Comments on: On learning languages and the gaining of wisdom https://languageonthemove.com/on-learning-languages-and-the-gaining-of-wisdom/ Multilingualism, Intercultural communication, Consumerism, Globalization, Gender & Identity, Migration & Social Justice, Language & Tourism Wed, 15 Apr 2015 01:06:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: ‘Investing in language:’ Why do we think about language education the way we do? | Language on the Move https://languageonthemove.com/on-learning-languages-and-the-gaining-of-wisdom/#comment-45997 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 01:06:32 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=15596#comment-45997 […] of language learning and excludes other benefits one can gain from the process. As an example, see proverbs around the world related to the connection between wisdom and languages. It is thus important to recognize the power of the ways in which we speak about language learning […]

]]> By: Ely https://languageonthemove.com/on-learning-languages-and-the-gaining-of-wisdom/#comment-42856 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:49:38 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=15596#comment-42856 Fantastic stuff! I know a lot of people in my family who know 2-3 languages. They are not especially excited about it, but I envy their ability to effortlessly switch between them.

]]> By: Maria https://languageonthemove.com/on-learning-languages-and-the-gaining-of-wisdom/#comment-34684 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 21:38:31 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=15596#comment-34684 ‘One does not inhabit a country; one inhabits a language’ Emile Cioran

]]> By: Li Jia https://languageonthemove.com/on-learning-languages-and-the-gaining-of-wisdom/#comment-32658 Wed, 05 Feb 2014 04:10:01 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=15596#comment-32658 For most Chinese language learners nowadays, I don’t think English learning experiences at school could bring them joyful memories. Almost all Chinese school learners are familiar with a proverb by Sun Zhu (孙洙)— ‘When one has learned 300 Tang poems by rote, one is able to write poetries’ (‘熟读唐诗三百首，不会作诗也会吟’). In other words, learning by heart is the ‘short-cut’ for language acquisition. Sadly, this proverb has been widely used as a language learning motto quoted by Chinese parents and teachers to constantly urge the young learners to learn a foreign language.

]]> By: Azadeh https://languageonthemove.com/on-learning-languages-and-the-gaining-of-wisdom/#comment-31914 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 17:28:59 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=15596#comment-31914 Learning a new language is travelling to another world. It is the easiest way by which one can be truly alive.
Best

]]> By: Theresa W. https://languageonthemove.com/on-learning-languages-and-the-gaining-of-wisdom/#comment-29473 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 05:43:44 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=15596#comment-29473 My favorite quotation on learning language:

“Own only what you can always carry with you: know languages, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your bag.” ~Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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