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Non-native English Speakers in OpenStack Communities: A True Story(Lightning Talk version)
Masayuki Igawa @masayukig
OpenStack Summit 2018 Vancouver - May 21 11:55-12:05
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Who are we? Masayuki Igawa
• OpenStack Core Reviewer (Tempest - QA project)• Japanese, working for SUSE at Tokyo Office
Dong Ma
• Chinese, FOSSology project core contributor Samuel de Medeiros Queiroz
• Brazilian, working at a telecom company in Brazil
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Masayuki - Japanese● Do not express clearly
○ Do not say “Yes” or “No” clearly
● Tend to be perfect○ Do things in the best way possible○ Afraid of mistakes
● Keep intonation○ Speak quietly throughout the speech○ Less intonation
● Size of Economy○ Big enough in the past years○ Surrounded by the ocean and seas
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Masayuki - Japanese● Focusing on reading and writing
○ Listening and speaking become a challenge!
● Pronunciation and grammar are very different○ Pronouncing “L” vs “R” in words
■ Right vs Light○ There aren’t some sounds such as “TH”, “F”, etc○ Subject-Verb-Object (E) vs Subject-Object-Verb (J)
■ (E) They love chocolate.■ (J) They chocolate love.
彼らは (They) チョコレートが (chocolate) 大好きです (love).
(Karera-wa chokoreto-ga daisuki-desu.)
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Masayuki - Japanese● Katakana: “ネットワーク” = “Network” (English)
○ Kanji (漢字), Hiragana (ひらがな), Katakana (カタカナ)○ Network (ネットワーク), Light(ライト), Right(ライト), McDonald’s(マクドナルド) etc○ Japanese-made English(Wasei-eigo)
■ Paso-con (パソコン)■ Air-con (エアコン)■ Auto-bi (オートバイ)■ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasei-eigo
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Dong Ma - Chinese● Confucian culture● Chinese pronunciation is not understood by others● Not follow well with the English grammar
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Samuel - Brazilian● Conversations driven in similar way● Short/direct responses may sound rude● Some phonemes do not exist in Portuguese, e.g “th” vs “f”● Regular schools do a poor job teaching English
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LanguageReading
● Easiest but important (but it’s not so easy :)
● IRC conversation goes fast● Long emails, conclusion is
unclear
Writing● Grammar● Writing long and beautiful
sentences is difficult● Speed in IRC/chat
Listening● Variety of accents● Speed● Vocabulary & Grammar● Noisy environments
Speaking● Vocabulary & Grammar● Pronunciation● Speed & Fluency
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Tips
Non-Native Speakers
● Be opened, friendly
● Find a mentor
● Share your opinion
● Ask questions
● Brush up English skills
Native Speakers
● Be patient
● Speak slowly, please
● Use simple words and
sentences
● Encourage communication
● Do not make fun
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10Image by : opensource.com
Thank you!● https://opensource.com/article/17/1/non-native-speakers-take-open-source-communities● https://docs.openstack.org/contributor-guide/non-native-english-speakers.html● https://www.suse.com/communities/blog/tips-non-native-english-speakers-working-open-sour
ce-projects/
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Appendix - Full version
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What is this talk about ?● Experiences
○ What happened to us!
● Challenges○ Cultural & Language-specific
● Overcoming obstacles○ How to get through challenges?
● Onboarding newcomers○ Easing the process
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Cultural Challenges
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Masayuki - Japanese● Do not express clearly
○ Do not say “Yes” or “No” clearly
● Tend to be perfect○ Do things in the best way possible○ Afraid of mistakes
● Keep intonation○ Speak quietly throughout the speech○ Less intonation
● Size of Economy○ Big enough in the past years○ Surrounded by the ocean and seas
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Masayuki - Japanese● Focusing on reading and writing
○ Listening and speaking become a challenge!
● Pronunciation and grammar are very different○ Pronouncing “L” vs “R” in words
■ Right vs Light○ There aren’t some sounds such as “TH”, “F”, etc○ Subject-Verb-Object (E) vs Subject-Object-Verb (J)
■ (E) They love chocolate.■ (J) They chocolate love.
彼らは (They) チョコレートが (chocolate) 大好きです (love).
(Karera-wa chokoreto-ga daisuki-desu.)
