I would definitely say that effort is more important when learning a language. There are so many new words to learn, that making flashcards, and putting in a little bit of time each day is so much more important that talent.

　　Aaron Cooper來自英國(guó)。2010年，Aaron在英國(guó)利茲大學(xué)取得英語(yǔ)文學(xué)碩士學(xué)位，但他對(duì)自己取得的成績(jī)?nèi)匀徊粷M意，2013年，他取得教授劍橋IGCSE課程的資質(zhì)，從去年開始，他也一直在攻讀專業(yè)教育領(lǐng)域(專攻教育)碩士，除了對(duì)教育方面的熱情外，他對(duì)語(yǔ)言也充滿熱情，目前正在學(xué)習(xí)俄語(yǔ)，日語(yǔ)，古挪威語(yǔ)和古英語(yǔ)的翻譯。在職業(yè)發(fā)展上，Aaron擁有十年的教育經(jīng)驗(yàn)，在英國(guó)，馬來西亞，中國(guó)都任教過，負(fù)責(zé)對(duì)整個(gè)學(xué)校英語(yǔ)課程的審核和報(bào)告以及對(duì)跨校園教師團(tuán)隊(duì)的管理。

　　Aaron Cooper comes from UK. In 2010, Aaron achieved his master’s degree in English Literature in University of Leeds but he is still not satisfied with what he has achieved, so he got accredited to assess and deliver Cambridge IGCSE coursework in 2013 and is doing a MSc leadership in Proffessional Contexts (specialising in education) since last year, besides the passion in education, he is also passionate about languages and he is currently learning Russian, Japanese, Old Norse and Old English for translation. On his professional development, Aaron has ten years teaching experience in UK, Malysia and China, responsible for reviewing and reporting upon English programmes across the school and managing a cross-campus team of teachers.

　　1、“在北京君誠(chéng)同時(shí)學(xué)習(xí)英文和中文給了你們很大的優(yōu)勢(shì)”

　　小君：Cooper先生您好。首先祝賀您將在君誠(chéng)開啟一段美好的旅程!據(jù)我所知，您除了在教育方面非常有熱情之外，您對(duì)于各國(guó)語(yǔ)言也非常熱衷，學(xué)習(xí)過俄語(yǔ)、日語(yǔ)、古挪威語(yǔ)和古英語(yǔ)的翻譯。對(duì)于高中生來說，您會(huì)建議他們除了學(xué)習(xí)主業(yè)外，另外再學(xué)習(xí)一門語(yǔ)言嗎?在學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)言中，天賦與后期努力哪個(gè)更加重要?

　　SIBS：Hello Mr. Cooper. First of all, congratulations on your coming wonderful journey in SIBS ! As far as I know, in addition to being very enthusiastic about education, you are also very keen on the language of each country and you have learnt Russian, Japanese, Old Norse and Old English for translation. For high school students, would you suggest them learning another language besides studying the main courses? When comes to learning a language, what is more important , talent or later efforts?

　　Aaron：謝謝，我非常期待加入君誠(chéng)并且很快見到你們。隨著時(shí)間的變化，我對(duì)學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)言的感覺發(fā)生了改變——實(shí)際上我在學(xué)校的時(shí)候語(yǔ)言并不是一件我特別感興趣的事情�，F(xiàn)在我想分享給你們我最大的建議。在君誠(chéng)學(xué)校同時(shí)學(xué)習(xí)英文和中文給了你們很大的優(yōu)勢(shì)。學(xué)習(xí)一門語(yǔ)言將讓你們受益終生——即便我只在高中時(shí)候?qū)W習(xí)了一些基礎(chǔ)的法語(yǔ)，他們也能在我去歐洲旅游的時(shí)候?qū)ξ耶a(chǎn)生了很大的幫助，就好像學(xué)習(xí)日語(yǔ)在中國(guó)也很有用一樣，因?yàn)榭梢詭椭�理解一些基礎(chǔ)漢字的結(jié)構(gòu)。

　　Aaron：Thank you!I’m really excited about coming out to join you and meeting everyone very soon. My interest in languages changed over time – the truth is that when I was at school, it wasn’t something I was particularly passionate about. Now, it would be one of my biggest recommendations! At SIBS, you’re already studying both English and Chinese, which gives you a big advantage. Learning a language is something that sticks with you for the rest of your life – even knowing a small amount of French from high school, helps me when I go on holiday in Europe, and studying Japanese was useful in China, because I can understand some basic characters.

　　Aaron：我肯定會(huì)說努力是學(xué)習(xí)一門語(yǔ)言最重要的因素。有如此多的新詞需要學(xué)習(xí)，制作記憶卡片，每天都要投入一些精力，這些都是比天賦更重要的事情。不管你有多大的天賦，都不可能在短時(shí)間習(xí)得一門語(yǔ)言。其實(shí)每個(gè)人都是有學(xué)習(xí)語(yǔ)言的天賦的，的證明就是你已經(jīng)學(xué)會(huì)了一門語(yǔ)言。

　　Aaron：I would definitely say that effort is more important when learning a language. There are so many new words to learn, that making flashcards, and putting in a little bit of time each day is so much more important that talent. No matter how talented you are, you can’t cram and learn a language in a short time. The great thing is that you all know at least one language already, so that’s proof that everyone is talented enough!

