OUTLINE

Focus:

WHY

 

Why is language special in education?

Lenses:

theoretical and empirical grounds

Scope:

as international as possible

Subject matter:

resources supporting the key position of language in education

INTRODUCTORY THOUGHTS

To have another language is to possess a second soul.
— Charlemagne

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
— Rudyard Kipling

Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.
— Rita Mae Brown

Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in thinking.
— Humphry Davy

ERL Conceptual Bank’s components: