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This video is simply amazing. I can't even describe how I felt when I watched it. I strongly believe that this is one of the main reasons why I'm learning English. Basically, because I can have access to an incredible content like this. We can always learn something new, especially from the best teachers around the world, and we can follow your piece of advice as well. So, this is something what motivates me, to keep moving forward, due to I can see your passion about teaching English and free education. Please keep posting videos like this, because we see how valuable and necessary you are in the world of teaching. I know that there people out there who want to grow personally and professionally through the English learning, it's not easy, but we must do it, we have no choice if we want to succeed to Master this global language. Thank you for everything you do Christian. God bless you.! 🙏!!!
This was a really interesting interview! We like the way she criticizes institutions for judging peoples’ English solely on test results. She argues that test results give a false picture of someone’s capability of learning and communicating in English. Even native speakers don’t achieve good results in tests. Jenkins also takes issue with the term native speakers, since people, who learn English, want to compare themselves to people, who are often monolingual. They haven’t learned a second language, so why do people compare themselves to someone like this? She also states that learning a language to be like a native speaker and passing tests is WRONG, you should learn a language to be able to communicate effectively. We strongly agree with her on this point!
This interview is great. And yes, language tests should only test if the speaker can deliver their message in the given language clearly, and nothing else. Meaning it's testing the person's communicative competence, and not how much they can sound like a native.
Hello Christian, your videos are always interesting and with a personal point of view about teaching English. I appreciate your originality. Thank you.
Hi Christian, greetings from Colombia! I did like this video. I've always believed that as long as you convey your message, opinions, or thoughts, everything is fine. You will learn as you go along.Thanks!
I teach ESL and I refuse to give traditional exams. I am not interested in your memory skills. My only interest is that you understand and are able to use the language, in order to communicate with another human being. I do, however, give very difficult take home exams that are due in two weeks. The student can do the exam anyway they like, for example, with a computer, with a book, or even with a friend ,but they must know the material. I am able to do this, as I have my own business. if I worked for a school, they would not allow me to do this, and would insist that I teach grammar. Also, Christian, there is a worldwide obsession with exams, grammar, and formal levels of the language, for example, the different levels of CEFL.
Hello Christian I'm Lucia I'm your student and I am working on my partner's computer I have just discovered your channel and I'm surprised because all the comments are written in English. So I would like to ask you something Would it be possible to you to get me a native speaker to improve my English In return I could teach him/her French I tried to find other ways but I'm living in a very small village ans there is nothing around me I also have a small pension and I can't spend much......... sorry!!! Thanks for your help and your answer Lucia
A high proportion of native English speakers do not achieve Band 9/Expert user in IELTS speaking. Candidates with limited education and/or thick regional dialects are two categories that come to mind.
first you say that nativeness has nothing to do with a good english, and then you make a mockery of the lower grades that native speakers get in the IELTS exam. When it should go along with your point. Exam providers don't hide the fact that you have to prepare to the exam itself in order to score well (a native speaker with no preparation should score badly). So, you do have to learn how to show your english skills in the exam, but it is OK, it is a reliable way of assessing
Hello Chris! I am Lila from Argentina. I have already discovered this channel, and I am really delighted. Thank you very much for your videos they are very helpful
I appreciate your efforts to educate and inspire people who are interested and engaged in the English language. Your videos are a proof of your kindness and creative mindset. I am happy that I can watch your vedeos a kind of communication with you
There are features of language use between natives that are very local and fixed. There is a sense of place in the language too. A sense of community. Comfortable in how they express themselves, at ease, even with certain types of grunts and groans which have have meaning or meanings. It's no wonder learners can only go a certain distance with this. The global competence debate is not relevant for people who are rooted in such scenarios. Brand them poor communicator s out of this context is not really relevant to them.
