Fall
2010
Key Languages News
New After School Language Classes start September 7th. Spanish, French, Portuguese and German classes for children will be held twice a week at Key Languages. Information and registration are available online at www.keylang.com
Language in the News
Lost in Translation – New cognitive research suggests that language profoundly influences the way people see the world; a different sense of blame in Japanese and Spanish by Lera Boroditsky. Wall Street Journal. July 24, 2010. read more
You Are what You Speak – The long-discredited idea that your mother tongue shapes your experience of the world may be true after all by Guy Deutscher in The New York Times Magazine on August 30th, 2010. read more
My two cents
Learning a language is a challenge, but it is very rewarding. It changes our vision of the world. Recent studies described in the two articles mentioned above show how language shapes our thoughts and the way we see the world. Concepts like gender, time and space are different. Even colors and the way people report facts are different depending on the language they speak. Isn’t it worth to accept the challenge of learning a language and of understanding other cultures?
Cassia Silva
Quote
“The 21st century isn’t coming; it’s already here Public schools must prepare our young people to understand and address global issues, and educators must re-examine their teaching strategies and curriculum so that all students can thrive in this global and interdependent society.”
Dennis Van Roekel
President of the National Education Association
A copy of the NEA Policy Brief on global Competence is available at here
Pick of the Season
Speaking in Tongues, the award-winning documentary from PatchWorks Films
• To watch a 2-minute clip click here
• To buy the dvd click here
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