"Don't teach English idioms to students" - Is it really a waste of time?

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English Addict with Mr Duncan


ไธ‹ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญ—ๅน•ใ‚’ใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅ‹•็”ปใ‚’ๅ†็”Ÿใงใใพใ™ใ€‚

00:03
There are those working in the field of English education
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่‹ฑ่ชžๆ•™่‚ฒใฎๅˆ†้‡Žใงๅƒใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ไบบใฎไธญใซใฏใ€
00:07
who believe that the use of idioms in figurative speech is unnecessary within the teaching curriculum.
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ๆฏ”ๅ–ฉ็š„ใช่กจ็พใงใฎๆ…ฃ็”จๅฅใฎไฝฟ็”จใฏๆŒ‡ๅฐŽใ‚ซใƒชใ‚ญใƒฅใƒฉใƒ ๅ†…ใงใฏไธๅฟ…่ฆใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใจ่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ไบบใ‚‚ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
00:14
Some believe that the literal sense is more important than the figurative one.
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ๆฏ”ๅ–ฉ็š„ใชๆ„ๅ‘ณใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ๆ–‡ๅญ—้€šใ‚Šใฎๆ„ๅ‘ณใฎๆ–นใŒ้‡่ฆใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใจไฟกใ˜ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ไบบใ‚‚ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
00:19
Perhaps they see the extra teaching required as a burden, or perhaps they simply view it as a waste of time generally.
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ใŠใใ‚‰ใๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏใ€ๅฟ…่ฆใช่ฟฝๅŠ ใฎๆŒ‡ๅฐŽใ‚’่ฒ ๆ‹…ใจใฟใชใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ€ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ„ใฏๅ˜ใซๆ™‚้–“ใฎ็„ก้ง„ใจใฟใชใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
00:29
Needless to say, I happen to disagree with this notion.
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่จ€ใ†ใพใงใ‚‚ใชใใ€็งใฏใŸใพใŸใพใ“ใฎ่€ƒใˆใซๅŒๆ„ใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
00:34
In everyday usage, you will find that idioms are used more often than you may imagine.
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ๆ—ฅๅธธ็š„ใซไฝฟ็”จใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ใ‚คใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚ชใƒ ใฏๆƒณๅƒไปฅไธŠใซ้ ป็นใซไฝฟ็”จใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
00:41
They are used in a way that adds meaning and even a little colour to a conversation.
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ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฏใ€ไผš่ฉฑใซๆ„ๅ‘ณใ‚’ๅŠ ใˆใ€ๅฐ‘ใ—ใงใ‚‚่‰ฒใ‚’ๅŠ ใˆใ‚‹ๆ–นๆณ•ใงไฝฟ็”จใ•ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚
00:49
I would agree that using figures of speech in formal writing could be viewed as lazy or even disrespectful,
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ใƒ•ใ‚ฉใƒผใƒžใƒซใชๆ–‡็ซ ใงๆฏ”ๅ–ฉ่กจ็พใ‚’ไฝฟ็”จใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใฏๆ€ ใ‘่€…ใ€ใพใŸใฏๅคฑ็คผใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใ•ใˆใฟใชใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซ็งใฏๅŒๆ„ใ—ใพใ™ใŒใ€
00:59
but in common everyday speech, there will always be a place for the occasional idiom.
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ไธ€่ˆฌ็š„ใชๆ—ฅๅธธไผš่ฉฑใงใฏใ€ๆ™‚ๆŠ˜ๆ…ฃ็”จๅฅใŒๅธธใซไฝฟ็”จใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ๅ ดๆ‰€ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
01:06
Colloquial phrases and expressions give a sense of community and a feeling of bonding amongst people.
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ๅฃ่ชž็š„ใชใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใ‚„่กจ็พใฏใ€ไบบใ€…ใฎ้–“ใซใ‚ณใƒŸใƒฅใƒ‹ใƒ†ใ‚ฃใฎๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใ‚„็ต†ใฎๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใ‚’ไธŽใˆใพใ™ใ€‚
01:14
Of course, just like anything in life, there will be changes.
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ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ€ไบบ็”Ÿใฎใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚†ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใจๅŒใ˜ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ๅค‰ๅŒ–ใฏ่ตทใ“ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
01:20
Some expressions will fade away, only to be replaced by new ones.
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ใ„ใใคใ‹ใฎ่กจ็พใฏๆถˆใˆๅŽปใ‚Šใ€ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใซ็ฝฎใๆ›ใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใงใ™ใ€‚
01:26
The creation of slang terms and expressions is as popular today with the younger generation than ever.
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ใ‚นใƒฉใƒณใ‚ฐ็”จ่ชžใ‚„่กจ็พใฎไฝœๆˆใฏใ€ไปŠๆ—ฅใงใ‚‚่‹ฅใ„ไธ–ไปฃใฎ้–“ใงใ‹ใคใฆใชใ„ใปใฉไบบๆฐ—ใŒโ€‹โ€‹ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
01:34
