為推動英語於十年內成為臺南市的第二官方語言，臺南市政府成立「第二官方語言專案辦公室」，制定滾動式「第二官方語言行動計畫」，擬定計畫短、中、長程目標，負責督導、規劃與追蹤局處二官語計畫執行成果。二官語政策核心架構以「營造英語友善環境」、「提升英語力」兩大主軸，期許結合產、官、學資源，培養臺南市民國際溝通能力，提升市民競爭力，進一步帶領臺南與國際接軌，邁向世界舞台。

To make English as the second official language of the city, Tainan City Government has established the Office of English as the Second Language to formulate the city’s Action Plan on Promoting English as the Second Official Language and relevant short-term, mid-term, long-term goals. The office makes guidelines for the bureaus and departments in the city government and keeps tracking and supervising the performances on the second official language plans. The two pillars of the second official language policy are to create an English friendly environment and to improve the overall English proficiency of the city. Through the collaboration of the government, corporations, and academia, Tainan City Government expects to improve the international communication skills of citizens, to make the city more competitive, and to bring it onto the global stage.