Language learning through thought, memory, imagination, and reading

The present article aims to estimate the value of language learning through a quick review of the learning process and with a focus on “accumulated knowledge” and “the ability to learn.” Following the opinions of researchers and linguists, we can also argue that the whole history of human culture – “of intelligence and morality, folly and superstition, ritual, language, and the arts” – is what makes us human.

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ChatGPT: Educational friend or foe?

ChatGPT: Educational friend or foe? Education Beyond Borders Podcast

What makes us unique are our thoughts. Welcome to Speak Your Mind!

ChatGPT is incredible – and terrifying.

19-JAN-2023 | How many jobs will this kill? Will it disrupt our education system?

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Interesting findings about lockdown language learning

Interesting findings about lockdown language learning Education Beyond Borders Podcast

VERBALISTS EDUCATION news – We keep you informed on your education journey!

30-SEP-2022 | Which languages were the most popular to learn in each country during the lockdown?

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Voices of vanishing worlds – endangered languages

Of the world’s 6,500 living languages, half will cease to be spoken by the end of this century. Most of these endangered languages are oral speech forms, with little if any traditional written literature. If undocumented, these tongues – each representing a unique insight into human cognition and its most powerful defining feature, language – risk disappearing without trace. READ MORE