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Adjusting Screen Settings

The more visually oriented websites tend to be designed for viewing at a pixel density of 1024 X 768.  This allows more of a page's contents to be viewed at one time.  However, most computer monitors tend to be set for a pixel density of 800 X 600.  This allows portions of a page to appear larger and thus be more easily seen.  The drawback is that not all of some pages can be viewed simultaneously.

Since the pages on this website are designed for viewing at a pixel density of 1024 X 768, we recommend resetting your monitor to accommodate the higher pixel density.  To change your monitor settings, follow the instructions below.  

Although the screen captures are in Chinese, a combination of the appended instructions, the uniformity of Windows interfaces (or similarity of alternate interfaces)  and your own common sense should get you through to the desired result.

Right click on Desktop to view Desktop Menu.	Left click Contents to view Screen Settings.	Open Settings to view slider.  Adjust slider to 1024 X 768.  Left click Okay to apply new settings.

If you have just reset from 800 X 600 to 1024 X 768, you should find that the Windows interface is now smaller than the viewing area of the monitor.  To resize the display, first locate the monitor controls, most likely near the bottom of the monitor housing, within easy reach of the user. 

Some monitor controls consist of dials, the turning of two of which will allow you to alter the size of your interface vertically and horizontally.  The turning of still other dials will allow you to move the interface up and down or left and right so that you can position it as desired.

Other monitor controls consist of arrows and the signs + and -.  Depressing an arrow will bring up a monitor control display (unfortunately not part of the Windows interface and therefore uncapturable).  Further depressing of arrows will allow you to select the parameter you wish to adjust.  To adjust the width and height, use the arrows to move the lighted cursor to the corresponding icon on the display, most likely a rectangle with a two-headed arrow in its center.  Horizontal adjustment is represented as left right, vertical adjustment as up down.  Having selected the correct icon, use the + and - controls to increase or decrease the width or height of the Windows interface.  To adjust the horizontal and vertical positioning of the interface, move the lighted cursor to the corresponding icon on the display, most likely a large rectangle with a small rectangle protruding from one of its sides.  Use the + and - controls to position the interface as desired.

Finally, you may choose to adjust the size of the characters displayed by your browser.  Simply click on View, select Character or Text and select a comfortable size.  This site was designed with character size at Medium.

Applying for Classes 

The Online Application Form has been carefully designed to meet the needs of both students and staff.  All requested information serves to either obviate misunderstandings, facilitate service or illuminate demographics.

Full Name 

Enter your first name, middle name (or names) or patronymic and family name as indicated in the boxes.  Only given and family names are required.

Contact 

Enter your home phone number, cell phone number, business phone number, fax number and email address as indicated in the boxes.  

Residence & Mail 

Enter your residence and mailing address.  If your residence and mailing addresses are not the same, enter your mailing address.  If you require a letter of confirmation, be sure to enter a mailing address at which you will receive the letter before you need to use it.

Gender 

Select your gender in the drop-down menu.  To the Taiwanese staff who handle applications, gender is not always obvious from a given name.

Birth 

Enter all four digits of your year of birth according to the Gregorian or common calendar.  Knowing your age allows your teacher to prepare properly to instruct you.

Nationality 

Enter the name of the country which issued the passport which contains or will contain your Taiwan visa.

Native Language 

Enter the name of your mother tongue or the language you use most easily and frequently.  Although English is the language most often used by students to communicate with staff and instructors, being sure which language your brain is most firmly configured for allows your teacher to anticipate and attack some of your particular learning difficulties.

Passport Number 

Enter the number of the passport which contains or will contain your Taiwan visa.

Occupation 

Enter the name of your occupation, such as English Teacher, Manager, Consultant or Engineer.

Company 

Enter the name of the company or school for which you work in Taiwan.

Semester 

Select the semester during which you wish to begin, resume or continue classes.

Year 

Enter all four digits of the year during which you wish to begin, resume or continue classes.

Availability 

Check the boxes which correspond to the days and hours during which you will be available to attend classes at TLI Kaohsiung Center.  All classes will be scheduled within your limits of availability.  Duration and dispersal of classes will be arranged in accordance with your selections under Languages. 

Each box corresponds to a 50-minute period of instruction.  

A key to the notation used in the Availability Table is given below.

If you are applying to take more than one language or type of class and wish to arrange your classes in a particular configuration, indicate your preference by day and hour in the Comments & Requests box in the lower left corner of the Online Application Form.  

Although the Comments & Request box is scrollable, please keep comments and requests to a length viewable without scrolling, as applications are printed for handling.

Languages 

Select the language or languages you wish to learn.  For each language, select or enter your current level of general proficiency, the materials you wish to study, the number of hours per week you wish to attend class, the days you wish to attend class, number of hours per particular day you wish to attend class, and the size of class you wish to participate in.

To indicate the days you wish to attend class and the number of hours per particular day you wish to attend class, use the following notation.

Prospective or Current Group Classes 

If you wish to join one of our prospective or current Mandarin group classes, select it in the drop-down menu.  Click the links either here or on the Online Application Form to view or review information on level, content, class size and schedule.

Prospective group classes have been planned but not opened, pending sufficient enrollment.  Current group classes have opened, but may or may not be available to new applicants, depending on current enrollment.