　　2、“從文化碰撞中受益”

　　小君：您之前在英國(guó)、馬來西亞、中國(guó)都有非常豐富的任教經(jīng)驗(yàn)，您認(rèn)為英國(guó)學(xué)生、馬來學(xué)生、中國(guó)學(xué)生在學(xué)習(xí)方面各有什么優(yōu)勢(shì)?可以舉一個(gè)令您印象非常深刻的例子嗎?

　　SIBS：Considering you have had a lot of educational experience in the UK, Malaysia and China, What are the advantages of British students, Malay students and Chinese students in learning? Would you like to share an example that impressed you a lot?

　　Aaron：我學(xué)到最重要的一件事就是無論在哪里，人與人的個(gè)體差異其實(shí)不大。人們?cè)谖幕�上�?huì)有一些差異，我曾經(jīng)在馬來西亞和中國(guó)接觸到過一些學(xué)生，他們總是努力做到，但是我也見過一些學(xué)生并不符合我們對(duì)文化的成見。

　　Aaron：The biggest thing that I have learnt, is that everywhere I have been, people are really quite similar. There are some differences in cultures, and I have maybe met more students overall in Malaysia and China who have been really dedicated to doing their best, but I’ve also met people on both sides who don’t fit any stereotypes.

　　Aaron：有一次在北京的學(xué)校旅行給我留下了非常深刻的印象。這些學(xué)生來自不同的地方，其中多是來自韓國(guó)、中國(guó)、和日本的，我們一起住在一個(gè)不錯(cuò)的賓館里。晚上，我在的忙碌后來到休息室放松，休息室里面有一個(gè)臺(tái)球桌和一個(gè)臺(tái)球桿。我原以為一定會(huì)有爭(zhēng)搶的情況出現(xiàn)，首先跑過來的兩個(gè)學(xué)生先占領(lǐng)了臺(tái)球桌，而其他人都在旁邊靜靜地等著，或者其他人會(huì)找一些別的事情來做。但是出乎意料的是，所有的人都在一起玩兒這個(gè)游戲。大多數(shù)學(xué)生都站在了臺(tái)球桌子邊上開心地交談， 他們傳遞著臺(tái)球桿輪流擊球。沒有隊(duì)伍和分?jǐn)?shù)，也沒有爭(zhēng)吵和沖突， 而且他們甚至沒有商量過怎么玩兒——就這么自然的發(fā)生了。他們用晚上的時(shí)間給著對(duì)方建議，拿對(duì)方糟糕的擊球開玩笑， 一起為好的擊球慶祝。我想學(xué)生在學(xué)校時(shí)候的壓力是很大的，我們總是想做到。但是大多數(shù)時(shí)間，你們是不和其他人一起競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的， 看到人們互相合作是一件令人欣喜的事情。

　　Aaron：One of my favourite memories is from a school trip to Beijing. The students were from lots of places – the biggest groups were from Korea, China and Japan – and we were staying in a nice hotel. One evening,we went to the lounge to relax after a busy day, and in the lounge there was one pool table, and one cue. I expected there to be a rush, for the first two people to run over to claim the table, and slowly play their game while everyone else waited, or tried to find something else to do. But what actually happened, was that everyone played a game together. Around ten students stood around the table talking happily, and they passed the cue to a new person for every shot. There were no teams, or points, no arguing or fighting, and they didn’t even have a discussion about it – it was just natural. They spent the evening giving each other advice, laughing together at their terrible shots and celebrating the good ones. I think there is a lot of pressure at school and we always want to do well. But most of the time, you aren’t competing against each other, and it’s great to see what can happen when people work together.

　　3、“就像學(xué)生一樣，老師們也會(huì)經(jīng)常嘗試新鮮事物”

　　小君：作為學(xué)校的教學(xué)指導(dǎo)，您曾經(jīng)引進(jìn)和開發(fā)新的學(xué)習(xí)和評(píng)估工具，并創(chuàng)建了“動(dòng)手工作坊”來指導(dǎo)教師。這些新型的事物對(duì)于改善教師的教學(xué)有哪些好處?學(xué)生的反饋如何?

　　SIBS：As a teaching guide for the school, you have introduced and developed new learning and assessment tools and created “hands-on workshops” to guide teachers. What are the benefits of these new things for improving the teaching of teachers?What is the student's feedback?

　　Aaron：就像學(xué)生一樣， 老師們也會(huì)經(jīng)常嘗試新鮮事物。一直以來總有新的技術(shù)出現(xiàn)，我們可以用不同的方法幫助學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)，或者和從未有過的更權(quán)威的聽眾來分享我們想法。你也可以閱讀教育有關(guān)的研究，人們?cè)谀抢锓窒砩婕敖逃�教學(xué)的方法，或者說，哪種給學(xué)生的反饋形式最能幫助到學(xué)生，如何激發(fā)學(xué)生的想象力還有其他的東西。舉辦教育工作坊是教師們覺得最有效的獲得靈感的方法，因?yàn)榻處熆梢栽谀抢锓窒硭麄兊南敕ā?/p>

　　Aaron：Just like students, teachers are always trying to learn new things. There is new technology coming out all the time, which we can use to help approach learning in different ways, and to share our ideas with a much bigger audience than ever before. You can also read about research in education, where people try to look at the best way to design a classroom, or what type of feedback students find most useful, how to help encourage creativity and all sorts of other things. Having education workshops, where teachers can share their ideas and what they have found most effective, is a great way to get inspired.

