- Reason: 100
- Learning a language really does broaden your awareness of other cultures - you learn things that you would otherwise never come across
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Culture, Intercultural competence, Learning, Uniqueness
- Reason: 183
- Each language manifests a fresh coming-together of sounds, grammar and vocabulary to form a system of communication, which while demonstrating certain universal principles of organisation and structure, is an unprecedented event and a unique encapsulation of a world view
- Reference:
- Crystal, D. (2000) Language Death (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
- Related Keywords:
- Diversity, Knowledge, Linguistics, Uniqueness
- Reason: 184
- The more languages we study, the fuller our picture of the human linguistic options will be. Languages which are off the beaten track are especially important, as their isolation means they may have developed features which are not found in other languages
- Reference:
- Crystal, D. (2000) Language Death (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
- Related Keywords:
- Diversity, Knowledge, Less Widely Used and Lesser Taught (LWULT) Languages, Linguistics, Uniqueness
- Reason: 185
- Differences in the way languages use grammar are always illuminating, especially those which help to quash the myth of primitiveness in indigenous languages. There are many languages which provide ways of expressing an area of experience that actually offer more points of contrastivity than are available in languages like English or French
- Reference:
- Crystal, D. (2000) Language Death (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
- Related Keywords:
- Diversity, Less Widely Used and Lesser Taught (LWULT) Languages, Linguistics, Uniqueness
- Reason: 186
- Several of the grammatical features found in indigenous languages present us with ways of talking about the world that have no counterpart in the well-known Western languages
- Reference:
- Crystal, D. (2000) Language Death (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
- Related Keywords:
- Diversity, Knowledge, Less Widely Used and Lesser Taught (LWULT) Languages, Linguistics, Uniqueness
- Reason: 194
- A unique contribution of foreign languages to emancipation lies in preventing the school community itself lapsing into parochialism
- Reference:
- Hawkins, E. (1981) Modern Languages in the Curriculum (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
- Related Keywords:
- Equality (equal opportunities), Secondary sector, Uniqueness, Values
- Reason: 231
- The responsibility of providing opportunities for real contacts with people of a different country and culture is one of the factors which makes language teaching different
- Reference:
- Byram, M., Risager, K. (2002) 'Stereotypes, prejudice and tolerance' in Swarbrick, A. (ed) Teaching Modern Foreign Languages in Secondary Schools (London: Routledge Falmer, The Open University), pp. 81-94
- Related Keywords:
- Culture, Networking, Teaching, Uniqueness
- Reason: 315
- The loss of languages is tragic precisely because they are not interchangeable, precisely because they represent the distillation of the thoughts and communication of a people over their entire history
- Reference:
- Mithun (1998: 189) cited in Crystal, D. (2000) Language Death (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, Diversity, Historical dimension, Less Widely Used and Lesser Taught (LWULT) Languages, Uniqueness
- Reason: 325
- In principle, each language provides a new slant on how the human mind works and how it expresses itself in linguistic categories
- Reference:
- Crystal, D. (2000) Language Death (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
- Related Keywords:
- Diversity, Knowledge, Linguistics, Uniqueness
- Reason: 326
- The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language, and no single language is capable of expressing all forms and degrees of human comprehension
- Reference:
- Pound, E. (1960) cited in Crystal, D. (2000) Language Death (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)
- Related Keywords:
- Diversity, Knowledge, Uniqueness
- Reason: 361
- Learning a language makes our minds stronger and more flexible. Actually using it gives us an entirely new experience of the world
- Reference:
- John Cleese, Actor cited in DFEE, QCA (1999) Modern Foreign Languages: The National Curriculum for England (London: HMSO)
- Related Keywords:
- Academic skills, Experiential learning, Uniqueness
- Reason: 369
- By its very nature the study of a foreign language adds a distinctive dimension of its own: It exposes learners to new experiences and enables them to make connections in a way which would not otherwise be possible, and this in itself deepens their understanding of their mother tongue; Operating with a more limited stock of language both brings out the need for strategies for communication and makes learners more conscious of the meaning of words and the structure of sentences; The sounds and intonation patterns of the foreign language present a challenge to learners' capacity to discriminate and imitate
- Reference:
- The Department of Education and Science; Welsh Office (1990) Modern Foreign Languages for Ages 11 to 16 (London: HMSO)
- Related Keywords:
- Communication, English Mother Tongue, Language awareness, Learning strategies, Personal and social development, Secondary sector, Uniqueness
- Reason: 376
- The study of any modern foreign language is unique because of the existence of people who speak it as their mother tongue. Learners have opportunities through contacts with native speakers and especially through visits and exchanges to practise and extend their knowledge in a way which few other subjects can offer
- Reference:
- The Department of Education and Science; Welsh Office (1990) Modern Foreign Languages for Ages 11 to 16 (London: HMSO)
- Related Keywords:
- Experiential learning, Knowledge, Residence abroad, Secondary sector, Study abroad, Uniqueness
- Reason: 425
- Subject-related skills are developed through the study of both the language and the related thematic areas. These may relate to the study of the countries or regions in which the target language is used, including aspects of the literatures, cultures, linguistic contexts, history, politics, geography, social or economic structures. In certain programmes, these will relate to discipline-specific contexts, such as the business, legal, creative, technological or scientific communities within those countries or regions. Study of these will lead to the development of analytical, critical and specialist skills drawn from the relevant discipline areas. The opportunity to study discipline-specific content in the target language represents a unique contribution to the students' learning experience
- Reference:
- Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (2002) Languages and Related Studies: Subject Benchmark Statements (Gloucester: QAA)
- Related Keywords:
- Academic skills, Critical thinking, Culture, HE (Higher Education sector), Language learning skills, Learning, Literature, Related subjects, Uniqueness
- Reason: 434
- Foreign language study is itself unique. While requiring cultural and linguistic knowledge - intellectual mastery of new systems - comparable to other disciplines, the learning outcomes expected of a degree-level language student also include a sophisticated practical command of the foreign language
- Reference:
- Coleman, J. (2004) 'Modern languages in British universities: past and present' in Arts and Humanities in Higher Education, Volume 3 (2), pp. 147-162
- Related Keywords:
- Academic skills, Culture, HE (Higher Education sector), Practical skills, Related subjects, Uniqueness
- Reason: 484
- A language is a USP (unique selling point)
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Employability, Uniqueness
- Reason: 487
- A language is an unusual qualification that employers respect
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Employability, Qualifications, Uniqueness
- Reason: 493
- A foreign language stands out on application forms
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Employability, Uniqueness
- Reason: 507
- A language is a benefit not held by many
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Employability, Uniqueness
- Reason: 549
- Language learning builds skills that cannot be taught any other way
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Key skills, Teaching, Uniqueness
- Reason: 617
- Learning a language means you can be different from most English people
- Reference:
- Sixth Former
- Related Keywords:
- Uniqueness
- Reason: 646
- Learning another language is something different
- Reference:
- language undergraduate
- Related Keywords:
- Uniqueness
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