2019年1月22日，“雅思合作伙伴頒獎(jiǎng)典禮暨雅思30周年啟動(dòng)慶典”在北京隆重舉行！新航道國(guó)際教育集團(tuán)董事長(zhǎng)兼CEO胡敏教授作為特邀嘉賓發(fā)表主題致辭，并作為雅思考試30周年見(jiàn)證代表與雅思官方東亞及中國(guó)區(qū)負(fù)責(zé)人一起共同開(kāi)啟30周年慶典儀式！

　　活動(dòng)現(xiàn)場(chǎng)，胡敏教授作為雅思30周年見(jiàn)證代表，他說(shuō)：“我跟雅思的淵源，應(yīng)該可以追溯到1999年，正好是20年以前。當(dāng)時(shí)我到倫敦英國(guó)文化委員會(huì)，拜訪肖恩·海德先生，當(dāng)時(shí)雅思還在拼命的奪取更大的市場(chǎng)份額，樹立自己的業(yè)內(nèi)地位，而托福是一個(gè)帝國(guó)。當(dāng)時(shí)我對(duì)肖恩·海德先生說(shuō)了這么一番話，IELTS shall one day arise and shine in the kingdom of English language testing.一晃二十年過(guò)去了，這二十年我們看到了雅思的快速發(fā)展，雅思考試人數(shù)的急劇增長(zhǎng)，我們共同見(jiàn)證了過(guò)去雅思考試的30年輝煌。我從倫敦回來(lái)以后，就開(kāi)始了我的人生中最重要的旅程——雅思之旅。當(dāng)時(shí)我確實(shí)認(rèn)為，雅思考試是全世界第一個(gè)用international這個(gè)詞的，具有國(guó)際范，具有全球視野，服務(wù)全世界。第二個(gè)，當(dāng)時(shí)我總結(jié)了雅思考試它有四個(gè)方面的作用，第一個(gè)，雅思它是一個(gè)A passport to immigration，移民的通行證。第二個(gè)是，A new way to study abroad，留學(xué)的新途徑，A golden key to a future career, 職場(chǎng)的金鑰匙。A new place for English learning, 英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)的大課堂?！?/p>

　　英國(guó)文化教育協(xié)會(huì)東亞區(qū)考試業(yè)務(wù)總監(jiān)Steve Adams與胡敏教授合影

　　的確，從最初的預(yù)言到今天的雅思大發(fā)展，“胡敏”與“雅思”有著千絲萬(wàn)縷的關(guān)系。

　　2000年，胡敏教授在國(guó)內(nèi)成功主持、自主開(kāi)發(fā)出了第1代培訓(xùn)教材，填補(bǔ)了當(dāng)時(shí)國(guó)內(nèi)雅思培訓(xùn)領(lǐng)域的空白。

　　2007年，新航道推出“胡敏雅思第5代”系列教材，被高等院校國(guó)際學(xué)院和許多知名培訓(xùn)機(jī)構(gòu)奉為經(jīng)典。胡敏教授攜“雅思?jí)糁?duì)”在全國(guó)高校進(jìn)行了數(shù)百場(chǎng)雅思巡回演講，反響強(qiáng)烈，胡敏教授因此被主流媒體譽(yù)為“中國(guó)雅思之父”。

　　2009年，在雅思考試20年頒獎(jiǎng)典禮上，英國(guó)文化協(xié)會(huì)授予胡敏教授全球“雅思考試20年20人”杰出貢獻(xiàn)獎(jiǎng)。

　　2019年的今天，在雅思30年慶典之際，胡敏教授作為雅思30年見(jiàn)證代表……

胡敏教授與雅思官方共同開(kāi)啟雅思30周年亮燈儀式

　　所謂無(wú)巧不成書，雅思考試的30年，也正是新航道的15周年，2004年胡敏教授帶領(lǐng)“雅思?jí)糁?duì)”開(kāi)始創(chuàng)建新航道。在海淀區(qū)知春路的一個(gè)兩室一廳的一個(gè)公寓里面，不足180平米的一個(gè)房間里面，開(kāi)始創(chuàng)業(yè)。那么這么多年過(guò)去了，如今新航道在全球46個(gè)城市，擁有學(xué)校，在墨爾本擁有分校；每年培訓(xùn)學(xué)生逾10萬(wàn)人次。在此次2019年頒獎(jiǎng)典禮上，新航道憑借超強(qiáng)實(shí)力及對(duì)雅思的突出貢獻(xiàn)蟬聯(lián)雅思考試官方“集團(tuán)貢獻(xiàn)獎(jiǎng)”，新航道下屬8所分校分別榮獲“白金級(jí)合作伙伴（6所獲獎(jiǎng)白金級(jí)機(jī)構(gòu)中，新航道獨(dú)攬3個(gè)）、金級(jí)合作伙伴“獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)！

