TED英语演讲稿:英语学习的乐趣

2024-06-17

TED英语演讲稿:英语学习的乐趣(共6篇)

篇1:TED英语演讲稿:英语学习的乐趣

I encourage you to look up the scene on YouTube – but not right now – because it’s still a very funny piece. And it’s funny because it’s ridiculous, but also because it contains a kernel of truth. And the truth applies not only to college presidents, but to all of us. How many times have we decided we’re against an idea before we’ve even heard it? How guilty are we of deciding “I’m against it” without even knowing what “it” is?

Many times, we know what we’re against based on who is saying it. If an idea comes from a certain public figure, politician, or media outlet, we already know how we feel. Partly this is because our public discourse has become so predictable. We’ve lost the capacity for surprise, for revelation. Speaking of predictable, here is the moment where an ambassador of an older generation – that would be me – tells millennials – most of you – about the evils of social media! But hear me out…

Obviously, social media has transformed our lives and our relationships. It obviously has many advantages, allowing us to share news and information quickly with people around the world. But it also heightens our sense of outrage and speeds up arguments, depriving us of the time and space for careful reflection. Bombarded with notifications, pressured to respond before the media cycle turns over, we tap out our position – our opposition – in seconds. It’s easy to be against something in fewer than 280 characters. It’s far more difficult to articulate what you are for – and to do it at warp speed.

篇2:TED英语演讲稿:英语学习的乐趣

When you are a kid, you get asked this one particular question a lot, it really gets kind of annoying. What do you want to be when you grow up? Now, adults are hoping for answers like, I want to be an astronaut or I want to be a neurosurgeon, you’re adults in your imaginations.

Kids, they’re most likely to answer with pro-skateboarder, surfer or minecraft player. I asked my little brother, and he said, seriously dude, I’m 10, I have no idea, probably a pro-skier, let’s go get some ice cream.

See, us kids are going to answer something we’re stoked on, what we think is cool, what we have experience with, and that’s typically the opposite of what adults want to hear.

But if you ask a little kid, sometimes you’ll get the best answer, something so simple, so obvious and really profound. When I grow up, I want to be happy.

For me, when I grow up, I want to continue to be happy like I am now. I’m stoked to be here at TedEx, I mean, I’ve been watching Ted videos for as long as I can remember, but I never thought I’d make it on the stage here so soon. I mean, I just became a teenager, and like most teenage boys, I spend most of my time wondering, how did my room get so messy all on its own.

Did I take a shower today? And the most perplexing of all, how do I get girls to like me? Neurosciences say that the teenage brain is pretty weird, our prefrontal cortex is underdeveloped, but we actually have more neurons than adults, which is why we can be so creative, and impulsive and moody and get bummed out.

But what bums me out is to know that, a lot of kids today are just wishing to be happy, to be healthy, to be safe, not bullied, and be loved for who they are. So it seems to me when adults say, what do you want to be when you grow up? They just assume that you’ll automatically be happy and healthy.

Well, maybe that’s not the case, go to school, go to college, get a job, get married, boom, then you’ll be happy, right? You don’t seem to make learning how to be happy and healthy a priority in our schools, it’s separate from schools. And for some kids, it doesn’t exists at all? But what if we didn’t make it separate? What if we based education on the study and practice of being happy and healthy, because that’s what it is, a practice, and a simple practice at that?

Education is important, but why is being happy and healthy not considered education, I just don’t get it. So I’ve been studying the science of being happy and healthy. It really comes down to practicing these eight things. Exercise, diet and nutrition, time in nature, contribution, service to others, relationships, recreation, relaxation and stress management, and religious or spiritual involvement, yes, got that one.

So these eight things come from Dr. Roger Walsh, he calls them Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes or TLCs for short. He is a scientist that studies how to be happy and healthy. In researching this talk, I got a chance to ask him a few questions like; do you think that our schools today are making these eight TLCs a priority? His response was no surprise, it was essentially no. But he did say that many people do try to get this kind of education outside of the traditional arena, through reading and practices such as meditation or yoga.

But what I thought was his best response was that, much of education is oriented for better or worse towards making a living rather than making a life.

In 2006, Sir Ken Robinson gave the most popular Ted talk of all time. Schools kill creativity. His message is that creativity is as important as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status.

A lot of parents watched those videos, some of those parents like mine counted it as one of the reasons they felt confident to pull their kids from traditional school to try something different. I realized I’m part of this small, but growing revolution of kids who are going about their education differently, and you know what? It freaks a lot of people out.

Even though I was only nine, when my parents pulled me out of the school system, I can still remember my mom being in tears when some of her friends told her she was crazy and it was a stupid idea.

Looking back, I’m thankful she didn’t cave to peer pressure, and I think she is too. So, out of the 200 million people that have watched Sir Ken Robinson’s talk, why aren’t there more kids like me out there?

Shane McConkey is my hero. I loved him because he was the world’s best skier. But then, one day I realized what I really loved about Shane, he was a hacker. Not a computer hacker, he hacked skiing. His creativity and inventions made skiing what it is today, and why I love to ski. A lot of people think of hackers as geeky computer nerds who live in their parent’s basement and spread computer viruses, but I don’t see it that way.

Hackers are innovators, hackers are people who challenge and change the systems to make them work differently, to make them work better, it’s just how they think, it’s a mindset.

I’m growing up in a world that needs more people with the hacker mindset, and not just for technology, everything is up for being hacked, even skiing, even education. So whether it’s Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg or Shane McConkey having the hacker mindset can change the world.

Healthy, happy, creativity in the hacker mindset are all a large part of my education. I call it Hackschooling, I don’t use any one particular curriculum, and I’m not dedicated to any one particular approach, I hack my education.

I take advantage of opportunities in my community, and through a network of my friends and family. I take advantage of opportunities to experience what I’m learning, and I’m not afraid to look for shortcuts or hacks to get a better faster result. It’s like a remix or a mash-up of learning. It’s flexible, opportunistic, and it never loses sight of making happy, healthy and creativity a priority.

And here is the cool part, because it’s a mindset, not a system. Hackschooling can be used anyone, even traditional schools. Soo what does my school look like? Well, it looks like Starbucks a lot of the time, but like most kids I study lot of math, science, history and writing. I didn’t used to like to write because my teachers made me write about butterflies and rainbows, and I wanted to write about skiing.

It was a relief for my good friend’s mom, started the Squaw Valley Kids Institute, where I got to write through my experiences and my interests, while, connecting with great speakers from around the nation, and that sparked my love of writing.

I realized that once you’re motivated to learn something, you can get a lot done in a short amount of time, and on your own, Starbucks is pretty great for that. Hacking physics was fun, we learned all about Newton and Galileo, and we experienced some basic physics concepts like kinetic energy through experimenting and making mistakes.

My favorite was the giant Newton’s cradle that we made out of bowling balls, no bocce balls. We experimented with lot of other things like bowling balls and event giant jawbreakers.

