NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS IN OPENSTACK COMMUNITY: A TRUE STORY - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS IN OPENSTACK COMMUNITY: A TRUE STORY Masayuki Igawa Dong Ma Samuel de Medeiros Queiroz @masayukig @wintermadong @_samueldmq OpenStack Summit 2017 Boston - Wed, 10th May This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License except logos

Hello! / こんにちは ! / 你好 ! / Olá! Masayuki Igawa ○ Japanese, SUSE, OpenStack Core Reviewer Dong Ma ○ Chinese, HPE, OpenStack ATC Samuel de Medeiros Queiroz ○ Brazilian, SUSE, OpenStack Core Reviewer

Japanese Culture ● NOT to say "Yes / No" clearly ○ 善処します (“Zensho-shimasu”) ● Tend to be perfect -> Be afraid of failures -> Do nothing ● 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 ), File( ファイル ), Comment( コメント ), etc.. ○ Japanese-made English: 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

Chinese Culture ● Confucian culture ● Chinese pronunciation is not understood by others ● Not follow well with the English grammar

Brazilian Culture ● 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

Language Reading Writing ● Easiest but important ● Grammar ● Writing long and beautiful sentences is ● IRC conversation goes fast difficult ● Long emails, conclusion is unclear ● Speed in IRC/chat Speaking Listening ● Vocabulary & Grammar ● Variety of accents ● Pronunciation ● Speed ● Vocabulary & Grammar ● Speed & Fluency ● Noisy environments

Tips Non-Native Speakers Native Speakers ● Be friendly ● Be patient ● Find a mentor ● Speak slowly, please ● Share your opinion ● Use simple words and sentences ● Ask questions ● Encourage communication ● Brush up English skills ● Do not make fun

Thanks! - More information https://opensource.com/article/17/1/non-native-speakers-take-open-source-communities https://www.suse.com/communities/blog/tips-non-native-english-speakers-working-open-source-projects/ https://docs.openstack.org/contributor-guide/non-native-english-speakers.html Image by : opensource.com