Polish student aces college entrance exam after learning Chinese from scratch
Polish student aces college entrance exam after learning Chinese from scratch
2026-06-19
Chinese is widely considered to be one of the most difficult languages to learn. Over in Hsinchu, a Polish teenager managed to prove it’s possible. Ma An-ya’s parents relocated to Taiwan three years ago to serve as missionaries. Starting from complete zero, she was able to learn enough Chinese to take the GSAT alongside her fellow high schoolers, securing admission to several universities.
This cheerleading squad counts Polish student Ma An-ya as one of its core members. She’s not an exchange student, but a regular enrollee. Her parents are both missionaries who moved to Taiwan three years ago, enrolling An-ya and her siblings directly into the local school system.
Ma An-ya
High-school graduate
We came to Taiwan, into a totally new environment. My greatest challenge was not understanding anything. When I first arrived, there wasn’t any school that could take me, since I had just graduated from middle school.
It’s hard to imagine that An-ya didn’t know a word of Chinese three years ago. Today, she can not only converse fluently, but can even write calligraphy. When even saying “hello” proved difficult, you can imagine how overwhelming it was. Luckily, with help from her Chinese literature teacher, she learned to read Bopomofo and kept going from there.
Ma An-ya
High-school graduate
Not understanding Chinese was like being locked inside a dark room. Even though there were lots of people around me, it was very lonely. But this motivated me to learn Chinese as fast as I could.
Lin Kuo-sung
Principal
It’s already difficult for our local students to study subjects like physics and chemistry in Chinese. Just imagine, it wasn’t her native language, but she still had to learn it.
After three years of devoted study, An-ya was able to take the college entrance exam alongside her fellow classmates. She not only finished the test, but was even accepted to Chung YuanChristian University, Fu JenCatholic University, and other schools.
Ma An-ya
High-school graduate
I want to major in electronic engineering, specifically at Chung Yuan Christian University. My two grandparents are both engineers, so I feel like pursuing engineering would suit me best. And also, I figured that electronics is Taiwan’s best field.
Lin Kuo-sung
Principal
Beside from her Chinese literature marks, which were a little low, her performance in the other subjects all far exceeded our expectations.
Looking back at her hardships over the past three years, An-ya is thankful for the companionship of her principal, teachers, and classmates. In a moving expression of gratitude, she even penned a thank-you note for her principal by hand. By scaling a massive linguistic wall in just three years to conquer Taiwan’s college entrance exams, this determined graduate has proven that no barrier is too high when faced with sheer perseverance.
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波蘭學生來台! 從中文程度零到3年後以一般生參加學測
2026-06-19
中文被公認，是世界上最難學的語言之一，但在新竹，有名高中畢業生馬安雅，因為爸爸媽媽是傳教士的關係，在三年前來到台灣，從什麼都聽不懂、看不懂，到如今以一般生的身分參加大學學測，還順利考取好幾所大學，這背後的努力，讓人相當敬佩。
隨著音樂，熱情舞動，充滿活力的啦啦隊，來自波蘭的馬安雅，也是其中一員，她不是交換學生，由於爸媽是傳教士，三年前舉家來台，她和弟弟妹妹也進踏台灣的學校念書。
[[畢業生 馬安雅]]
“我們就來到台灣，到一個新的環境，其實我最大的困難是，我什麼都聽不懂，一來到台灣也沒有學校可以讀，因為那時候我是，剛好是國中畢業。”
很難想像，眼前的這女孩，三年前還一句中文都不會，現在不僅會說，還能寫書法。馬安雅回想起剛來台灣時，連一句”你好"，可能都說不順口，可以想像她的內心，有多崩潰，幸好在國文班導師的協助下，她從注音符號開始學起，一路過關斬將。
[[畢業生 馬安雅]]
“（不會中文）那件事，把我關在一個就是暗室裡面，然後我覺得，雖然我旁邊有很多人，但是我其實是很孤獨的，然後這個也刺激我，就是趕快趕快學中文。”
[[校長 林國松]]
“比如說我們有的時候要學物理化學，用中文學都很辛苦了，你要想看看那不是她的母語喔，她必須要去學習。”
努力不懈的學習，馬安雅在三年後，以”一般生"的身份，參加大學學測，不僅順利考完，更是收到中原大學、輔仁大學等多所學校的錄取通知。
[[畢業生 馬安雅]]
“其實我最想要去念電子，中原電子，爺爺跟阿媽都都是工程師，那我也有想過就是做工程方面的東西，應該會最適合我自己，嗯，那以後想，就是臺灣最厲害的方面是電子的部分。”
[[校長 林國松]]
“學測成績出來，除了國文她可能比較落後之外，其他的科目我都覺得，都非常的超乎她的表現。”
這些時光的辛苦，幸好有校長、老師、同學的陪伴，馬安雅也親手寫中文的畢業卡片，送給校長，讓人相當感動，她用三年的時間，跨越語言高牆，成功打敗學測大魔王，這樣的精神，實在令人很佩服。
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