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Wouldn’t it be easier if everybody spoke the same language? What are the benefits of speaking more than one language? What can multilingualism do for me, my community and society? What does learn...ing a new language really mean? These and other common questions related to multilingualism and language learning will be discussed in this session. We will share our experiences on interacting with different languages and we will discuss how languages are more than instruments of communication, but ways of understanding and shaping the world we live in: learning a language not only involves grasping its grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, it also has an indispensable value for understanding how societies are structured and governed and for empowering culturally aware and self-reflective citizens.
Wouldn’t it be easier if everybody spoke the same language? What are the benefits of speaking more than one language? What can multilingualism do for me, my community and society? What does learn...ing a new language really mean? These and other common questions related to multilingualism and language learning will be discussed in this session. We will share our experiences on interacting with different languages and we will discuss how languages are more than instruments of communication, but ways of understanding and shaping the world we live in: learning a language not only involves grasping its grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, it also has an indispensable value for understanding how societies are structured and governed and for empowering culturally aware and self-reflective citizens.
| Series: | Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) Freshers' Week; Series 2020 |
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| Episode | 7 |
| Recording date: | 22-09-2020 |
| Published: | 2020 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:11:43 |
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| Presenter: | Karen Foley |
| Contributor: | Mara Fuertes Gutiérrez |
| Publisher: | The Open University |
| Link to related site: | Internal url: http://studenthublive.open.ac.uk/abstract/words-make-worlds-power-language-learning?event=Welcome%20to%20WELS%21%20Freshers%27%20week%20from%20the%20Faculty%20of%20Wellbeing%2C%20Education%20and%20Language%20Studies%20%28WELS%29%20%E2%80%93%2022%20September%202020 |
| Production number: | SHL00586 |
| Available to public: | yes |
