OUTLINE

Focus:

WHAT FOR

 

How can the special role of language be enhanced? 

Lenses:

comprehensive character

Scope:

as innovative as possible

Subject matter:

ideas, alternatives, projections, perspectives

INTRODUCTORY THOUGHTS

Through language, the impossible becomes thinkable, and the unseen becomes imaginable.

— Lera Boroditsky

The future of humanity is multilingual: no single language can carry the knowledge of tomorrow alone.

— Frank Smith

Language is the most vital tool in education: through it, knowledge becomes accessible, ideas are shared, and cultures are bridged. 

— Nelson Mandela

The future belongs to those who can navigate multiple languages; communication across borders will be the currency of the 21st century. 

— David Crystal

ERL Conceptual Bank’s components: