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Jay Walker : The world's English mania

Jay Walker : The world's English mania. Jaanika Rookmann RM12. What’s this video about ?. In this video Jay Walker explains why two billion people around the world are trying to learn English . The Manias. He begins by talking about different manias :

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Jay Walker : The world's English mania

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  1. JayWalker: Theworld'sEnglishmania Jaanika Rookmann RM12

  2. What’sthis video about? • Inthis video JayWalkerexplainswhytwobillionpeoplearoundtheworld are tryingtolearnEnglish.

  3. TheManias Hebeginsbytalkingaboutdifferentmanias: • Beatlemania: hystericalteenagers, crying, screaming, pandemonium. • Sportsmania: deafeningcrowds, all foroneidea– togetthe ball inthe net. • Religiousmania: rapture,weeping, visions. • Maniascanbegood. • Maniascanbealarming. • Maniascanbedeadly.

  4. ManiaforleaningEnglish • Theworldhas a newmania. A maniaforlearningEnglish. • ChinesestudentspracticetheirEnglishbyscreamingit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpILR21GWao http://www.ted.com/talks/jay_walker_on_the_world_s_english_mania.html

  5. EnglishintheWorld • PeoplelearnEnglisheverywhereintheworld. (forexampleeveninLatinAmerica, in India, inSoutheastAsia, China.) • Ifyou are a Chinesestudentyou start learningEnglishinthethirdgrade, bylaw. • In 2009 Chinabecame theworld'slargest English-speakingcountry.

  6. WhyEnglish? • Ina singleword: OPPORTUNITY. • Opportunityfor: • a betterlife • a job • tobeabletopayforschool • putbetterfood on thetable.

  7. Gaokao • Imagine a studenttaking a giant test forthreefulldays. Herscore on thisone test literallydeterminesherfuture. Shestudies 12 hours a dayforthreeyearstoprepare.25 percentofhergradeisbased on English. • It'scalledtheGaokao, and 80 millionhighschoolChinesestudentshavealreadytakenthisgrueling test.

  8. IsEnglishmaniagoodorbad? • IsEnglish a tsunami, washingawayotherlanguages? • Notlikely. Englishistheworld'ssecondlanguage. Yournativelanguageisyourlife. • ButwithEnglishyoucanbecome part of a widerconversation: • a globalconversationaboutglobalproblems, • likeclimatechangeorpoverty, orhungerordisease.

  9. Englishasanuniversallanguage • Theworldhasotheruniversallanguages. • Mathematicsisthelanguageofscience. • Musicisthelanguageofemotions. • And nowEnglishisbecomingthelanguageofproblem-solving. • NotbecauseAmericaispushingit, butbecausetheworldispullingit.

  10. Inconclusion • SoEnglishmaniais a turningpoint. Liketheharnessingofelectricityinourcitiesorthefallofthe Berlin Wall. • Englishrepresentshopefor a betterfuture– a futurewheretheworldhas a commonlanguageto solve itscommonproblems.

  11. Whydid I choosethistopic? • I likedthespeaker • ItwasveryimpressivehowthechinesestudentslearnEnglish. • I agreewiththespeakerthatEnglishisveryimportant and I alsohavefeltit. • NotspeakingEnglishgreatlydecreasesthechancesoflanding a job. • There are manyarticlesinEnglishthathaven’tbeentranslatedintoEstonian. • There’sbadtranslationeverywhere.

  12. Thanksforlistening

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