为了适应公司新战略的发展，保障停车场安保新项目的正常、顺利开展，特制定安保从业人员的业务技能及个人素质的培训计划ted演讲集英文字幕不要固执于英语Iknowwhatyourethinking.YouthinkIvelostmyway,andsomebodysgoingtocomeonthestageinaminuteandguidemegentlybacktomyseat.IgetthatallthetimeinDubai.“Hereonholidayareyou,dear?”“Cometovisitthechildren?”“Howlongareyoustaying?”Wellactually,Ihopeforawhilelongeryet.IhavebeenlivingandteachinginGulfforover30years.Andinthattime,Ihaveseenalotofchanges.Nowthatstatisticisquitshocking.AndIwanttotalktoyoutodayaboutlanguagelossandtheglobalizationofEnglish.IwanttotellyouaboutmyfriendwhowasteacherEnglishtoadultsinAbuDhabi.Andonefineday,shedecidedtotakethemintothegardentoteachthemsomenaturevocabulary.ButitwasshewhoendeduplearningalltheArabicwordsforthelocalplants,aswellastheiruses,medicinaluses,cosmetics,cooking,herbal.Howdidthosestudentsgetallthatknowledge?Ofcourse,fromtheirgrandparentsandeventheirgreat-grandparents.Itsnotnecessarytotellyouhowimportantitistobeabletocommunicateacrossgeneration.Butsadly,today,languagesaredyingatanunprecedentedrate.Alanguagediesevery14days.Nowatthesametime,Englishistheundisputedgloballanguage.Couldtherebeaconnection?Wedontknow.ButIdoknowthatIveseenalotofchanges.WhenIfirstcameouttotheGulf,IcametoKuwaitinthedaysitwasstillahardshippost.Actually,notthatlongago.Thatisalittlebittooearly.Butnevertheless,IwasrecruitedbytheBritishCouncilalongwithabout25otherteachers.Andwewerethefirstnon-MuslimstoteachinthestateschoolsthereinKuwait.WewerebroughttoteachEnglishbecausethegovernmentwantedtomodernizethecountryandempowerthecitizensthrougheducation.Andofcourse,thebenefitedfromsomeofthatlovelyoilwealth.Okay.NowthisisthemajorchangethatIveseenhowteachingEnglishhasmorphedfrombeingamutuallybeneficialpracticetobecomingamassiveinternationalbusinessthatitistoday.NolongerjustaforeignlanguageontheschoolnolongerthesoledomainofmotherEngland.IthasbecomeabandwagonforeveryEnglish-speakingnationonearth.Andwhynot?Afterall,thebesteducationaccordingtothelatestWorldUniversityRankingsistobefoundintheuniversitiesoftheandtheSoeverybodywantstohaveanEnglisheducation,naturally.Butifyourenotanativespeaker,youhavetopassatest.Nowcanitberighttorejectastudentonlinguisticabilityalone?Perhapsyouhaveacomputerscientistwhosagenius.Wouldheneedthesamelanguageasalawyer,forexample?Well,Idontthinkso.WeEnglishteachersrejectthemallthetime.Weputastopsign,andwestopthemintheircantpursuetheirdreamanylonger,tilltheygetEnglish.Nowletmeputitthisway,ifImetamonolingualDutchspeakerwhohadthecureforcancer,wouldIstophimfromenteringmyBritishUniversity?Idontthinkso.Butindeed,thatisexactlywhatwedo.WeEnglishteachersarethegatekeepers.AndyouhavetosatisfyusfirstthatyourEnglishisgoodenough.Nowitcanbedangeroustogivetoomuchpower,toanarrowsegmentofsociety.Maybethebarrierwouldbetoouniversity.Okay.“But,”Ihearyousay,“Whatabouttheresearch?ItsallinEnglish.”SothebooksareinEnglish,thejournalsaredoneinEnglish,butthatisself-fulfillingprophecy.ItdeedstheEnglishrequirement.Andsoitgoeson.Iaskyou,whathappenedtotranslation?IfyouthinkabouttheIslamicGoldenAge,therewaslotsoftranslationthen.TheytranslatefromLatinandGreekintoArabic,intoPersian,andthenitwastranslatedonintotheGermaniclanguagesofEuropeandtheRomancelanguages.AndsolightshoneupontheDarkAgesofEurope.Nowdontgetmewrong.IamnotagainstteachingEnglish,allyouEnglishteachersoutthere.Ilovethatwehaveagloballanguage.Weneedonetodaymorethanever.ButIamagainstusingitasabarrier.Dowereallywanttoendupwith600languagesandthemainonebeingEnglishandChinese?Weneedmorethanthat.Wheredowedrawtheline?ThissystemequatesintelligencewithaknowledgeofEnglishwhichisquitearbitrary.AndIwanttoremindyouthatthegiantuponwhoseshoulderstodaysintelligentsiastanddidnothavetohaveEnglish,theydidnthavetopassanEnglishtest.Caseinpoint,Einstein.He,bytheway,wasconsideredremedialatschoolbecausehewas,infact,dyslexic.Butfortunatelyfortheworld,hedidnothavetopassanEnglishtest.Becausetheydidntstartuntil1964withTOEFL,theAmericanTestofEnglish.Nowitsexploded.TherearelotsandlotsoftestsofEnglish.Andmillionsandmillionsofstudentstakethesetestseveryyear.Nowyoumightthink,youandme,thosefeesarentbad,theyreokay,buttheyareprohibitivetosomanymillionsofpoorpeople.Soimmediately,wererejectingthem.ItbringstomindaheadlineIsawrecently:“Education:TheGreatDivide.”NowIgetit,IunderstandwhypeoplewouldfocusonEnglish.Theywanttogivetheirchildrenthebestchanceinthelife.Andtodothat,theyneedaWesterneducation.Because,ofcourse,thebestjobsgotopeopleoutoftheWesternUniversities,thatIputonearlier.Itsacircularthing.Okay.Letmetellyouastoryabouttwoscientists,twoEnglishscientists.Theyweredoinganexperimenttodowithgeneticsandtheforelimbsandthehindlimbsofanimals.Buttheycouldntgettheresultstheywanted.Theyreallydidntknowwhattodo,untilalongcameaGermanscientistwhorealizedthattheywereusingtwowordsforforelimbandhindlimb,whereasgeneticsdoesnotdifferentiateandneitherdoesGerman.Sobingo,problemsolved.Ifyoucantthinkathought,youarestuck.Butifanotherlanguagecanthinkthatthought,then,bycooperating,wecanachieveandlearnsomuchmore.Myd