Hi Christian and Jennifer, this video is brilliant and I agree with both of you in what you are saying and your conclusions. I have been teaching English in Madrid for about 18 months, and my classes are all in-company type. I have come across all the things that you guys are saying. I would like to add a couple of observations that I have found on a regular basis. Yes, by far the majority of my students use English in the context of inter-company communication where most of the English speakers are non-native. It is ALWAYS the case that they find it much easier to understand other non-native English speakers than native speakers. They tell me that the native speakers usually start off speaking clearly and more slowly, but within a couple of minutes they get into a more rapid and colloquial style of speech, as well as perhaps more pronounced regional accents. My students say they feel EMBARRASSED to speak up and say that they've not quite understood something. They hope their other non-native colleagues might have understood better, so they ask them after the meeting or conference call has ended. Unfortunately, it's very often the case that their colleagues (non-native speakers of various nationalities) have also not understood the native speakers very well. They feel it's their fault that they haven't attained a sufficient level of English, but I can assure you they have more than enough English language ability to cope with advanced levels of English conversation. I say to them that it's the problem of the native English speaker why they haven't understood everything. I advise them to stop the speaker when they do not understand and ask for clarification. As you guys say, the majority of native English speakers just assume that everyone understands THEIR English and make little or no attempt to account for their non-native English speaking colleagues. They have little or no experience of how challenging it can be to communicate well in another language, yet it wouldn't take too much to make some minor adjustments to their delivery so that it could be more widely understood by their colleagues. So, perhaps the "revolution" that's needed is teaching native English speakers to speak a more "international lingua franca" English that the vast majority use to communicate with each other. Could it be that the English language might evolve that way in the future, so that in the end only the native English speakers will not be able to communicate with everyone else? What a revolution, or evolution, that would be for the anglophones. Christian, loving your content, keep it coming, enjoy Galicia and the summer holidays. Have you ever walked the Camino de Santiago? Now that's an interesting experience on many levels, not least from a language perspective.
Another interesting interview. I would say it's also quite important to listen to conversations like that in order to expand your knowledge and language. I'm amazed how valuable your content is yet you don't have that much followers.
Thank you very much for sharing this fresh new eye opening insight into the ELT especially on the aspect of pronunciation. I speak English with heavy Javanese accent and often feel inferior when others belittle me because of that "weaknesses". After watching this video, I feel more self-confident to teach communication skill to my students. No focus to be like a native speaker or score high on exam
To the author: I believe you are wrong. I'm myself a teacher of E. My native is Russian. Listen, you can have a very understandable communication between non-natives with just half E. and half gestures, which they successfully do. But would you call it an effective communication? Definitely not. You need standards. As in everything. Ex.: in order to measure a distance you need a meter. There are one hundred cm. in a meter and 1000 m. in a kilometre. You cannot assert that this city is closer than that one. I can ask you why do you think so? prove it. Of course, language is a different matter, it's much more voluminous. Understand, a non-native cannot have a non-native as an example of language, all the more so to view him as a standard. And there are standards, in everything. In English? Royal English, or Reserved Pronunciation. You may like it or not. Suppose I desperately want to learn Vietnamese. Now, do you believe that if you studied Vietnamese for a year, I would see you as someone whom I can choose as an example of a Vietnamese speaker. Why? When there are so many native speakers of Vietnamese around. Understand? The other thing is that as a teacher of English for whom English is a second language, I understand much better what you need as a student. No native will give you that. But then again, in our studies we will chose a native as a standard.
English is not an international language. 195 countries only 11/14 countries speak English, so how is English an international language? It is the poorest language.
It’s impossible for me to reply to all your comments, but I read them all, and I am eternally grateful
for your love and support.
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This video is simply amazing. I can't even describe how I felt when I watched it. I strongly believe that this is one of the main reasons why I'm learning English. Basically, because I can have access to an incredible content like this. We can always learn something new, especially from the best teachers around the world, and we can follow your piece of advice as well. So, this is something what motivates me, to keep moving forward, due to I can see your passion about teaching English and free education. Please keep posting videos like this, because we see how valuable and necessary you are in the world of teaching. I know that there people out there who want to grow personally and professionally through the English learning, it's not easy, but we must do it, we have no choice if we want to succeed to Master this global language. Thank you for everything you do Christian. God bless you.! 🙏!!!
Thanks so much for your kind words. Now you have the passion, nothing can stop you.
I love this channel so much! It´s a huge inspiration for me. Thank you, Christian! Best wishes from Brazil.
I am here watching it once again, and things make even more sense now. Thank you.
Awesome interview, encourage me alot ! thank you very much! hugs from Chile
Good reflections! I am lerning english and your videos are very important for me. It is fun and very intrusctive! Thanks!
This was a really interesting interview!
We like the way she criticizes institutions for judging peoples’ English solely on test results. She argues that test results give a false picture of someone’s capability of learning and communicating in English. Even native speakers don’t achieve good results in tests.
