Talks | TEDx

Πατρίσια Ράιαν: Μην επιμένετε στα Αγγλικά!

Filmed Dec 2010 • Posted Mar 2011TEDxDubai
TEDxDubai
  • Embed
  • Download
  • FavoriteFavorited
  • Rate

You can share this video by copying this HTML to your clipboard and pasting into your blog or web page.

560 x 315
640 x 360
853 x 480
Subtitles:
Loading …

You either have JavaScript turned off or have an old version of the Adobe Flash Player. To view this rating widget you need to get the latest Flash player.
If your browser allows only "trusted sites" to execute Javascript, you should add the "googleapis.com" domain to your whitelist to allow our Flash detection to work properly.

TED Conversations

Got an idea, question, or debate inspired by this talk? Start a TED Conversation.

Comment on this Talk

292 total comments

This comment will be attributed to . Not ? Sign Out.

Characters remaining: 2000

progress indicator

This comment will be attributed to . Not ? Sign Out.

Characters remaining: 2000

Στο TEDxDubai η παλαίμαχος δασκάλα αγγλικών Πατρίσια Ράιαν κάνει μία προκλητική ερώτηση: Μήπως η παγκόσμια έμφαση στα αγγλικά εμποδίζει την εξάπλωση σπουδαίων ιδεών σε άλλες γλώσσες; (Για παράδειγμα: τι θα γινόταν αν ο Αϊνστάιν έπρεπε να περάσει τις εξετάσεις TOEFL;) Είναι μία παθιασμένη υπεράσπιση της μετάφρασης και της ανταλλαγής ιδεών.

Patricia Ryan has spent the past three-plus decades teaching English in Arabic countries -- where she has seen vast cultural (and linguistic) change. Full bio »

Translated into Greek by Leonidas Argyros
Reviewed by Katia Demirtzoglou
Comments? Please email the translators above.

More talks translated into Greek »

Related playlists New View more »

  • Words, words, words 10
    Words, words, words
    Curated by TED As Wittgenstein famously wrote, "The limits of my language means the limits of my world." Watch talks by linguists, data analysts and word nerds...
  • The big picture 12
    The big picture
    Curated by TED Hand-waving shut-up-and-listen talks about the future of the environment, crime, technology, government and the human race.

What to Watch Next

Play_icon

Jay Walker on the world's English mania

Play_icon

Steven Pinker: What our language habits reveal

Play_icon

Wade Davis: Dreams from endangered cultures

What Your Friends are Watching

Related Tags

Creative Commons

We want you to share our Talks!

Just follow the guidelines outlined under our Creative Commons license.