Project Discovery’s ropes course is awesome, and slightly stressful. When you’re 60 feet off the ground, you have to learn how to handle your fears, communicate clearly, and most importantly, trust each other.

Community organizations play a big part in my education, High Fives Foundation’s Basics Program being aware and safe in critical situations. We spent a day with the Squaw Valley Ski Patrol to learn more about mountain safety, then the next day we switched to science of snow, weather and avalanches.

But most importantly, we learned that making bad decisions puts you and your friends at risk. Young should talk, well brings history to life. You study a famous character in history, and so that you can stand on stage and perform as that character, and answer any question about their lifetime.

In this photo, you see Al Capone and Bob Marley getting grilled with questions at the historical Piper’s Opera House in Virginia City, the same stage where Harry Houdini got his start.

Time and nature is really important to me, it’s calm, quiet and I get to just log out of reality. I spend one day a week, outside all day. At my Fox Walkers classes, our goal is to be able to survive in the wilderness with just a knife. We learn to listen to nature, we learn to sense our surroundings, and I’ve gained a spiritual connection to nature that, I never knew existed.

But the best part is that we get to make spears, bows and arrows, fires with just a bow drill and survival shelters for the snowy nights when we camp out. Hanging out at the Moment Factory where they hand make skis and design clothes, has really inspired me to one day have my own business. The guys at the factory showed me why I need to be good at math, be creative and get good at selling.

So I got an internship at Big Shark Print to get better at design and selling. Between fetching lunch, scrubbing toilets and breaking their vacuum cleaner, I’m getting to contribute to clothing design, customizing hats and selling them. The people who work there are happy, healthy, creative, and stoked to be doing what they are doing, this is by far my favorite class.

So, this is why I’m really happy, powder days, and it’s a good metaphor for my life, my education, my hackschooling. If everyone ski this mountain, like most people think of education, everyone will be skiing the same line, probably the safest and most of the powder would go untouched.

I look at this, and see a thousand possibilities, dropping the corners, shredding the spine, looking for a churning from cliff-to-cliff. Skiing to me is freedom, and so is my education, it’s about being creative; doing things differently, it’s about community and helping each other. It’s about being happy and healthy among my very best friends.

篇3:TED英语演讲稿:英语学习的乐趣

关键词:TED,网络环境,英语,听说读写,立体教学

一、引言

积极开发和合理利用课程资源是英语课程实施的重要组成部分。英语课程资源包括英语教材以及有利于发展学生综合语言运用能力的其他所有的学习材料和辅助设施。教师应该指导学生尽可能多地从不同渠道、以不同形式接触和学习英语, 亲身感受和直接体验语言及语言应用。

TED视频兼具声音、图像、文字, 是一种具有综合利用价值的网络资源。传统的英语教学往往侧重于听、说、读、写四项技能的分别训练, 笔者利用TED独特的优势, 结合多元智能理论和多年的教学实践, 尝试将听、说、读、写四项基本技能糅合在一起, 围绕中心话题, 从听、说、读、写四个维度进行立体式的综合教学。

TED (technology, entertainment, design在英语中的缩写, 即技术、娱乐、设计) 是美国的一家私有非营利机构, 该机构以它组织的TED大会著称。TED诞生于1984年, 其发起人是里查德·沃曼。2002年起, 克里斯·安德森接管TED, 创立了种子基金会 (The Sapling Foundation) , 并营运TED大会。每年3月, TED大会在美国召集众多科学、设计、文学、音乐等领域的杰出人物, 分享他们关于技术、社会、人的思考和探索。TED演讲不是繁杂冗长的专业讲座, 它观点鲜明、开门见山、种类繁多, 看法新颖。每一个TED演讲的时间通常都在18分钟以内, 由于演讲者对于自己所从事的事业有一种深深的热爱, 他们的演讲也往往最能打动听者的心, 并引起人们的思考与进一步探索, 很多都值得与大家分享。

二、TED用于英语教学的优势

(一) 话题多样, 内容全面

TED话题包罗万象, 从内容上看, 有文化、体育、保健、娱乐、历史、地理、生物、科技、环保等多方面知识。内容涵盖了高中教材所涉及或是学生所关心的话题, 可以从多种角度激发学生的学习兴趣。演讲者对这些话题的论述能够丰富学生的内容图式, 开阔学生的视野, 增加学生的见识。

(二) 语言地道, 表达真实

外语学习离不开模仿, 高质量的输出需要大量地输入地道、真实的语言。TED话题涉及各个领域, 演讲者以地道、真实的语言为学生的英语学习提供了大量语言输入材料, 学生在学习过程中不仅增加了词汇量, 在真实的语用中也加深了对词汇的理解。此外, 学生熟悉不同演讲者的口音, 为以后真实的英语交际活动提供了铺垫。

(三) 检索快捷, 整合便捷

TED有专门的官方网站, 通过其他的视频网站或者英语学习网站也能方便地搜索到相关的视频资源, 网络资源的共享性为学生的学习提供了方便。速度快捷的搜索引擎大大方便了教师选材, 教师只要确立主题或是材料类别便可迅速找到所需资料, 且经过整合后的这些资料可构建材料组, 实现区域性的资源共享。

(四) 材料鲜活, 更新方便

由于客观条件的限制, 教材中的阅读材料往往陈旧、过时, 而网络上不断更新的动态资源可以为学生提供最新的相关资料。利用网络信息的即时性, 使学生关注的热点和学习材料同步, 提高学生参与英语学习的热情。

三、TED用于英语听、说、读、写四维立体教学的课例

TED兼具声音、图像和文字, 这一特点为开展英语听、说、读、写立体化教学提供了便利。笔者结合江苏省教育厅规划办“十二五立项课题”《基于网络的高中英语移动教与学的研究》的研究, 在高一年级就如何利用TED进行听、说、读、写立体化教学上了一节研讨课, 选取了Michael Norton的视频演讲How to buy happiness, 演讲的大致内容是作者通过实验发现, 花钱的方式决定你是否幸福, 把钱花在别人身上的人更加幸福。以下是课堂教学的部分片段和基本流程:

(一) 说———设置情境, 导入话题

围绕一个特定话题进行讨论和表达时, 学生需要调动相关的知识储备, 激活思维。导入是思维的起点, 好的导入可以激发学生的学习兴趣、动机, 调动学生学习的积极性, 关系着学生能否充分理解所学内容, 读者对阅读材料所涉及的主题或领域的相关背景知识的熟悉程度越深, 对文本的理解越透彻。如果导入成功, 学生就会兴趣盎然、精力集中、思维活跃, 理解和记忆的质量就会相应提高。特别是在英语教学中, 面对自己不熟悉的文化情境, 学生的内容图式相对贫乏, 因此更需要教师合适的导入。笔者通过设置与TED语篇话题相关的语境, 在语境中通过自由谈话的方式引出相关话题。

【片段1】

笔者从钱夹里拿出100元人民币, 问学生如果你无偿得到它, 将如何花这100元钱。学生思考后发表各自的观点。

T:How will you spend it if given the money?

