这就是TESOL2017-2018主席埃斯特尔•容(Ester J. de Jong)在大会上的演讲主题:The Changing Landscape of English Teaching: Integrating Content and Language。
埃斯特尔从三个方面重新诠释了TESOL的全称“Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages”,即“Teaching”“English”“To Speakers of Other Languages”,深入分析了英语教育在新时代的变化以及英语教师所面临的新挑战。
正如埃斯特尔在演讲中所说:“学生们必须学会用‘语法’来创造意义,并能够随着交流目的的改变、听众的改变以及语境的改变来传达不同的意义(Students need to learn to use grammar to make meaning, to convey meaning for different purposes, to different audiences, across contexts)。”
埃斯特尔总结道:“我们应该意识到,那些我们常说的所谓‘学英语的好处’ ——帮助你思考,赚到更多钱,找到一份好工作,学到更多知识 —— 这些益处并非来自于英语本身,而是来自于你的多语言能力(It’s time that we recognize that the benefits we always talk about: Why should we learn English — it helps you think better; it gets you economic benefits; it gets you a good job and helps you learn. But those benefits are not connected to English — but multilingualism.)。”