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Masayuki - Japanese● Katakana: “ネットワーク” = “Network” (English)
○ Kanji (漢字), Hiragana (ひらがな), Katakana (カタカナ)○ Network (ネットワーク), Light(ライト), Right(ライト), McDonald’s(マクドナルド) etc○ Japanese-made English(Wasei-eigo)
■ Paso-con (パソコン)■ Air-con (エアコン)■ Auto-bi (オートバイ)■ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasei-eigo
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Dong Ma - Chinese● Confucian culture
● Doctrine of the Mean○ One guideline is Leniency○ Like to say yes, do not like to say no○ Like to listen, do not like to negotiate
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● Chinese pronunciation○ Accent is not well understood by others
● Do not follow well with the English grammar
● Writing is hard○ Because of the grammar, but it can be understood
Dong Ma - Chinese
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Samuel - Brazilian● Conversations driven in similar way
○ Express yes or no clearly
● Responses○ Short/direct may sound rude
● Grammar○ É uma casa bonita.○ Es una casa hermosa.○ It’s a beautiful house.
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Samuel - Brazilian● Phonemes
○ thanks vs that○ ghost vs enough vs night
● Education system○ Poor job teaching English○ Just grammar - not practical○ Dedicated English schools are expensive
■ 40% of federal minimum wage○ Proficiency in a 2nd language at universities
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Samuel - Brazilian● Borders
○ 10 countries■ Only Guyana speaks English
○ Little English speakers immigration*○ Little immersion
■ No public TV channels in English
● Wake up late○ Harder to pronounce sounds!○ First time in OpenStack Summit
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Samuel - Brazilian● Acknowledge
○ English is essential, but ...
● Make fun of other’s mistakes○ Afraid of making mistakes○ Affect learning curve negatively
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Language Challenges
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Reading● Easiest (but not so easy :)
○ Read as many times as needed
● One of the most important○ Most of the conversation goes in chats/MLs○ But … long threads, conclusion is often unclear!
● IRC conversation goes fast○ It is hard to understand quickly!
● Loss of intonation
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Writing● Grammar
○ It differs significantly from some languages○ They love chocolate. (English)○ They chocolate love. (Japanese)
● Writing long and beautiful sentences is hard○ Simple sentences are prevalent
● Speed in chat○ It is hard to reply in time!
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Listening● Variety of accents
○ American, British, Scottish, Australian, etc
● Speed○ Native speakers speak quickly to each other!
● Vocabulary and Grammar○ Understand what others say!
● Noisy environments
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Speaking● Pronunciation
○ Pay attention and produce sounds correctly
● Speed & Fluency○ It is required to a certain degree○ Time is limited and discussions cannot take forever!
● Vocabulary and Grammar○ You need to express yourself correctly!
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Overcoming obstacles
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Overcoming obstacles● You may not own an outstanding level
○ But that should not block you to start getting where you want
● Full professional proficiency○ Get fluent then look for a job?○ Learn needed vocabulary
■ Rootbeet, triglycerides, jackhammer?○ English schools
■ Not required■ General focus
○ Learn by yourself■ Several means on the internet■ Duolingo, etc...
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Overcoming obstacles● Prepare in advance!● Focus on what you need the most
○ Chat & Mailing lists?■ Review what you write■ Abbreviations are hard: IIRC, AFAICT, FWIW, etc■ It will be hard to follow - read the logs!
○ Events?■ Practice listening■ Phrasal verbs and slangs are a challenge■ Prepare good questions■ Make sure to communicate!
○ Public speaking?■ Language makes it harder■ Mileage! Do it!
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Overcoming obstacles● How to keep constantly learning?
○ Focus on per-language challenges■ Local and native speaker teachers
○ Hear different accents○ Communicate daily○ Useful tools out there○ Practice with others or yourself○ One-to-one conversations
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Overcoming obstacles● General Tips
○ Language immersion○ Respect cultural challenges○ Forget limitations○ Do your best and you will eventually improve○ Yes you can!
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Overcoming obstacles● Reading
○ Read bilingual books, twitter, blogs and other articles in English
● Writing○ Write blog posts, tweet, articles and get reviews by natives (http://lang-8.com/)
● Listening○ Listen to podcasts (https://www.allearsenglish.com/) and TED Talks (https://www.ted.com/)○ Watching TV Show, Movies
● Speaking○ Speak in English lessons online and to friends (https://www.meetup.com/)
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Onboarding newcomers
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Newcomers1. Be friendly
2. Find a mentor
3. Ask questions and share your opinion○ Diversity is important!
4. Prepare in advance
5. Keep improving your English skills
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Native Speakers1. Be patient
2. Speak slowly, please
3. Use simple words and sentences
4. Encourage communication○ Again, diversity matters!
5. Do not make fun!
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