"I think that learning history or things like the American Declaration of Independence is just rote memorization. Learning a language is like learning to ride a bike or play music. You learn it by doing," he says. Taiwanese often try to "memorize" English words and rules, but are unwilling to open their mouths and speak.
「對我來說，歷史、或美國獨立宣言之類的知識都是屬於死背的知識；而語言、騎腳踏車和音樂則必須從『使用』中去熟練它，」閔傑輝指出，台灣人學英文侷限在「背」英文，卻往往不肯小開金口，因而總是事倍功半。