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No SIGCOV. Existing citations are primary sources, social media and simple listings. Northern Moonlight 05:06, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Language, Education, Schools, and Taiwan. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 10:53, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

• Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.
  1. Jia, Yimin 贾益民, ed. (2016). 世界华文教育年鉴（2015） [World Chinese Education Yearbook (2015)] (in Chinese). Beijing: Social Sciences Literature Press. p. 376. ISBN 978-7-509-78633-8. Retrieved 2024-03-24 – via Google Books.

     The book notes: "中华语文研习所(Taipei Language Institute, TLI) 1956年成立于美国新泽西州, 原名“基督教语文学院”,同年9月于台北建校,教学对象以赴台传教士为主,希望 透过华语学习,使在台传教士能快速融入台湾地区生活。1958年更名为“台北语文 学院”,是世界上第一所华语教会学校。1959年,TLI与美国国务院签署了长达20年 的代训合约,负责培训美国在台外交官、美军顾问团的华语能力。1976年,该校改 名为“中华语文研习所”,保留TLI的英文名称。自1996年开始,TLI开始向外扩 展,相继在北京、上海、东京、多伦多、香港、纽约、旧金山、新德里等地成立分 校, ..."

     From Google Translate: "Taipei Language Institute (TLI) was founded in 1956 in New Jersey, USA, formerly known as "Christian Language Institute". It was established in Taipei in September of the same year. Its teaching targets are mainly missionaries who went to Taiwan, hoping to learn through Chinese language. This enables missionaries in Taiwan to quickly integrate into life in Taiwan. In 1958, it was renamed "Taipei Chinese Language College" and was the first Chinese-speaking church school in the world. In 1959, TLI signed a 20-year training contract with the U.S. State Department, responsible for training the Chinese language skills of U.S. diplomats and U.S. military advisory groups in Taiwan. In 1976, the school was renamed "Chinese Language Institute", retaining the English name of TLI. Since 1996, TLI has begun to expand outward and has successively established branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, Toronto, Hong Kong, New York, San Francisco, New Delhi and other places ..."

  2. Lai, Mingde 賴明德 (2013). 臺灣華語文教育發展史 [The Development History of Chinese Language Education in Taiwan] (in Chinese). New Taipei: National Academy for Educational Research. Retrieved 2024-03-24 – via Google Books.

     The book notes on page 20: "臺北語文學院 TLI (Taipei Language Institute) 創立於 1956 年 6 月美國紐澤西州,原名「基 3 督教語文學院」, 9 月在臺灣建校。創辦人美籍安篤思牧師( Rev. Egbert W. Andrews )及中華民國籍何景賢先生。開辦之初,是為培訓在臺灣外籍傳教士研習中華語文,了解中華文化。由於教學績效顯著,深受外籍人士嚮往,遂於 1958 年更名為「臺北語文學院」- TLI ( Taipei Language Institute )。 1959 年 TLI 即與美國國務院簽訂合約,負責代訓美國在臺外交人員,包括美國駐華大使館、美軍顧問團及臺灣協防司令部官員和眷屬的華語文研習,長達二十年。"

     From Google Translate: "Taipei Language Institute TLI (Taipei Language Institute) was founded in June 1956 in New Jersey, USA. Its original name was "Christian Language Institute". It was established in Taiwan in September. The founders are Rev. Egbert W. Andrews, an American, and Mr. He Jingxian, a Chinese national. When it was first founded, it was to train foreign missionaries in Taiwan to learn Chinese language and understand Chinese culture. Due to its remarkable teaching performance, it was highly desired by foreigners, so in 1958 it was renamed "Taipei Language Institute" - TLI (Taipei Language Institute). In 1959, TLI signed a contract with the U.S. Department of State and was responsible for training U.S. diplomats in Taiwan, including Chinese language training for officials and their families of the U.S. Embassy in China, the U.S. Army Advisory Group, and the Taiwan Assistance Defense Command, for twenty years."

  3. Kubler, Cornelius C. (2002). "Learning Chinese in China: Programs for Developing Superior- to Distinguished-Level Chinese-Language Proficiency in China and Taiwan". In Leaver, Betty Lou; Shekhtman, Boris (eds.). Developing Professional-Level Language Proficiency. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 107. ISBN 0-521-81657-2. Retrieved 2024-03-24 – via Google Books.

     The book notes: "Taipei Language Institute (TLI). Founded in Taipei in 1955 to train American missionaries to the SD level in Mandarin and Taiwanese, TLI has since expanded to serve increasing numbers of non-missionary students from all over the world, in particular diplomatic and business personnel assigned to Taiwan, their family members, and foreign university students. There are currently over 1,000 students at TLI's five branch schools in Taiwan. Courses at TLI, which may be full-time or part-time, typically consist of a combination of small-group classes of 2-6 students and tutorials. A rather rigorous audiolingual method is employed, especially at the beginning and intermediate levels. TLI has compiled many of its own materials but, beginning ..."

  4. Thompson, Richard J. (July 1991). "Chinese Language Study Abroad in the Summer, 1990. Final Report" (PDF). Center for Applied Linguistics. pp. 13–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-03-24.

     The article notes: "The Taipei Language Institute (TLI) (main site) is located in downtown Taipei at an easy to reach location. It has facilities in other parts of the island as well. It appears well organized and staffed with competent teachers. TLI is by far the largest of all of the Chinese language programs, with an estimated 400-450 American students at its four sites. It is also, by all accounts one of the most flexible programs of study. Private or group instruction can be arranged on short notice on an intensive or non-intensive basis. As a result, a fairly diversified student body can be found here. Although there is no student housing at the Institute's main site, ample housing is available at the YMCA, the International Student Youth Center, or through private home stays."

  5. Less significant coverage:
     1. Ling, Vivian (2018). "The Cornell Program of 1956–63 and the founding of IUP". In Ling, Vivian (ed.). The Field of Chinese Language Education in the U.S.: A Retrospective of the 20th Century. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-50201-7. Retrieved 2024-03-24 – via Google Books.

        The book notes in a footnote: "Formally the Missionary Language Institute, later it secularized and become the Taipei Language Institute."

  There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Taipei Language Institute (traditional Chinese: 中華語文研習所; simplified Chinese: 中华语文研习所) to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".

  Cunard (talk) 11:26, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

• Keep has significant coverage as demonstrated by Cunard.Bradelykooper (talk) 08:07, 25 March 2024 (UTC)