Jenkins also takes issue with the term native speakers, since people, who learn English, want to compare themselves to people, who are often monolingual. They haven’t learned a second language, so why do people compare themselves to someone like this?
She also states that learning a language to be like a native speaker and passing tests is WRONG, you should learn a language to be able to communicate effectively. We strongly agree with her on this point!
This is such a game changer! Please keep making content like this. This itself is uprising!
This interview is great. And yes, language tests should only test if the speaker can deliver their message in the given language clearly, and nothing else. Meaning it's testing the person's communicative competence, and not how much they can sound like a native.
Hello Christian, your videos are always interesting and with a personal point of view about teaching English. I appreciate your originality. Thank you.
My pleasure!
I don't know why but I had never seen this video before, only today. This was completely amazing. Thanks so much
Thank you very much my teacher from Morocco ♓❤️
Great interview. Great host and a great guest. Really amazing. Thanks.
Thanks a lot what you doing is great!
A very intelligent perspective. Thanks.
Thank you so mcuh! I loved that!
God bless you all family members
Greetings from Brazil Christian, say hello to me! I love your videos, cheers
Thanks Thiago!
I'm Brasilian too, I loved her accent.
I can't get what did she say.
Hi Christian, greetings from Colombia! I did like this video. I've always believed that as long as you convey your message, opinions, or thoughts, everything is fine. You will learn as you go along.Thanks!
Your belief was right!
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I teach ESL and I refuse to give traditional exams. I am not interested in your memory skills. My only interest is that you understand and are able to use the language, in order to communicate with another human being. I do, however, give very difficult take home exams that are due in two weeks. The student can do the exam anyway they like, for example, with a computer, with a book, or even with a friend ,but they must know the material. I am able to do this, as I have my own business. if I worked for a school, they would not allow me to do this, and would insist that I teach grammar. Also, Christian, there is a worldwide obsession with exams, grammar, and formal levels of the language, for example, the different levels of CEFL.
I REALLY like your style.
Hello Christian
I'm Lucia I'm your student and I am working on my partner's computer
I have just discovered your channel and I'm surprised because all the comments are written in English.
So I would like to ask you something
Would it be possible to you to get me a native speaker to improve my English
In return I could teach him/her French
I tried to find other ways but I'm living in a very small village ans there is nothing around me
I also have a small pension and I can't spend much......... sorry!!!
Thanks for your help and your answer
Lucia
Philippe GOLDER : I am not a native speaker but I can help you to improve your spoken English.
Cristian i don't want to seem as impolite but is she your mother?
She is the professor Jennifer Jenkins, in the University of Southampton. She is not Christian's Mom. 😉!!!
No, but she would be a cool mum!
no,this lady isn t his mom
It's all about money when we're taking ielts
I don't want to speak like some of the them.. f. g. I says...
What an amazing, wise, and open minded person. This time, exceptionally, I am not talking about you, Christian :))
Ha! Yes, she's amazing!
What a great interview, Christian! I just loved it! And Mrs Jenkins is a very nice and kind person. Thanks a lot for your work!
She's amazing!
A high proportion of native English speakers do not achieve Band 9/Expert user in IELTS speaking. Candidates with limited education and/or thick regional dialects are two categories that come to mind.
Please Sir , could you make story telling using cartos program for secondary students . please thanks Sir
first you say that nativeness has nothing to do with a good english, and then you make a mockery of the lower grades that native speakers get in the IELTS exam. When it should go along with your point. Exam providers don't hide the fact that you have to prepare to the exam itself in order to score well (a native speaker with no preparation should score badly). So, you do have to learn how to show your english skills in the exam, but it is OK, it is a reliable way of assessing
Hello Chris! I am Lila from Argentina. I have already discovered this channel, and I am really delighted. Thank you very much for your videos they are very helpful
thank you so much for the video
I am gonna present an article of jenkins abt intelligibility and it really helped me
I appreciate your efforts to educate and inspire people who are interested and engaged in the English language. Your videos are a proof of your kindness and creative mindset. I am happy that I can watch your vedeos a kind of communication with you
There are features of language use between natives that are very local and fixed. There is a sense of place in the language too. A sense of community. Comfortable in how they express themselves, at ease, even with certain types of grunts and groans which have have meaning or meanings. It's no wonder learners can only go a certain distance with this. The global competence debate is not relevant for people who are rooted in such scenarios. Brand them poor communicator s out of this context is not really relevant to them.
