“We acquire language when we understand messages, when we understand what people tell us and when we understand what we read.” – Stephen Krashen August 7, 2019July 31, 2019Leave a comment
“It is astonishing how much enjoyment one can get out of a language that one understands imperfectly.” – Basil Gildersleeve August 1, 2019July 31, 2019Leave a comment
“Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry, or savor their songs.” – Nelson Mandela July 18, 2018July 12, 2018Leave a comment
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” -Nelson Mandela June 21, 2018June 18, 2018Leave a comment
“Language has no independent existence apart from the people who use it. It is not an end in itself; it is a means to an end of understanding who you are and what society is like.” – David Crystal June 11, 2018June 12, 2018Leave a comment