S1:I will buy some snacks for myself because I often feel hungry.

S2:I will save up the money in case I need it one day.

S3:For me, the money will be given to any person who is in need or in trouble because I think helping others can bring happiness to me.

学生各自发表观点后, 笔者向学生介绍即将学习的视频演讲中的实验, 并且让学生猜测实验的结果。

T:The speaker made an experiment where people were given a small amount of money, and some were supposed to spend the money on themselves, while others were required to give the money away.Then their happiness was measured to see which group was happier.Can you guess the result of the experiment?

学生就这一话题进行了讨论, 各自给出了自己猜测的结果和理由, 大部分同学认为把钱花在别人身上的人会获得更多的幸福感。这一猜测结果与实验的结果一致。

(二) 听———观看视频, 补全文本

利用TED官方网站上的视频资料进行教学时, 教师可以在视频画面上选择出现英语、汉语字幕, 或者不出现字幕, 这为教师利用TED进行听力教学提供了方便。课前, 笔者把演讲文稿进行了加工, 删除文中一些词、词组和句子, 让学生在听的过程中补全文本。如果学生听不出来, 可以重新播放, 特别是在遇到因连读、失去爆破而造成听力困难的句子, 可以反复播放, 直到绝大多数学生熟悉其发音特点并完全听懂材料内容。

【片段2】

第一次播放时, 视频画面不出现任何字幕, 学生也不看文本, 要求尽量抓住视频演讲的大意, 然后让部分学生讲述大意。

T:Watch the video for the first time.While you are watching try to get the general idea.

T:What is the gist of the speech?

S1:This speech is about how to spend money and how to get happiness.

S2:It tells us that money itself doesn’t make us happy.Spending money on others makes us happy.

在了解大意的基础上, 学生再次观看没有字幕的视频, 并补全文本所缺信息, 在没有任何字幕提示的情况下, 学生通过完成文本所缺信息来训练自己的听力, 有助于听力水平的提高, 学生也能更加集中注意力去捕捉信息。

T:Watch the video again.This time you are supposed to fill in the blanks.

补全文本示例 (表1) :

第三遍播放时显示英语字幕, 学生自己核对答案, 并加深对文本的理解, 为完成后续任务积累语言基础。

(三) 读———精读文本, 批判思维

质疑即提出疑问, 有疑而思, 有疑才能激发学生的阅读兴趣, 有疑才能调动学生的思维。问题的内容可以反映学生对文本的亲近程度, 可以体现学生的思维方式。质疑这一环节活动的主体虽然是学生, 但是教师的指导是必不可少的。在教学过程中, 常常会出现学生无疑可质的情况, 可这不代表学生真正领会了文本。如果此时教师向学生提问, 学生也往往无法作出相应的回答。学生无疑可质的原因一般有两个:一是没有充分理解文本;二是不知道从什么角度去质疑, 教师应该针对这两个问题进行指导。

在听的活动中, 学生熟悉了文本的基本内容, 但是学生只是被动地理解了文本的字面意思, 并没有深刻理解文本的内涵意义, 也不知道从哪个角度去质疑文本所表达的观点。因此, 笔者设计了两个任务:一个是读文本, 补充关键信息, 这些需要补充的信息正是教师引导学生质疑的思维突破口 (表2中第二列) 。二是通过质疑原文, 提出修改、完善的建议或者方案 (表2中第三列) 。

【片段3】

T:The result of the experiment shows that people who spent money on others were happier.Do you believe that conclusion based on a small number of people?If you don’t agree with it, what are your suggestions?

结合老师提出的问题, 学生完成表2:

视频演讲中的实验结果是基于一小部分人, 样本很小, 没有足够的代表性, 所有实验的结论难免有以偏概全的弊端, 而且受试者所得到的钱的数额很小, 额度的大小对人的幸福感有很大的影响。另外, 实验者只进行了一次实验, 仅仅一次实验的结论不足为信。因此, 笔者通过表格中的问题, 依次导出这些质疑点, 引导学生从以上角度质疑文本的观点和结论, 掌握批判阅读的技能, 养成批判阅读的习惯, 最终形成批判思维品质。

新课程理念认为, 语言学习的终极目标是运用语言解决实际问题, 因此, 学生在完成表2第二列的问题过程中, 对原文中实验的过程和结论提出了一些质疑, 这只是提出问题, 提出问题的终极目标是解决问题, 因此笔者设计了表2中第三列的问题———学生针对原文中的实验存在的问题, 讨论并形成修改、完善的方案, 使实验的结论更有科学性, 更令人信服。

(四) 写———依托文本, 以读促写

高中学生英语写作主要存在结构混乱、句型机械、内容空洞、词汇贫乏等问题, 而范文体裁丰富, 结构严谨, 句型多样、语言地道。因此在教学中可以利用范文中的话题、结构、语言等作为写作素材, 以读促写, 进行半控制型的写作训练。

在学生充分质疑和讨论的基础上, 既对文本中的实验提出了自己的质疑, 也提出了改进和完善的方案, 藉此, 笔者设计了一个写作任务———就文本中的实验写一篇评论, 提出自己对实验的质疑和改进的建议 (见表3) :

教师要立足语篇, 充分挖掘其中的话题、语言、结构、体裁等素材, 使学生在读的过程中提高写作能力。语篇是信息的载体, 它与写作有着密切的关系, 是练习写作的基础, 是作文素材和表达方式的模板和源泉 (汪建群2009) 。因此, 教师要在教学过程中, 以文本语言、话题和结构作为支撑, 在阅读教学中渗透写作意识和策略, 以读促写, 进行半控制型的写作训练。“以读促写”能减少学生写作中的汉式英语句子, 降低学生在英语写作过程中对汉语的依赖, 使学生写出更符合英语语篇模式的文章。

四、结束语

网络信息技术的高速发展为英语听、说、读、写教学提供了大量的教学资源, 如何在其中挑选出适合教学并能提升教学成效的教学资源, 值得广大英语教师认真思考。短小精悍的TED演讲视频以其对创新性思维和反思精神的倡导, 及其时代性、趣味性和多元性的特点, 成为本课程教学资源的佳选, 与之配套的TED官网也使本课程实施课内外教学结合、师生多维互动的立体化教学模式成为可能。教师可以从TED演讲视频衍生开发出其他相关课程, 如以TED演讲为实例进行演讲稿写作或者演讲技艺等课程的设计, 学生也可以在课外组织演讲俱乐部, 定期观看讨论并模仿TED大会组织模式组织英语演讲活动, 使英语学习不再局限于课堂, 而是在课内外形成一个互动的立体化学习空间, 提高学生的学习能力和创新能力 (卢婧洁2013) 。

