對於不是母語的外來語，學習之路總是不簡單，如今全世界以英語為溝通語言，確實有莫大的便利性，不過是否要去思考英語好無法同等知識、問題解決能力…等其他條件，在別堅持說英語中用幽默的演說與實際案例來引發人心，不愧是資深老師，演說簡單明瞭，起承轉合津津樂道。
Now can it be right to reject a student on linguistic ability alone? (語言能力)
After all, the best education according to the latest World University Rankings is to be found in the universities of the UK and the US. (畢竟)
So everybody wants to have an English education, naturally.
But if you're not a native speaker, you have to pass a test.
We English teachers reject them all the time.
We put a stop sign, and we stop them in their tracks. (路)
They can't pursue their dream any longer, till they get English. (追求)
I love it that we have a global language.
We need one today more than ever. (在今日尤為重要)
But I am against using it as a barrier. (反對;介系詞)
This system equates intelligence with a knowledge of English which is quite arbitrary. (獨斷)
擁有國際語言固然是重要的，但學習與知識不應該為了語言設限。
影片中提到一位獲得英雄獎的肯亞人真實故事，我特地去找這篇報導:點我至'Saving lives' with solar-powered lights
CNN they gave the Heroes Award to a young Kenyan shepherd boy who couldn't study at night in his village like all the village children, because the kerosene lamp, it had smoke and it damaged his eyes. (煤油)
And anyway, there was never enough kerosene, because what does a dollar a day buy for you?
So he invented a cost-free solar lamp.
And now the children in his village get the same grades at school as the children who have electricity at home.
People who have no light, whether it's physical or metaphorical, cannot pass our exams, and we can never know what they know. (抽象)
Let us not keep them and ourselves in the dark.
Let us celebrate diversity. (多元性)
Mind your language.
Use it to spread great ideas.
引用 TED中英字幕: 別堅持說英語
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