Exactly, there are different native speakers,some of them don't speak good English..
You are right magnific teacher. Greetings from Bolivia
Fantastic conversation. Thanks!
My pleasure!
Wao God bless you brother
Thank you teacher for your help from Costa Rica
My pleasure!
Hi Christian and Jennifer, this video is brilliant and I agree with both of you in what you are saying and your conclusions.
I have been teaching English in Madrid for about 18 months, and my classes are all in-company type. I have come across all the things that you guys are saying.
I would like to add a couple of observations that I have found on a regular basis.
Yes, by far the majority of my students use English in the context of inter-company communication where most of the English speakers are non-native. It is ALWAYS the case that they find it much easier to understand other non-native English speakers than native speakers. They tell me that the native speakers usually start off speaking clearly and more slowly, but within a couple of minutes they get into a more rapid and colloquial style of speech, as well as perhaps more pronounced regional accents. My students say they feel EMBARRASSED to speak up and say that they've not quite understood something. They hope their other non-native colleagues might have understood better, so they ask them after the meeting or conference call has ended. Unfortunately, it's very often the case that their colleagues (non-native speakers of various nationalities) have also not understood the native speakers very well.
They feel it's their fault that they haven't attained a sufficient level of English, but I can assure you they have more than enough English language ability to cope with advanced levels of English conversation. I say to them that it's the problem of the native English speaker why they haven't understood everything. I advise them to stop the speaker when they do not understand and ask for clarification. As you guys say, the majority of native English speakers just assume that everyone understands THEIR English and make little or no attempt to account for their non-native English speaking colleagues. They have little or no experience of how challenging it can be to communicate well in another language, yet it wouldn't take too much to make some minor adjustments to their delivery so that it could be more widely understood by their colleagues.
So, perhaps the "revolution" that's needed is teaching native English speakers to speak a more "international lingua franca" English that the vast majority use to communicate with each other.
Could it be that the English language might evolve that way in the future, so that in the end only the native English speakers will not be able to communicate with everyone else? What a revolution, or evolution, that would be for the anglophones.
Christian, loving your content, keep it coming, enjoy Galicia and the summer holidays. Have you ever walked the Camino de Santiago? Now that's an interesting experience on many levels, not least from a language perspective.
I couldn't agree more about your comments. As a non native I had the same experience from the listener's perspective.
Another interesting interview. I would say it's also quite important to listen to conversations like that in order to expand your knowledge and language. I'm amazed how valuable your content is yet you don't have that much followers.
Congrats on the video!
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Simple in form but rich in content!
Thank you very much for sharing this fresh new eye opening insight into the ELT especially on the aspect of pronunciation. I speak English with heavy Javanese accent and often feel inferior when others belittle me because of that "weaknesses". After watching this video, I feel more self-confident to teach communication skill to my students. No focus to be like a native speaker or score high on exam
Best wishes from Poland your channel is SUPER !
Super. Thank you.
It turns out that .....no way to go!
Thanks
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Congratulations I am an atheist as well I understand 5 languages but I don't pray I'm watching from Alaska. thanks
thanks Christian, you should make an online course for students who study for exams
Working on it!
Thanks a lot. Very inspiring video.
My pleasure!
To the author: I believe you are wrong. I'm myself a teacher of E. My native is Russian. Listen, you can have a very understandable communication between non-natives with just half E. and half gestures, which they successfully do. But would you call it an effective communication? Definitely not. You need standards. As in everything. Ex.: in order to measure a distance you need a meter. There are one hundred cm. in a meter and 1000 m. in a kilometre. You cannot assert that this city is closer than that one. I can ask you why do you think so? prove it. Of course, language is a different matter, it's much more voluminous. Understand, a non-native cannot have a non-native as an example of language, all the more so to view him as a standard. And there are standards, in everything. In English? Royal English, or Reserved Pronunciation. You may like it or not. Suppose I desperately want to learn Vietnamese. Now, do you believe that if you studied Vietnamese for a year, I would see you as someone whom I can choose as an example of a Vietnamese speaker. Why? When there are so many native speakers of Vietnamese around. Understand? The other thing is that as a teacher of English for whom English is a second language, I understand much better what you need as a student. No native will give you that. But then again, in our studies we will chose a native as a standard.
English is not an international language. 195 countries only 11/14 countries speak English, so how is English an international language? It is the poorest language.