利用TED视频演讲进行英语教学也应该注意以下两个问题:一是视频演讲中的观点未必一定正确, 演讲者的生活环境和文化背景各异, 教师应该引导学生秉持批判的态度, 不能全盘接受, 也不能全面否定, 批判的过程也就是学生思维发展、成熟的过程;二是高中学生的词汇量和英语水平达不到无障碍理解TED视频演讲内容的程度。因此, 教师应在利用TED视频演讲进行教学前, 采用合适的方法扫除影响学生理解的语言障碍。

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篇4:TED英语演讲稿:英语学习的乐趣

关键词TED演讲 英语 视听说教学

TED意为技术、娱乐和设计(Technology, Entertainment and Design),是一个致力于传播思想的非盈利、无党派英文演讲机构。TED网站所呈现的英文演讲亦是寓教于“思”的英语教学材料。

一、TED演讲的话题

TED网站介绍说:“你是否想象过有一天史蒂芬·霍金给你讲宇宙或爱德华·威尔逊给你讲生物学?电视和媒体讲述的大部分都是我们已经知道的东西,而TED却告诉我们那些不知道的。”在TED讲堂,奥瑞·奥科罗呼吁海外非洲人踏上归航的船,以实际行动来拯救非洲;拉里·布利连为我们描绘了一副严峻的全球图景;本·邓勒普校长分享了80多岁的学生桑德·特兹勒的激情人生;自幼就没有双臂的列娜·玛丽亚·科林哥娃对生活无比乐观;贾雷德·戴蒙德指出文明社会崩溃的原因在于一个社会的精英决策层只顾自身的短期利益而不顾整个社会的长远利益;约翰·弗兰西斯连续17年不使用机动车,徒步走遍北美,就为了“环保”二字;在TED讲堂,比尔·盖茨会宣讲盖茨基金会如何与疟疾作斗争;物理学家史蒂芬·霍金会讲述宇宙的秘密。

TED演讲话题覆盖面极广,截止于2015年9月12日(其他统计,截止日期同此),共有347个话题。以下罗列的是以字母A起头的话题:行动主义(activism)、冒险精神(adventure)、广告(advertising)、非洲(Africa)、老年化(aging)、农业(agriculture)、人工智能(AI)、艾滋病(AIDS)、航空器(aircraft)、算法(algorithm)、替代能源(alternative energy)、古代世界(ancient world)、动物(animals)、人类学(anthropology)、农业(architecture)、艺术(arts)、亚洲(Asia)、天文学(astronomy)、无神论(atheism)。

尽管话题繁多,TED网站还是将其归纳为如下范畴:优化自己(A better you)、TED一撇(TED at a glance)、技术(Technology)、娱乐(Entertainment)、艺术和设计(Art and Design)、科学与医学(Science and Medicine)、文化(Culture)、全球问题(Global issues)、事业和工作(Business and work)。

教师可以根据学生的年龄、生活和知识背景、教学设计等因素,选择他们喜闻乐见的TED话题进行教学。

二、TED演讲的时长

按照时长统计,TED演讲的时长及个数是:0~6分钟,257则;6~12分钟,500则;12~18分钟,796则;18分钟以上,504则。可见TED演讲的时长大多在18分钟以下。这样的时长,听起来也许太过短暂,似乎无法传达足够多的信息,然而,TED(网易2014)决议实施时长限制,因为它认为:“(18分钟)对于严肃的主题,18分钟足够了;这个时间同时也很短,能够让听众一直保持注意力。在网上,这个时长也收到令人难以置信的效果。18分钟基本上就是喝咖啡休息的时间” 。

最近的神经科学研究说明了为什么这项时间限制产生如此好的效果:聆听陈述的人们往往会存储相关数据,以备未来检索之用,而太多的信息会导致“认知超负荷”,进而提升听众的焦虑度。也就是说,如果你说个没完没了,听众就会开始抗拒你。更糟糕的是,他们不会记得你努力希望传递的信息点,甚至可能一个都记不住。爱因斯坦曾经说过,“要是你不能言简意赅地解释某种理论,那就说明你自己都还没有理解透彻”。TED演讲者,天文学家大卫·克里斯蒂安,在2011年TED大会上,完整地讲述了宇宙史及地球在宇宙的地位。整场演讲用时只有17分40秒。

不同年龄段的学生,注意力集中时长各异,教师可以根据教学实际情况,选择恰当时长的TED演讲进行教学。

三、TED演讲的语音语调

TED演讲语言是英语。部分演讲者讲一口标准的英语,他们的语音语调规范流畅,堪称典范,可以用作口语教材,供学生跟读模仿。部分演讲者,由于来自非英语国家,讲英语难免带有不同程度的个人特色或者地方口音,他们的演讲也是弥足珍贵,可以用来熟悉五湖四海、五花八门的语音语调,以应对现实交际的实际需求。

比如,揭露美国、欧洲和发展中国家人口拐卖现代奴役内幕的Noy Thrupkaew,讲一口标准的美国英语;畅游珠峰冰川融湖并对全球气候变化获得新认识的Lewis Pugh,讲一口标准的英国英语;一生都在拯救那些卷入性交易的妇女和儿童的Sunitha Krishnan,讲一口印度口音的英语;喜欢与名人合影的乐天派Google工程师Chade-Meng Tan,讲一口中国口音的英语;以自己的小发明成功促使其社区周边的狮子与牛群和平共处的少年Richard Turere,讲一口肯尼亚英语;使用纸管为海地、卢旺达、日本、中国建造抗震房的普利兹克奖得主建筑师Shigeru Ban,讲一口日本口音的英语;七十五年如一日,致力于陶艺设计的Eva Zeisel,讲一口匈牙利口音的英语;用相机记录和呈现死亡、毁灭或者腐朽现实的经济学博士Sebasti o Salgado,讲一口巴西口音的英语……

四、使用TED演讲辅助英语视听说教学的以往研究

迄今,国内若干教师将教学研究聚焦于视听说教学,以及运用TED演讲辅助英语视听说教学等方面,获得若干实用成果。

杜鹃从文化哲学层面审视了我国大学英语视听说教学的现状,发现:“视听说课堂上重听力轻口语的现象十分普遍”;“教师和学生片面地侧重听力和词汇语法的学习,忽视语音、语调的准确度的学习”;“很多教学者并没有理解视听教学的内涵,也没有认真实施视听教学法。将教材中的视频材料简化为听力材料,把视听说的‘视简化为观看影视作品”;“教师过度‘隐形,把自己固定在多媒体操作台变成了键盘手,造成其作为学生学习的设计者、组织者、指导者、传授者等教师职能的不在场”。刘建东(2014)总结了视听说“教学内容及形式”:应将课外材料和教材结合起来。应注重将视、听、说三种手段进行有机结合……应选择与学生的学习、生活联系紧密的材料。形式上宜多采用任务型教学法,也可针对不同的教学内容选择小组讨论、分组表演、辩论赛及个人演讲等多种方式……应在学生赏析影视听力材料后给学生呈现原文,或将两者交替呈现……

向玉(2015)认为,TED进入课堂可以“丰富课本内容,营造课堂氛围,提高学生英语自主学习能力”。汪静静、刘树勇(2015)指出:使用TED 演讲辅助视听说教学,教师“需要围绕教学任务,选择与教学内容和目的相关的素材,需要一定的语言教学指导,也需要多媒体基础技术的优化处理。创设和组织讨论、问答、听写、陈述、辩论、竞答等互动性活动才能体现挖掘教学资料的价值”。 黄雁鸿等(2014)推出了利用TED演讲促进学生自主学习的四步法:Preparation → Activity design → Presentation→ Evaluation。

前两位教师论证了大学英语视听说课程改革的必要性和改革的方向性;后两位教师聚焦于运用TED辅助英语视听说教学的材料选择、呈现、练习、评估等操作要素。尽管上述研究还存在深入和完善的余地,它们却为如下更为高效、更为便利地使用TED演讲辅助视听说教学研究奠定了坚实的基础。

五、使用TED演讲辅助视听说教学的理论基础

1.视听整体结构法

视听整体结构法又简称为“视听法”,20世纪50年代首创于法国。顾名思义,一是强调“视听”,亦即一边看画面,一边听播音;二是强调“整体”,亦即关注交际语篇的整体结构;三是强调“结构”,亦即强调语言结构,亦即文本的词语构成、句子结构、篇章模式。

视听整体结构法于20世纪70年代后期介绍到中国,时至今日,《英语课程标准》(教育部2001)教学建议(六)亦要求教师“利用音像和网络资源等,丰富教学内容和形式,提高课堂教学效果”;《大学英语课程教学要求(试行)》(教育部2004)亦倡导教师运用“基于计算机和课堂的英语多媒体教学模式……使学生可在教师的指导下,根据自己的特点、水平、时间,选择合适的学习内容,借助计算机的帮助,较快提高英语综合应用能力,达到最佳学习效果”。

2.英语十字教学法

该法由太原师范学院外语系赵平(2002)独创,兼具国外先进外语教学理念和中国传统语言教学文化,是国人可以信赖、便以运用的“费时较少,收效较高”的英语教学法。

“英语十字教学法”的教学原则是:“读听领先,写说跟上,全面发展;突出句法,科学识词,把握语篇; 课前自学,课中共学,课后用学”。十字教学程序是:断/(slashing),断句子;圈○(circling),圈连词;划__(underlining),划短语;研♂(studying),研谓语;译→(translating),将文本口头或笔头先直译后意译为汉语,然后,作为课堂练习或课后作业,再将其回译成英语;听⊙(listening),静听文本规范朗读;读♀(reading),同步跟读文本规范朗读;说◇(speaking),背诵和仿说文本;写(writing),背写和仿写文本;用☆(utilizing),运用文本词汇、结构,围绕文本话题,表达自己的内心情感或生活写照。

六、TED演讲辅助英语视听说教学的三步模式

1.第一步:从文本到课件

教师登录TED官网首页,鼠标指向第二行“Discover”,点击“Topics”,即可看到以英文字母顺序罗列的所有话题及相关演讲个数。也可以将鼠标指向第二行“Watch”,点击“TED Talks”,在“Search Talks”框内,输入话题关键词进行检索,亦可点击“Topics”、“Languages”、“Duration”,进行相应的检索。

教师下载内容、语言、语音、时长适宜TED演讲的文本和视频。对文本进行PPT课件制作:在PPT之中,可以对疑难句结构进行黑体、彩体、粗体、斜体、影体、下划线、括号、箭头等形式操作,可以对生词进行词根、前缀、后缀、释义标注,可以对背景或者概念进行介绍,也可以呈现背景图片……

2.第二步:从形式到内容

课中,教师引导学生运用“英语十字教学法”前五字操作模式,对TED演讲文本进行句子和篇章形式教学,因为形式破解,其义自现。

针对长句、难句引导学生:

(1)断/(slashing)句子,找出TED演讲文本标点符号以外的“句读”。

(2)圈○(circling)连词,找出TED演讲文本句内和句际连词,比如when,because,but, and,that,(in/of) which,if,first……,理清句内、句际语言片段之间的时间关系、地点关系、因果关系、条件关系、比较关系、目的关系、转折关系、并列关系、次序关系、递进关系、对照关系、举例关系、归纳关系、强调关系、重申关系。

(3)划__(underlining)短语,对TED演讲文本中各种短语搭配进行下划线操作。

(4)研♂(studying)谓语,研判TED演讲文本句子的谓语形态,并推测其意义,比如:be+v.-ing表进行,be+v.-ed表被动,have/has/had+v.-ed 表完成。

(5)译→(translating)文本,将TED演讲文本中的句子或者段落口头或笔头直译为汉语。

3.第三步:从理解到运用

通过“英语十字教学法”前五字(亦即:断、圈、划、研、译)的程序操作,学生彻底理解了TED演讲文本。接下来,教师可以引导学生运用其后五字程序(亦即:听、读、说、写、用)对文本进行追加操作。

(6)(静)听⊙(listening) ,引导学生静听TED演讲,识别和体会演讲者的停顿、语气、语调以及情感态度。

(7)(跟)读♀(reading),引导学生同步放声跟读TED演讲,尽力全方位模仿演讲者,尽量使自己的抑扬顿挫吻合于演讲者的抑扬顿挫。

(8)(仿)说◇(speaking),引导学生对TED演讲进行仿说。比如,对Kitra Cahana 的“A glimpse of life on the road”第一段,可以这样仿说:

原文As a little girl, I always imagined I would one day run away.From the age of six on,I kept a packed bag with some clothes and cans of food tucked away in the back of a closet.There was a deep restlessness in me,a primal fear that I would fall prey to a life of routine and boredom.And so, many of my early memories involved intricate daydreams where I would walk across borders, forage for berries,and meet all kinds of strange people living unconventional lives on the road.

仿说As a little boy, I always imagined I would one day teach in class. From the age of ten on,I kept a packed schoolbag with pencils, pens and erasers tucked away under textbooks and dictionaries.There was a deep restlessness in me, a primal fear that I would fall short of a life of learning and teaching.And so,many of my early memories involved intricate daydreams where I would walk across playgrounds, forage for classrooms, and meet all kinds of intelligent pupils and students living creative lives on the campuses.

(9)(仿)写(writing),对TED演讲进行仿写。

(10)用☆(utilizing),运用TED演讲中的重点单词短语、句子结构、篇章衔接,围绕演讲话题或者类似话题,进行学以致用的口头或者书面英语交际活动。

七、TED演讲辅助英语视听说教学的其他方法

教学中,教师可以开动脑筋,努力开发各种创新、实用、高效的TED演讲运用模式。

1.听力练习

此练习主要检查学生是否理解演讲的主旨。针对具体演讲内容,设置常规的选择题、听写题、填空题、判断题等,尽量进行电脑化、网络化操作。学生只有掌握了演讲的基本内容和关键信息,才能更加顺利地开展口语训练。

2.问答练习

就演讲中某个重要情节提问,检查学生对演讲的理解程度。问题由教师口头提出,由学生口头作答,参考答案以关键词的形式呈现。

3.跟读练习

选择语速适中、语音清晰、语调规范、句子难度不大、生词较少的TED演讲,引导学生同步跟读演讲文本。强调语音、句读、语调的模仿,让学生在具体的情境中掌握地道的英语口语。

4.填空练习

依据某种原则,比如句子结构原则、篇章衔接原则等,或者简单地每隔若干个单词就挖去一个单词,将TED演讲文本制作成不设选项的完形填空练习,让学生凭记忆、凭上下文句子结构分析、语意连贯推测,填入原词,并完整地把该句、该段说出来,强化对TED演讲文本的认识和记忆,为灵活运用奠定基础。

5.语法练习

首先,教师引导学生关注演讲的题目和长难句,就其句子结构、其中某些语法项目,阐释其构成,进行公式化操作。其次,引导学生,利用上下文词汇,杜撰若干类似标题和长难句,进行活学活用。

6.对话练习

学生两人一组,在教师示范、指导下,将演讲内容改编为俩俩对话文本,修改后,首先分角色朗读对话文本,然后脱离文本,模仿演讲者语音、语调、眼神、气质等进行对话。

7.讨论练习

引导学生就演讲主题进行小组讨论。讨论前,教师布置学生对这一话题进行独立思考,尽可能多地列出可能用到的关键词、术语、概念等。在讨论时,学生应当尽量使用TED演讲者用到的词汇、短语、句型。

通过三年的教学实践,笔者实践并总结了“使用TED演讲辅助英语视听说教学”三步模式和与之相配套的其他方法。尽管该教学模式只提供使用TED演讲辅助英语视听说教学的基本框架,但希望能以此促进英语视听说教学,出现更多可供实践和探讨的教学模式和方法,以适应英语教育改革和发展的需要,从真正意义上培养学生的英语视听说能力。

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篇5:TED英语演讲

来了公司3年多的时间,我一直问自己,自己给公司带来什么样的价值,自己价值是否得以实现,我们总是希望从公司获得更多,但是总是不懂得感恩,不懂得回馈,这样公司能够良性循环吗?从你选择这一家公司的时候,你就必须要清楚,不要总是想着逃避问题,想着怎么共进退,只有公司越来越好,自己才会更好;如果公司一直在倒退,谈何发展。

一个人的成功从来不是成功,何况什么是一个人成功,公司是你一个的吗?一个公司能够快速稳定地发展,还不是需要靠一个团队的共同努力。虽然你是其中的一员,当你觉得你自己可有可无的时候,凭什么你还有资格在这个公司待下去?

最近我总在思考一个问题,在你还是学习的过程中,你要思考你怎么才能够做一名优秀的员工,你连这一点都做不好,还指望你能够做多大的价值呢?

你的岗位是什么,你主要负责的是什么?你都做好了吗?你都做到位了吗?你都努力做到更好,你在全力以赴,用心地做好自己的工作了吗?你的工作是否有突破,还是内依旧一成不变,你总是找各种的借口给自己失败。

你总是希望你能够快速地成长,又能够赚到钱,又能够学习到自己想要学习的知识,凭什么你能够要求那么多,凭什么你能够理所当然地得到一切。你别人都努力吗?你创造的价值能够改变你自己,改变你的团队,改变你的企业吗?如果都不行,你能够成长吗?成长是一个缓慢的过程,当你意识到自己还有很大的进步空间的时候,你就应该朝着那个方向努力改变,不要质疑方向,你要知道的时候如何找到更好的方法去获得你想要的东西。

当出现问题的时候,你总是抱怨,你总是一味地逃避问题,你从来都不是那个尽心尽责去付出努力的那个人,你能够成功吗?你看见别人这样做了吗?

你知道为什么在一个岗位上一直没有任何的发展和突破吗?就是你想的太多,但是从来没有真正地落地,你总是希望收获,但是播种的季节里面你都在做什么?你都用心地播种,栽培自己了吗?

阶段性的总结,是慢慢地积累,不断地成长的过程,希望你能够培养自己良好的总结习惯,给自己一个理由,改变一成不变的自己,改变那个不思进取的自己,改变那个只想收获从不付出的自己,你希望得到别人认可的前提是,你觉得自己认可自己了吗?你真的觉得你现在做的一切就足够了吗?你就是如此满足?

篇6:TED英语演讲稿带翻译

有些人经过离职长假之后 重新投入到工作中来, 我称他们为“再从业者”。 这些人选择休离职长假, 有些是要照顾老人, 有些是要照顾孩子, 也有些是追求个人爱好, 或是健康因素。 各行各业转业的人 都与之紧密相关: 退伍军人、军嫂, 退休返聘的人, 或遣返回国者。 离职长假后重返工作 是非常困难的, 因为雇主和再从业者之间 有了隔阂。 雇主们认为,雇佣这些 简历上工作时间不连贯的人 是风险极高的决策, 而正在离职长假中的人 可能对自己再从业的能力产生疑虑, 特别是那些离职时间较长者。 两者间的缺乏联系 是我在尝试解决的问题。

Now, successful relaunchers are everywhere and in every field. This is Sami Kafala. Hes a nuclear physicist in the UK who took a five-year career break to be home with his five children. The Singapore press recently wrote about nurses returning to work after long career breaks. And speaking of long career breaks, this is Mimi Kahn. Shes a social worker in Orange County, California, who returned to work in a social services organization after a 25-year career break. Thats the longest career break that Im aware of. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day OConnor took a five-year career break early in her career.

如今,我们在各行各业 都能见到成功的再从业者。 这位是萨米·科法拉, 他是英国的一位核物理学家, 因为要在家照顾五个孩子 而度过了五年的离职长假。 新加坡的媒体最近发表了文章, 内容是有关离职长假后再从业的护士。 提到长时间的离职假期, 这位是米米·卡恩, 她是加州奥兰治县的一位社工, 她在度过20xx年的离职长假后 回到了一个社会服务组织工作。 这是据我所知最长的离职假期。 最高法院法官桑德拉·戴·奥康纳, 在其职业生涯早期 度过了五年离职长假。

And this is Tracy Shapiro, who took a 13-year career break. Tracy answered a call for essays by the Today Show from people who were trying to return to work but having a difficult time of it. Tracy wrote in that she was a mom of five who loved her time at home, but she had gone through a divorce and needed to return to work, plus she really wanted to bring work back into her life because she loved working. Tracy was doing what so many of us do when we feel like weve put in a good day in the job search. She was looking for a finance or accounting role, and she had just spent the last nine months very diligently researching companies online and applying for jobs with no results.