New phrases come along so as to reinforce the line between what was and what will be.
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ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใŒ็™ปๅ ดใ—ใฆใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใพใงใฎใ‚‚ใฎใจใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎใ‚‚ใฎใจใฎ้–“ใฎๅขƒ็•Œ็ทšใŒๅผทๅŒ–ใ•ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใฏใ€็งใŸใกๅนด้…ใฎไบบใ€…ใซ
01:43
It serves as a gentle reminder to us older folk
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ใ€่„‡ใซๅŽปใ‚Šใ€ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ไธ–ไปฃใซ้“ใ‚’่ญฒใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†
01:48
to move aside and make way for the new generation.
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็ฉใ‚„ใ‹ใซๆ€ใ„ๅ‡บใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ๅฝนๅ‰ฒใ‚’ๆžœใŸใ—ใพใ™ ใ€‚
01:53
Everything changes, even the way we speak and the words used to express what we want to say.
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็งใŸใกใฎ่ฉฑใ—ๆ–นใ‚„ใ€่จ€ใ„ใŸใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’่กจ็พใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซไฝฟ็”จใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹่จ€่‘‰ใ•ใˆใ‚‚ใ€ใ™ในใฆใŒๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
02:03
So why do academics despise the use of idioms so much?
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ใงใฏใ€ใชใœๅญฆ่€…ใฏๆ…ฃ็”จๅฅใฎไฝฟ็”จใ‚’ใ“ใ‚ŒใปใฉๅซŒใ†ใฎใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹?
02:07
It would be easy to say that this is just snobbery, although for some of the time this may be true,
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ใ“ใ‚ŒใฏใŸใ ใฎไฟ—็‰ฉใ ใ€ใจ่จ€ใ†ใฎใฏ็ฐกๅ˜ใงใ™ใŒใ€ไธ€ๆ™‚็š„ใซใฏใใ‚ŒใŒ็œŸๅฎŸใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒใ€
02:14
I think there has always been a tradition in education to keep things regimental and stiff.
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ๆ•™่‚ฒใซใฏๅธธใซ็‰ฉไบ‹ใ‚’็ตฑๅˆถ็š„ใงๅ …ๅ›บใชใ‚‚ใฎใซไฟใคไผ็ตฑใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใจๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
02:21
This is often true, especially as you move up the education ladder.
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ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ€็‰นใซๆ•™่‚ฒใฎใฏใ—ใ”ใ‚’ไธŠใŒใ‚ŒใฐไธŠใŒใ‚‹ใปใฉๅฝ“ใฆใฏใพใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
02:26
There will always be a sense of entitlement amongst those in higher education,
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้ซ˜็ญ‰ๆ•™่‚ฒใซๆบใ‚ใ‚‹ไบบใ€…ใ€ ๅญฆใถไบบใ€…ใ€็‰นใซๆ•™ใˆใ‚‹ไบบใ€…ใฎ้–“
02:33
be it amongst those learning and especially those teaching.
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ใซใฏๅธธใซๆจฉๅˆฉๆ„่ญ˜ใŒๅญ˜ๅœจใ—ใพใ™ ใ€‚
02:39
Fortunately for me, I never came into contact with that type of elitist thinking.
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ๅนธใ„ใชใ“ใจใซใ€็งใฏใใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚จใƒชใƒผใƒˆไธป็พฉ็š„ใช่€ƒใˆๆ–นใซ่งฆใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
02:45
Of course, there is nothing wrong with teaching in the literal sense.
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ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ€ๆ–‡ๅญ—้€šใ‚Šใฎๆ„ๅ‘ณใงๆ•™ใˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซไฝ•ใ‚‚ๅ•้กŒใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
02:50
However, it is important not to leave out the informal use of English
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ใŸใ ใ—ใ€ ๅ …่‹ฆใ—ใใ€ๅคšใใฎไบบใŒใ€Œๆ™‚ไปฃ้…ใ‚Œใ€ใจ่จ€ใ†ใ‚ˆใ†ใช่ฉฑใ—ๆ–นใซๅ›บๅŸทใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซใ€
02:55
or any language for the sake of adhering to a stiff and many would say, old fashioned way of speaking.
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่‹ฑ่ชžใ‚„ใใฎไป–ใฎ่จ€่ชžใฎ้žๅ…ฌๅผใชไฝฟ็”จใ‚’็„ก่ฆ–ใ—ใชใ„ใ“ใจใŒ้‡่ฆใงใ™
03:04
So don't be afraid to use those metaphors and figurative phrases.
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ใ€‚ ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎๆฏ”ๅ–ฉใ‚„ๆฏ”ๅ–ฉ็š„ใชใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใ‚บใ‚’ไฝฟ็”จใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆใ‚Œใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
03:10
I, for one, will continue teaching them.
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็งใ‚‚ใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚‚ๅฝผใ‚‰ใซๆ•™ใˆใฆใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚
03:14
In fact, I will carry on doing it until the cows come home.
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ๅฎŸ้š›ใ€็‰›ใŸใกใŒๅธฐใฃใฆใใ‚‹ใพใงใ“ใฎไฝœๆฅญใ‚’็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ใคใ‚‚ใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚
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