How To Talk About Social Justice In English | Vocabulary And Examples

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Accent's Way English with Hadar


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Hey everyone, it's Hadar.
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Thank you so much for joining me.
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Today we are going to talk about vocabulary used when talking about
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social justice and social equality.
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It is important to learn these key terms and to use them confidently when
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talking about these important subjects.
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And it's important to be a part of the conversation because when we're silent
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in face of injustice and inequality, we become a part of the problem
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rather than a part of the solution.
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So I decided to create this lesson for you to make sure that English is not the
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reason why you choose not to speak up.
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As I'm making this video, there are protests and riots all across the US
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as a response to some horrifying acts against the black community in the US.
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Racism has been prevalent in the US and around the world forever.
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And since racism and prejudice is everywhere, I encourage you to take
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a close look at your society and your country, and share with us in the
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comments below, where do you find racism and where do you find discrimination?
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Share it with us in the comments below so we all understand a little better
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different cultures and different societies around the world, and we
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all become more aware of the problem.
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Because one of the solutions is to constantly raise the issue and
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to constantly talk about it, and help people become more aware.
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And because this is an English learning channel, I definitely want to talk
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about how all of this has manifested into the English learning industry.
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But first, let's talk about the vocabulary we need to have this conversation.
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The first word is 'racism'.
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"The belief that people's qualities are influenced by their race and that
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the members of other races are not as good as the members of your own".
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Example: "Many people are protesting these days against racism in the US and Canada".
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The next word is 'discrimination'.
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Discrimination.
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Discrimination.
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'd's-kri-muh-nei-sh'n'.
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"Discrimination is treating a person or particular group of people differently,
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especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people because of
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their skin color, sex, sexuality, etc."
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For example: "The call center representative suffered
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from discrimination at work because of her accent".
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'Prejudice'.
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'preh-djuh-d's'.
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"Prejudice is an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed
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without enough thought or knowledge".
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For example, "Many people are unaware that they hold prejudices
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against people of color".
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'Bias'.
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'bai-y's'.
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Bias.
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"Bias is a tendency to believe that some people or ideas are better than
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others, and that usually results in treating some people unfairly".
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For example: "There is clear evidence of a strong bias in favor
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of native-speaking English teachers in many language institutions".
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'Privilege'.
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'priv-l'dj', schwa, 'privilege'.
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You can also say it as 'pri-vi-l'dj', and add another schwa there.
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Privilege.
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"Privilege is a right or benefit that is given to some people and not to others".
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Sometimes people with privilege don't even know that they have privilege without
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taking a close look at other groups and other people, seeing their starting point
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and how they're being treated by society.
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For example: "Being a native speaker is a privilege".
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Native speakers are usually unaware of the barriers and challenges
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non-native speakers face in order for them to communicate at the same level.
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This is why native speaking is a privilege, in particular, being
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a native speaker of English.
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"Being a man is a privilege".
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As men usually don't face the same obstacles, challenges,
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and bias as women do.
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'Protest' and 'protest'.
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"Protest, the noun: an occasion when people show that they disagree with
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something by standing somewhere, shouting, carrying signs, etc."
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For example: "The protest was very powerful".
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'To protest' is a verb.
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It's the act of protesting in a protest.
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The last word for today is 'diversity'.
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'dai-v'r-suh-dee'.
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Diversity.
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"Diversity: the state of having people who are different races or who have different
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cultures in a group or organization".
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For example: "It's hard to ignore the lack of diversity among
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native-speaking English teachers online".
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Now, racism is not always being violent against people of color.
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No, racism can be very subtle, and it could be patterns of thoughts that
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we have that are a result of what we see, and the content we consume.
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For example, if we look at the voice of English that we see on YouTube, most of
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the teachers who teach on YouTube, who are native speakers, most of them are white.
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And as white American or British speakers, they have a very particular
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voice and very particular accent.
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This accent, because it's so dominant, is associated with
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what seems to be proper English.
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And everything that deviates from that might sound to us inaccurate,
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wrong, or sometimes, unintelligent.
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There are many different dialects of English that English
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learners are less exposed to.
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And as a result, they may associate English as being
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spoken in only one certain way.
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And that is a problem because if you don't follow enough voices,
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you will always think that this is how you should speak English.
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And to be honest, it's not.
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English is very, very varied.
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And when you feel that there is only one way of speaking English and what
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proper English is, you will always be trapped in this complexity of
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"I don't sound like a native speaker.
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Because native speaker is good and non-native speaker or an accent is bad".
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I'm not saying that's the case for everyone, but sometimes we have these
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patterns that kinda like consume our thoughts and prevent us from
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showing up fully and confidently.
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So this is something that I want you to be aware of.
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Now, you're probably asking yourself, "Okay, what am I supposed to do?
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I'm just trying to learn from the best teachers".
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It's true, but you gotta be aware.
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And this is why it's important to educate yourself.
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I'm going to add in the description some links, and I'm inviting all of you
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to share links related to everything discussed here today in the comments.
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Also, it's important to keep a diverse feed, so really try to look for different
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voices as you're learning from teachers.
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Because there are a lot of amazing teachers of color who
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just didn't show up in your feed because of YouTube's algorithm.
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So it's important to look for that, whether it's on Instagram
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or YouTube or Facebook.
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Because it's your responsibility to understand and navigate the system.
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Okay, that's it.
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Thank you so much for joining me in this conversation.
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I cannot wait to hear what you think.
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So let me know in the comments below what you think about everything discussed here.
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And if you have further information to share, and links, please post
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them in the comments below as well.
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Stay safe, stay healthy.
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And I will see you next week in the next video.
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Bye.
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