这位是特蕾西·莎碧罗, 她度过了20xx年的离职长假。 特蕾西答复了从“今日秀”节目观众中 征集到的问题, 他们想要重返工作, 却发现很难做到。 特蕾西写道:自己是五个孩子的母亲, 也很享受居家的时间, 但是她历经了一次离婚, 并且急需回到工作状态, 另外,她很想把工作 带回她的生活中, 因为她也很享受工作。 特蕾西也曾做过 我们很多人所做的事, 每天不停的搜寻合适的工作。 她找过财经、会计领域的职位, 她在那之前花掉了九个月时间, 很努力地调查网上的公司, 然后投放简历,却一无所获。

I met Tracy in June of 20xx, when the Today Show asked me if I could work with her to see if I could help her turn things around. The first thing I told Tracy was she had to get out of the house. I told her she had to go public with her job search and tell everyone she knew about her interest in returning to work. I also told her, “You are going to have a lot of conversations that dont go anywhere. Expect that, and dont be discouraged by it. There will be a handful that ultimately lead to a job opportunity.”

我在20xx年六月见到了特蕾西, 那时“今日秀”节目 问我可否与她合作, 看我能不能帮她走出困境。 我告诉特蕾西的第一件事, 就是她必须走出家门。 我告诉她,她必须 公开自己求职的想法, 然后告诉她认识的所有人, 自己再从业的强烈意愿。 我还告诉她, “有很多你参与的对话 是对你完全没有帮助的。 你要做好心理准备, 别因为那些而灰心丧气。 找到工作机会之前, 确实要经历很多琐事。”

Ill tell you what happened with Tracy in a little bit, but I want to share with you a discovery that I made when I was returning to work after my own career break of 11 years out of the full-time workforce. And that is, that peoples view of you is frozen in time. What I mean by this is, when you start to get in touch with people and you get back in touch with those people from the past, the people with whom you worked or went to school, they are going to remember you as you were before your career break. And thats even if your sense of self has diminished over time, as happens with so many of us the farther removed we are from our professional identities. So for example, you might think of yourself as someone who looks like this. This is me, crazy after a day of driving around in my minivan. Or here I am in the kitchen. But those people from the past, they dont know about any of this. They only remember you as you were, and its a great confidence boost to be back in touch with these people and hear their enthusiasm about your interest in returning to work.

我稍后再告诉你们 特蕾西是如何处理的, 我想先跟大家分享 我的一个发现, 那时我刚刚回到工作中, 结束了自己离开全职工作大军 20xx年的长假。 这个发现就是, 人们对你的印象凝固在过去。 我的意思是, 当你再次开始与人打交道, 与曾经合作过的人重新接触, 例如跟你一起上学、工作过的人, 他们对你的印象是 离职长假之前的你。 我们的自我意识 随着时间推移逐渐淡化, 我们很多人都会这样, 我们距离我们的职业身份 也就越来越远。 举个例子, 你可能把你自己看成这样。 这就是我,开了一天小面包车, 整个人感觉很疯狂。 这是我在厨房里的样子。 但是从前的那些人, 他们对这些一无所知。 他们只记得你曾经的样子, 当你重新与这些人沟通时, 真是大大的增强了自信心, 而且他们对你有再从业的兴趣 感到非常的开心。

Theres one more thing I remember vividly from my own career break. And that was that I hardly kept up with the business news. My background is in finance, and I hardly kept up with any news when I was home caring for my four young children. So I was afraid Id go into an interview and start talking about a company that didnt exist anymore. So I had to resubscribe to the Wall Street Journal and read it for a good six months cover to cover before I felt like I had a handle on what was going on in the business world again.

我还清晰地记得发生在 我离职长假中的一件事。 那时我几乎完全不关注经济新闻。 我曾是财经行业出身, 然而我在家照顾四个孩子时, 我几乎不关注任何的新闻。 所以我很害怕, 自己去参加面试的时候, 会讲到一个不复存在的公司。 所以我重新订阅了华尔街日报, 然后连续看了六个月, 之后我才觉得自己对经济 又有了点解了。

I believe relaunchers are a gem of the workforce, and heres why. Think about our life stage: for those of us who took career breaks for childcare reasons, we have fewer or no maternity leaves. We did that already. We have fewer spousal or partner job relocations. Were in a more settled time of life. We have great work experience. We have a more mature perspective. Were not trying to find ourselves at an employers expense. Plus we have an energy, an enthusiasm about returning to work precisely because weve been away from it for a while.

我相信再从业者是 劳动大军中的精英, 原因如下。 想想我们人生的阶段: 对于那些因为要照顾孩子 而休离职假期的人, 大都没有产假,或是产假很短。 我们早就做过这些了。 我们离婚率较低, 也很少因伴侣而调整工作。 我们的生活更稳定。 我们有很棒的工作经历, 更成熟的眼光, 我们不会成为雇主的牺牲品。 此外,我们有一种能量 - 重返岗位的热情, 正是因为我们离职一段时间了。 另外,我也跟雇主讨论,

On the flip side, I speak with employers, and here are two concerns that employers have about hiring relaunchers.

以下是雇主们 关于雇佣再从业者的两个担忧。

The first one is, employers are worried that relaunchers are technologically obsolete. Now, I can tell you, having been technologically obsolete myself at one point, that its a temporary condition. I had done my financial analysis so long ago that I used Lotus 1-2-3. I dont know if anyone can even remember back that far, but I had to relearn it on Excel. It actually wasnt that hard. A lot of the commands are the same. I found PowerPoint much more challenging, but now I use PowerPoint all the time. I tell relaunchers that employers expect them to come to the table with a working knowledge of basic office management software. And if theyre not up to speed, then its their responsibility to get there. And they do.

其一,雇主担心这些再从业者 技术方面比较落后。 我可以告诉各位, 虽然有段时间我自己技术确实落后, 但那只是暂时的。 很早以前我用“莲花123”软件 来做财经分析, 我不知道有没有人还记得 那么早以前的事了, 这些技能我得在 Excel上重新拾起。 其实这并并非难事, 很多的操作指令是一样的。 我发现PowerPoint更具挑战性, 但现在我对PowerPoint驾轻就熟。 我告诉再从业者们, 雇主希望找工作的人 对基本的办公管理软件 有实践经验。 如果他们操作速度不够快, 那他们就必须变得更高效。 而他们确实做得到。

The second area of concern that employers have about relaunchers is theyre worried that relaunchers dont know what they want to do. I tell relaunchers that they need to do the hard work to figure out whether their interests and skills have changed or have not changed while they have been on career break. Thats not the employers job. Its the relaunchers responsibility to demonstrate to the employer where they can add the most value.

雇主对再从业者的第二种忧虑, 就是他们担心再从业者 不清楚他们想要做什么。 我告诉再从业者, 他们必须仔细研究, 了解自己的爱好或者技能 在离职长假的过程中 是否发生了变化。 这不是雇主的职责。 这个是再从业者的责任, 把自己展现给雇主, 来充分展示自己可创造的价值。

Back in 20xx I started noticing something. I had been tracking return to work programs since 20xx, and in 20xx, I started noticing the use of a short-term paid work opportunity, whether it was called an internship or not, but an internship-like experience, as a way for professionals to return to work. I saw Goldman Sachs and Sara Lee start corporate reentry internship programs. I saw a returning engineer, a nontraditional reentry candidate, apply for an entry-level internship program in the military, and then get a permanent job afterward. I saw two universities integrate internships into mid-career executive education programs.

