Name: Don't insist on English!
Uploaded: 2011-03-28T14:31:00Z
Duration: 10 min 18 s
Description: Patricia Ryan is a longtime English teacher who asks a provocative question: Is the world's focus on English preventing the spread of great ideas in other languages? In other words: What if Einstein had to pass the TOEFL? It's a passionate defense of translating and sharing ideas.

Patricia Ryan is a longtime English teacher who asks a provocative question: Is the world's focus on English preventing the spread of great ideas in other languages? In other words: What if Einstein had to pass the TOEFL? It's a passionate defense of translating and sharing ideas.

Patricia Ryan: Don't insist on English!

Don't insist on English!

A language dies every 14 days, revealing the urgent need to preserve linguistic diversity amidst English's global dominance.

Translation's pivotal role in the Islamic Golden Age underscores the value of multilingual scholarship to illuminate diverse perspectives.

Languages perish every 14 days, while English dominates globally; could this trend be stifling diverse intellectual contributions?