　　Aaron：當(dāng)然，學(xué)生的反饋也是至關(guān)重要的-——有沒有更好的方法找出來學(xué)生們覺得什么是的想法呢?以我的經(jīng)驗(yàn)來看， 他們往往很樂意嘗試新的東西。如果他們可以用做視頻的方式來體現(xiàn)他們學(xué)到的知識(shí)，而不是全都用書寫的方式來體現(xiàn)呢?何樂而不為呢?

　　Aaron：Of course, student feedback is also crucial – what better way to find out what they find most useful? In my experience, they are usually pretty happy to try out something new. If they can make a vlog where they talk about something studied in class, instead of writing another essay, why not?

　　Aaron：作為一名老師，有時(shí)候你的點(diǎn)子不是次就能實(shí)施的。但在多年后掌握更多技能或者技術(shù)后，對(duì)同一個(gè)點(diǎn)子再一次嘗試是必要的。

　　Aaron：As a teacher, sometimes the idea you had in your head doesn’t work perfectly the first time, but it’s great to explore new ideas every now and again, to help improve and build on other techniques you have developed over the years.

　　4、“暑期高中推薦書單”

　　小君：暑假來了，您可以給君誠(chéng)的高中生推薦一些書單嗎?

　　SIBS：Summer vacation is coming. Could you recommendsome books to SIBS high school students?

　　Aaron：暑期是我讀書的時(shí)機(jī)，在旅行的時(shí)候這些書也是消磨時(shí)間的好東西。我的假期推薦如下。

　　Aaron：Summer holiday is a great time to get some good reading done. And if you’re travelling somewhere over the break, a book helps those long flight times whizz by. Here are my summer recommendations.

　　Aaron：布蘭登·桑德森的《天空》系列是一個(gè)結(jié)合了幻想和科學(xué)的小說， 講述了一個(gè)來自失去榮譽(yù)家庭的女孩奪回榮譽(yù)的故事。如果你喜歡它,桑德森也是目前最豐富的作家之一(他寫了很多的書)，你將可以有很多嘗試閱讀的書——老少皆宜。

　　Aaron：Brandon Sanderson’s Skyward is a fun mix of fantasyand sci-fi, involving a girl whose family has lost its honour, and herdetermination to get it back. If you like it, Sanderson is also one ofthe most prolific authors around at the moment (he writes a lot), so there willbe tons of other things for you to try out – for both older and younger audiences.

　　Aaron：艾米莉·威伯利和奧斯汀·西格蒙德-布羅卡著的《如果我是誠(chéng)實(shí)的》是一個(gè)愛和救贖的故事。 它依據(jù)于莎士比亞的《馴服史魯》而來,所以你將從其中之前技巧受益的同時(shí)享受一個(gè)吝嗇女孩試圖改變她的方式的故事。比原著更女權(quán)主義的方法有助于幫助故事更好地融入有趣的夏季閱讀范疇。

　　Aaron：If I’m Being Honest by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka is a story of love and redemption. It’s loosely based on Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, so you get some bonus points for sophistication, while being able to enjoy the story of a mean girl trying to change her ways. A much more feminist approach than the original helps the story fit well into the category of fun summer reading.

　　Aaron：薩拉·塞迪所寫的《美國(guó)化：沒有綠卡的反叛者》講述了一個(gè)在美國(guó)生活的女孩兒無意間發(fā)現(xiàn)自己是非法移民的故事。這是一個(gè)關(guān)于某人試圖在世界上找到自己的位置,同時(shí)也處理更多的驅(qū)逐焦慮的時(shí)代故事。

　　Aaron：For something a little different, Americanized:Rebel Without a Green Card by Sara Saedi, is a funny and engagingstory about a teenager living in America, who inadvertently discovers that sheis an illegal immigrant. It’s a good coming of agestory about someone trying to find their place in the world, while also dealingwith the added anxiety of deportation.

　　Aaron：最后,如果你不熟悉很多獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)的得主劉慈欣,這將是一個(gè)很好的機(jī)會(huì)去讀他的作品�！读骼说厍颉纷罱�在Netflix上發(fā)行,在這部小說在全球取得巨大成功之后,目前正在制作《三體》的動(dòng)畫片�？梢宰x讀原著(中文,英文翻譯或兩者),看看改編的有多成功。

　　Aaron：Lastly, if you aren’t familiar with the multi-award winning Liu Cixin, it’s a great time to get out there and give his writing a go. The Wandering Earth was recently released on Netflix, and there is currently an animation in production of The Three-BodyProblem, following the novel’s massive global success. Give the original works a go (in Chinese, English translation or both) and see how successful you think the adaptations have been.