In this TED vidio, Jay Walker on Ted.com said that there are
some manias in this world. First is Beatle mania which teenager is hysterical,
dreaming, crying and pandemonium. After that, Sport mania which all for one idea and get the ball in the
net. next, religius mania which has
rapture, weeping and vison, mania can be good or can be deadly.
However, the world has new mania that is learning English.
There are about 2 billion people in this world are trying to learn english.
China is the most who learn it. Chinese student start to learning english in
the third grade. Then China would become the largest english speaker. So why do
they learn english?
They believe that by learning english they have the
opportunity to get a better life, to get a job, and to be able to make a paper
school. Chinese major student take a big test on 3 fulldays. Their future is
determined by the score on this test. They have to study for 12 hours in 3
years to prepare. The way they learn about english is almost unimaginable.
Walker said, English is the
world's second language. Your native language is your life. But with English you can become part of
a wider conversation, a global conversation about global
problems, like climate change or poverty, or hunger or disease. And now English is becoming the language
of problem-solving. Not because America is pushing it, but because the world is pulling it. So English mania is a turning point.
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