700 Reasons: Reason #48
- Reason: 48
- Language is a means of expressing thought and the study of a foreign language reveals the anatomy of thought. Each language has its own modes of expression, and the contrast and comparison of different modes of expression leads to a more accurate sense of logical processes and a closer observation of the finer shades of meaning
- Reference:
- Leathes Report (1918) cited in Byram, M. (1997) "Cultural awareness" as vocabulary learning’ in the Language Learning Journal, No. 16, pp. 51-57
- Related Keywords:
- Knowledge, Language awareness, Linguistics
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