Why Filipinos Need to Stop Obsessing Over English Grammar | Ayn Bernos | TEDxYouth@LucenaCity

The English language in the Philippines is associated with wealth, intelligence and status. Because the obsession to always speak perfectly intimidates us from actual growth and even divides our society, we must change our mindsets. Ayn is the founder of the brand, Morena the Label, which aims to help "morenas become more vocal about their skin color pride without having to say much." She is also a podcaster and TikTok star. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@marcgerrian]

That's why you're one of my favorite public speakers. You're just so enlightened about different things and because of that, I was able to enlighten myself too. Just like Jisoo from Blackpink said, it's true that whenever I see someone that is confident in her craft, so sure about herself, regardless of their gender, I feel like there's always something I can learn from them. And that includes you Ms. Ayn Bernos---a confident, full of substance, and enlightened public speaker who taught me a lot of good things in life. And that's exactly my dream also; to be a confident and inclusive public speaker;)

[@TheAspiringCentenarian]

Great talk! Thanks, Ayn! Indeed, we need to put more care, heart and soul to the way we conduct our grammar lessons. We need to stress to our learners that it is never socially acceptable to call out someone's petty grammar mistakes especially in public. Teachers should perhaps just write down the detected mistake, and sneak it in other learning avenues, like in refresher or review lessons, or in tests. We need to be careful when calling out a kid, because kids are multifaceted beings. A petty grammar callout can have lasting effects to our learners' self-confidence and social skills.

[@erikatan3809]

FINALLY! I HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR AYEN'S TALK. SHES THE BEST!

[@HermoineU]

Ate ayn's voice is very therapeutic 💖

[@dominiquefatevirginia1354]

Indeed English should not be the basis of Intelligence. It's our Colonial Mentality telling us that it's superior and Great instead it's only a tool of communication. Thank you for sharing your thoughts about it!! I love your accent though!

[@klaudinegarcia8932]

You're right! I noticed most Filipinos have a lot of shame when we make mistakes. We like to make fun of each other's mistakes.

[@richiemata7169]

I stumbled upon your post and have a few comments. I grew up in Manila and eventually moved to the US. My mother taught English Speech and literature in FEU. My aunt did the same, but I forget exactly where she taught. My frustration is in exactly what you were explaining “especially” when I read comments and replies in social media posts. The opinions and ideas are solid, but the means of communicating them are lacking and often inefficient. I still speak fluid fluent Tagalog but growing up, English was always spoken at home. I understand that we mustn’t forget the purpose of English as a communicating and sharing tool however, being picky about speaking it properly cannot be overlooked as it affects the overall message being attempted. It is unfortunate that it continues to be a measure of status. I don’t know how that can be changed, but proper English is crucial. The Internet is a huge source of education. The English language is not absent from this pool of knowledge on the Internet. Teachers, such as you, although few and far in between, still exist. Insisting on proper English, in my opinion is still important. When I moved to the United States, I had an advantage. I assimilated very quickly and moved up very quickly. Filipinos are very intelligent and with proper English, the sky is the limit. I enjoyed your video …. Rock on!

[@VerifiedVIPMember]

Naturally, the goal should be fluency in English. There's nothing wrong with having aspirations to speak correctly.

[@meii7914]

inspiring talaga si ayn

[@Victor.Frigillana]

Here in Canada, I find that fluency in English is an adaptation to understanding English in different accents such as Chinese, Indian, Filipino, Spanish, etc. There is not much pressure when speaking English because people seem to expect grammatical and pronunciation errors to occur, yet enjoy the context of the conversation because we celebrate our differences. We take time listening until a speaker finish their sentence. The culture diversity is very enjoyable. Even my Canadian boss is even eating my packed lunch flavoured with bagoong :) 😊 😊😊 She was also asking me to teach her Tagalog, and she is helping me how to speak French.

[@sarahisern3835]

Change mindset about the use of English language.

[@HermoineU]

I love this session!!! 🤍

[@joelportillano5910]

Thank you ayn...

[@Dumalsin-x2i]

It's better to speak English then it's preferable when you speech in front of audiences.but we use tagalog if communicate to our fellow Filipinos.

[@SuperBread12]

Ganda ng ending

[@pauljade3345]

language prestige in philippines ...right...now i changed my perceptions...

[@jeffreytiocarvajal7147]

Hi ganda 😍

[@saintperthnorthcloud3850]

Naku IELTS nga dito sa pinas ginagawang business. Profiteering AF.

[@osyoso_ilonggo]

I don't know what and who gave her the license to talk about this subject.

[@laura3619]

👌👌

[@ethanmanjhi4007]

Why Filipino people people need to speak perfect english when Tagalog english is much cuter than any accent...same thing goes with Chinese...when Chinese people speak English with Chinese accent it looks good to them...we indians also have this problem...but let's hope not make english a class than to communication

[@albertpark6481]

She is reading something sa gilid

[@hitsoilerism]

para kang bata. big deal ba? mali ba na may binabasa sa "gilid"? jusmiyo daming i-cocomment yun pa.

[@yunyum4946]

just saying, normal na may script kapag nagspi-speech...

[@electricstyle2302]

Not normal when presenting to a live audience. Her ego will drop 50% and start converting from tagalog to english. Which is why we need to stick from one of our own dialect language.