, helping learners clearly identify their own English level and gradually build practical application skills.
Learning begins with a solid foundation in the alphabet and phonics, gradually connecting to everyday vocabulary and simple sentence patterns, and then advancing to higher-level vocabulary, concepts, and sentence patterns, ensuring that students can improve their English ability step by step.
3.2 Learning English for Specific Purposes
For learners who already have an advanced level of English, the platform plans to develop a series of English for Specific Purposes (ESP for Careers & Professions) courses. Tailored to learners working across different industries, these courses deepen workplace English proficiency and, in turn, strengthen employability and international mobility.
By 2022, Taiwan's semiconductor industry already accounted for 16.37% of GDP. The English for Specific Purposes course series will lead with English for the semiconductor industry, producing a series of courses over the next two years with a progressive design to strengthen learners' professional English in semiconductors. In addition, the second part of the series focuses on English for the Service Industry, covering: 1) tourism, 2) aviation, and 3) hospitality.
3.3 English Learning for Seniors
Taiwan is projected to become a super-aged society by 2025. FLOMO hopes to design basic English learning courses for older adults to improve their English communication skills, enabling them to use English more confidently in daily life. The course design takes into account the needs of senior learners, with content that is simple, easy to understand, practical, and grounded in real-life situations.
Founder Grandma Shen leads by example: at the age of 90, she continues to learn English, demonstrating energy and confidence while traveling abroad and in everyday life. She is the perfect model—learning English is a contemporary culture, and keeping up with the times can be truly stylish.
