Perhaps this is because for a number of years both the government and the public at large have been stressing that Taiwan's industry and personnel must "internationalize," and this has led the average person to value highly foreign language ability, even at the expense of academic achievement.
或許因為這幾年不論政府或輿論，皆強調產業與人才必須「與國際接軌」，讓一般人對外語能力的重視提高，甚至已凌駕學業成就。