Jay Walker on the world's English mania

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Translator: Mehmet Sıddık Dilek Reviewer: Ahmed Yousify
00:18
Let's talk about manias.
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Haydê em qala dînîtiyan bikin.
00:23
Let's start with Beatlemania.
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Ji dînîtiya Beatle dest pê bikin.
00:25
(Recording of crowd roaring)
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Ciwanên bi hêrs,
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Hysterical teenagers,
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00:29
crying, screaming, pandemonium.
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hawar, qerîn, qiyamet.
00:32
(Recording of crowd roaring)
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00:35
Sports mania:
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Dînîtiya werzişê:
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deafening crowds,
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girseyên mirovî ker dikin,
00:40
all for one idea -- get the ball in the net.
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hemû xebat ji bo gogê têxin torê de.
00:44
(Recording) Goal!
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00:46
Okay, religious mania:
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Belê dînîtiya olê:
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there's rapture, there's weeping,
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xwe windakirin, girî
00:51
there's visions.
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xeyal.
00:53
Manias can be good.
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Dînîtî dibe baş be.
00:55
Manias can be alarming.
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Dînîtî dibe tirsê rake.
00:58
Or manias can be deadly.
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Dînîtî belkî mirin be.
01:00
(Recording of crowd cheering)
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01:04
The world has a new mania.
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Dînîtîyeke nû heye.
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A mania for learning English.
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Dînîtiya hînbûna İngilîzî.
01:08
Listen as Chinese students practice their English,
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Guh bidin zarokên Çînî yên İngilîzî hîn dibin,
01:12
by screaming it:
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diqêrînin:
01:14
Teacher: ... change my life!
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Mamoste: ... Jiyana min biguherîne!
01:16
Students: I want to change my life!
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Ez dixwazim jiyana xwe biguherînim
01:18
T: I don't want to let my parents down!
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Ez nahêlim dê u bavê min kêm bikevin!
01:21
S: I don't want to let my parents down!
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Ez nahêlim dê u bavê min kêm bikevin!
01:25
T: I don't ever want to let my country down!
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Ez nahêlim welatê min bikeve!
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S: I don't ever want to let my country down!
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Ez nahêlim welatê min bikeve!
01:32
T: Most importantly... S: Most importantly...
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Ya herî girîng... Ya herî girîng...
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T: I don't want to let myself down!
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Ez nahêlim kêm bikevim!
01:38
S: I don't want to let myself down!
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Ez nahêlim kêm bikevim!
01:41
How many people are trying to learn English worldwide?
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Li dinyayê çend însan İngilîzî hîn dibin?
01:44
Two billion of them.
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2 mîlyar.
01:47
Students: A t-shirt. A dress.
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tîşort. kiras.
01:51
Jay Walker: In Latin America,
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Li Amerîkaya Latîn,
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in India,
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Hindistan,
01:54
in Southeast Asia,
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Başorê rojhelata Asya
01:56
and most of all, in China.
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herî zêde li Çîne.
01:58
If you're a Chinese student,
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Xwendekarekî Çînî,
02:00
you start learning English in the third grade, by law.
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di pola sêyem de dest bi hînbûna İngilîzî dikin bi qanûnê.
02:05
That's why this year,
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Lewma îsal Çîn ê bibe
02:07
China will become the world's largest English-speaking country.
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welatê herî zêde İngilîzî dipeyîve.
02:12
(Laughter)
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02:14
Why English?
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Çima İngilîzî?
02:15
In a single word: opportunity.
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Bi peyvekê: Derfet.
02:18
Opportunity for a better life, a job,
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Derfet ji bo jiyanek û karekî çêtir,
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to be able to pay for school, or put better food on the table.
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dibistaneke çêtir, ji bo xwarin were ser sifre.
02:24
Imagine a student taking a giant test for three full days.
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Ezmûneke sê roja bidome.
02:28
Her score on this one test literally determines her future.
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Li gor serkeftina wê pêşeroja wê diyar dibe.
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She studies 12 hours a day
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Xwendekar sê sala
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for three years to prepare.
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rojê 12 saeta dixebitin.
02:38
Twenty-five percent of her grade is based on English.
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Ezmûn %25 li ser İngilîzî ye.
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It's called the gaokao, and 80 million high school Chinese students
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Dibejine ''gaokao'', 80 mîlyon xwendekarê Çînî her sal
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have already taken this grueling test.
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dikevin vê ezmûnê.
02:50
The intensity to learn English
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Dînîtiya bo İngilîzî
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is almost unimaginable, unless you witness it.
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hecî nebîne nizane.
02:56
Teacher: Perfect! Students: Perfect!
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Mamoste: Perfect! Xwendekar: Perfect!
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T: Perfect! S: Perfect!
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Mamoste: Perfect! Xwendekar: Perfect!
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T: I want to speak perfect English!
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Ez dixwazim İngilîzî bipeyîvim!
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S: I want to speak perfect English!
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Ez dixwazim İngilîzî bipeyîvim!
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T: I want to speak ... S: I want to speak ...
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Ez dixwazim bipeyîvim... Ez dixwazim bipeyîvim...
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T: ... perfect English! S: ... perfect English!
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Bi ingilîzî ! Bi ingilîzî !
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T (yelling more loudly): I want to change my life!
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Ez dixwazim jiyana xwe biguherînim!
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S (yelling more loudly): I want to change my life!
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Ez dixwazim jiyana xwe biguherînim!
03:18
JW: So is English mania good or bad?
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Dînîtiya İngilîzî baş e an xirab e?
03:21
Is English a tsunami, washing away other languages?
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İngilîzî hemû zimana wek tsunamî dide ber xwe?
03:25
Not likely.
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Na wisa.
03:26
English is the world's second language.
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İngilîzî zimanê dinyayê yê duyemîn e.
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Your native language is your life.
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Zimanê dayikê jiyana we ye.
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But with English you can become part of a wider conversation --
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Lê bi İngilîzî hûn dikevin têkiliyeke mezintir,
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a global conversation about global problems,
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têkiliyeke gerdûnî. Pirsgirêke gerdûnî:
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like climate change or poverty,
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wek guherîna demsalan û xizanî
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or hunger or disease.
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û birçîtî û nexweşî.
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The world has other universal languages.
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Hinek din zimanên dinyayê yên gerdûnî hene.
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Mathematics is the language of science.
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Matematîk zimanê zanistê ye.
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Music is the language of emotions.
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Muzîk zimanê hestên însan e.
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And now English is becoming the language of problem-solving.
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Û niha İngilîzî dibe zimanê çareseriya pirsgirêkan.
03:59
Not because America is pushing it,
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Ne ji ber bandora Amerîka ye,
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but because the world is pulling it.
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Belko dinya wisa dixwaze.
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So English mania is a turning point.
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Hînbûna İngilîzî pir muhîm e.
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Like the harnessing of electricity in our cities,
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Wek elektrîk were bajarê me,
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or the fall of the Berlin Wall,
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an wek ketina Dîwarê Berlînê,
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English represents hope
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İngilîzî hêvî ye
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for a better future --
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bo pêşerojeke çêtir.
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a future where the world has a common language
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Pêşerojek dê zimanê dinyayê yê hevpar çê bibe
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to solve its common problems.
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ji bo çareseriya pirsgirêkan.
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Thank you very much.
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Gelek sipas.
04:25
(Applause)
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