20xx年,我开始注意到一件事。 我从20xx年开始追踪 人们重返岗位的情况, 然而在20xx年,我开始注意到, 一种短期、带薪的工作机会开始出现, 不论它是不是名叫“实习”, 但总之是一个很像实习的经历, 这为重回岗位的专业人士 开辟了一条道路。 我看到高盛和莎莉集团 都开始了此类 二次从业的实习项目。 我看到一个再从业的工程师, 算是不太传统的再从业人士, 申请了一个 军方的初级实习项目, 后来他获得了一个永久的工作。 我看到两所大学 将实习项目整合到 职业中期管理学教育项目中。

So I wrote a report about what I was seeing, and it became this article for Harvard Business Review called “The 40-Year-Old Intern.” I have to thank the editors there for that title, and also for this artwork where you can see the 40-year-old intern in the midst of all the college interns. And then, courtesy of Fox Business News, they called the concept “The 50-Year-Old Intern.”

于是,就我所观察到的现象, 我写了一篇报告, 后来它发表在了 《哈佛商业评论》中, 名字叫《40岁的实习生》。 我必须得感谢编者拟的标题, 还有这个很棒的配图, 你们可以看到那个40岁的实习生 出现在一群大学实习生中。 后来,还得感谢福克斯商业新闻, 他们把这个概念称为 “50岁的实习生”。

So five of the biggest financial services companies have reentry internship programs for returning finance professionals. And at this point, hundreds of people have participated. These internships are paid, and the people who move on to permanent roles are commanding competitive salaries. And now, seven of the biggest engineering companies are piloting reentry internship programs for returning engineers as part of an initiative with the Society of Women Engineers. Now, why are companies embracing the reentry internship? Because the internship allows the employer to base their hiring decision on an actual work sample instead of a series of interviews, and the employer does not have to make that permanent hiring decision until the internship period is over. This testing out period removes the perceived risk that some managers attach to hiring relaunchers, and they are attracting excellent candidates who are turning into great hires.

五家最大的金融服务公司 都设立了再从业实习项目, 专为重回岗位的金融精英。 截至目前,数百人参与了这些项目。 这些实习项目是带薪的, 而且那些晋升到永久岗位的人, 都有极具竞争力的薪资。 现在,七家最大的工程公司, 也在推行再从业实习项目, 来帮助重返岗位的工程师, 这也是女性工程师协会 新方案的一部分。 那么,为什么这些企业 大力支持再从业实习呢? 因为这种实习可以让雇主 基于参与者实际工作成效 来做出雇佣决策, 而非一系列的面试, 而且雇主不必在实习结束之前 就做出永久雇佣的决定。 这段试验期消除了一定的风险, 这关乎某些经理人 对雇佣再从业者的担忧, 同时,这也吸引了大量再从业人士, 他们成为了出色的雇佣对象。

Think about how far we have come. Before this, most employers were not interested in engaging with relaunchers at all. But now, not only are programs being developed specifically with relaunchers in mind, but you cant even apply for these programs unless you have a gap on your résumé.

各位,想一想我们取得的进步, 在此之前,大多数雇主 根本没兴趣与再从业者打交道。 然而现在,有许多项目在开展实施, 特别是针对再从业者的项目, 如果简历上没有一段空档期, 你根本不能申请这些项目。

This is the mark of real change, of true institutional shift, because if we can solve this problem for relaunchers, we can solve it for other career transitioners too. In fact, an employer just told me that their veterans return to work program is based on their reentry internship program. And theres no reason why there cant be a retiree internship program. Different pool, same concept.

这标志着一种实质变化, 一种真正的制度变革, 因为如果我们可以 为再从业者解决这个问题, 我们亦可为其他的职业转型者 解决同样的问题。 事实上,一位雇主刚刚告诉我, 他们的“退伍军人再从业项目”, 就是基于他们的再从业实习项目。 我们也没有理由不去设立 一个“退休人士实习项目”。 不同的对象,相同的概念。

So let me tell you what happened with Tracy Shapiro. Remember that she had to tell everyone she knew about her interest in returning to work. Well, one critical conversation with another parent in her community led to a job offer for Tracy, and it was an accounting job in a finance department. But it was a temp job. The company told her there was a possibility it could turn into something more, but no guarantees. This was in the fall of 20xx. Tracy loved this company, and she loved the people and the office was less than 10 minutes from her house. So even though she had a second job offer at another company for a permanent full-time role, she decided to take her chances with this internship and hope for the best. Well, she ended up blowing away all of their expectations, and the company not only made her a permanent offer at the beginning of 20xx, but they made it even more interesting and challenging, because they knew what Tracy could handle.

让我告诉你们特蕾西·莎碧罗 最后发生了什么。 各位回想一下, 她必须告诉她认识的每一个人, 自己对重返工作岗位很有兴趣。 结果,她与自己社区里的长辈 进行了一次关键的谈话, 这让她找到了一份工作邀请。 那是一个金融部门的会计工作。 但那是临时的。 公司告诉她, 有可能有岗位晋升的机会, 但是不能保证。 那是20xx年的秋天。 特蕾西很爱那个公司, 而且她喜欢那里的员工, 从办公室去她家只需10分钟。 所以即使她后来得到了 第二份工作邀请, 来自另一家公司, 而且有永久、全职的保证, 她决定在这份实习项目中冒冒险, 尽人事,听天命。 最后,她的业绩 远远超出了所有人的期望值, 公司不但提供了她永久岗位, 那是在20xx年初, 而且他们还让她的工作 更加有趣、有挑战性, 因为他们知道特蕾西可以办得到。

Fast forward to 20xx, Tracys been promoted. Theyve paid for her to get her MBA at night. Shes even hired another relauncher to work for her. Tracys temp job was a tryout, just like an internship, and it ended up being a win for both Tracy and her employer.

时间快进到20xx年, 特蕾西获得了晋升。 公司为她的夜校工商管理课程买单。 她甚至雇佣了 另一位再从业者为她工作。 特蕾西的临时工作像是一个试验, 就像实习项目, 而最终,特蕾西和她的雇主 达到了双赢局面。

Now, my goal is to bring the reentry internship concept to more and more employers. But in the meantime, if you are returning to work after a career break, dont hesitate to suggest an internship or an internship-like arrangement to an employer that does not have a formal reentry internship program. Be their first success story, and you can be the example for more relaunchers to come.

我的目标是将这种 再从业实习的概念 推荐给越来越多的雇主。 但是与此同时, 如果你在离职长假后重返岗位, 别犹豫向雇主提议设立实习项目, 或者类似实习项目的想法, 特别是那些没有 正式的再从业实习项目的公司。 争当他们的第一个成功故事, 而你们都可以成为 未来更多再从业者的楷模。

Thank you.

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