　　在致辭中胡敏教授說(shuō)到：三十年彈指一揮間已經(jīng)過(guò)去了，30而立，倍道而進(jìn)。現(xiàn)在是一個(gè)A new era of globalization,全球化的時(shí)代，擁抱的是那些能夠參與到全球競(jìng)爭(zhēng)與合作能力的人才，國(guó)際精英人才。胡老師想借這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)，跟大家簡(jiǎn)單的分享一點(diǎn)，我對(duì)現(xiàn)在的這個(gè)領(lǐng)域的看法。我認(rèn)為，中國(guó)的英語(yǔ)教育，包括培訓(xùn)，有一點(diǎn)類似于金字塔，塔基在哪里？塔基是test-oriented language learning應(yīng)試教育。中間的這個(gè)層次，是英語(yǔ)能力的教育培訓(xùn)the acquisition of four basic language skills of listening , speaking, reading and writing，這是第二層次。但是這個(gè)塔尖，the top of the pyramid is global competence塔尖是全球勝任力。全球勝任力意味著什么？它有四個(gè)維度，第一個(gè)維度是指的the capacity to analyze local, global and intercultural issues，第二個(gè)維度是the capacity to understand and appreciate perspectives and world views of others，第三個(gè)維度是the ability to engage in open, appropriate and effective interactions across cultures，最后一個(gè)維度是the capacity to take action for collective well-being and sustainable growth。這四個(gè)維度里面，都包含了其中的一條主線，就是整個(gè)英語(yǔ)的溝通能力。

　　30年，眾多中國(guó)學(xué)子通過(guò)雅思考試進(jìn)入名校、走向世界，雅思考試確實(shí)獲得越來(lái)越多的教育機(jī)構(gòu)、中等教育機(jī)構(gòu)、企事業(yè)單位、國(guó)內(nèi)的國(guó)外的普遍的認(rèn)可。而從2004年到2018年，在新航道的14年進(jìn)程中，作為培訓(xùn)機(jī)構(gòu)，新航道成功地幫助了數(shù)十萬(wàn)人，實(shí)現(xiàn)了他們的名校的夢(mèng)想。進(jìn)如牛津、劍橋這一些著名的學(xué)府。新航道只是許許多多在中國(guó)成功的“雅思故事”之一，未來(lái)新航道將繼續(xù)一如既往與雅思官方一起見(jiàn)證更多中國(guó)學(xué)生國(guó)際化之路！

　　附：胡敏教授2019雅思合作伙伴頒獎(jiǎng)典禮演講全文：

　　Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen:

　　Good evening！

　　Let me begin by congratulating all the awarded IELTS partners this evening! I wish all of you even greater success! Thanks for the delicious meal and the performances were wonderful indeed!

　　It is my great honor to be invited to give a speech at 2019 IELTS Overseas Education Collaboration Forum to witness its glorious past 30 years.

　　My first encounter with IELTS goes back to 1999, that is exactly 20 years ago. I visited Mr. Sean Hyde of the British Council in London. At that time, TOFEL was considered as the empire of English language testing; IELTS, however, was still trying hard to fight for its foothold. I offered Mr. Hyde my word of hope, saying that IELTS shall one day arise and shine in the kingdom of English language testing. In my view IELTS could become a passport to immigration; a new way to study abroad; a golden key to a future career and a new place for English learning.

　　With that vision in mind we parted our ways. I returned to China to embark on my new journey of IELTS for Chinese learners and testees of English. The past 20 years have seen burgeoning growth in IELTS in terms of book publishing, training schools and academic events and study overseas.

　　Here I would like to share with you the IELTS story of my company, the New Channel International Education Group Limited ( New Channel). In 2004 New Channel was founded. It now has 46 schools, more than 300 learning centers around the globe. IELTS book publishing has been a booming business sector of my company. Major British publishers like Macmillan, Cambridge University Press as well as Harper Collins are collaborators of New Channel. In fact, in collaboration with Harper Collins, one of the largest English language education publishers in the world, we jointly published 7Th Generation of IELTS textbooks.

　　China IELTS Festival is an annual IELTS academic event launched by New Channel. Up to now, it has been continuing for 12 years. Above a million learners benefited from nearly a thousand events held in more than 40 cities and over 100 universities.

　　During the 14 years from 2004 to 2018, New Channel had exerted every effort to help hundreds of thousands of learners realize their dream to enter prestigious universities like Cambridge and Oxford and become the Chinese youth with global competence. They contribute to the community of shared future for mankind like the shining stars on the world stage.

　　New Channel's success is just one of many true IELTS stories in China and around the globe. Today IELTS scores are accepted by the higher education institutions in many parts of the world. As a matter of fact, the IELTS test has become the most popular test in the whole world.

　　All these truly remarkable achievements made by IELTS only prove what I predicted about it 20 years ago has become a reality!

　　It goes without saying that those past glories of IELTS shall always remain fresh! However, one cannot dwell upon it, for we are now in a new era of globalization. The world demands skillful and multifaceted talent of great minds. It resembles a pyramid of three different levels. The bottom level concerns the test-oriented language learning; the middle level involves the acquisition of four basic language skills of   listening , speaking, reading and writing, and the top of the pyramid is global competence.

　　The global competence includes the following four dimensions. The first dimension is the capacity to examine local, global and intercultural issues; the second dimension is the capacity to understand and appreciate different perspectives and world views; the third is the ability to engage in open, appropriate and effective interactions across cultures, and the fourth is the ability to take action for collective well-being and sustainable development.

　　It is clear that the IELTS test itself cannot get you to the top of the pyramid, but the reliable and valid assessment it provides surely smooths the way to it.

　　Look ahead, IELTS holds a promising future. We shall continue to collaborate with the British Council Testing Services so as to create more opportunities to help learners to become globally competent English language communicators.

　　I wish the International English Language Testing System another 30 glorious years! I wish everyone here a very happy and prosperous new year!

　　Thank you!

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