"The more languages you have, the more worlds you belong to." Marta Dzuirosz
So true. It goes with another quote that you get a new soul with every new language.
So true. It goes with another quote that you get a new soul with every new language.
"Those who can read hold the key to great deeds, to undreamed-of possibilities." Aldous Huxley
Aren't we the lucky ones?
Aren't we the lucky ones?
"Where do I find all the time not to read so much." Karl Kraus
I'd like the answer to that question.
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I love the Huxley quote. It's so true and so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Susan. I totally agree. And those who don't teach their children aren't doing them any favour.
DeleteThat last one by Kraus totally made me laugh! :D
ReplyDeleteSame here, Lark. Soooo funny but oh so true.
DeleteI really try to encourage my kiddos that knowing many languages is a good thing. As you can imagine, it is not easy being Hispanic and Latinx here right now - especially those who were born elsewhere. I always tell them that knowing more languages will help them go far in life.
ReplyDeleteYou are right, Sarah. When you live in Europe, you have no other choice. You have to learn English, at least, but on advanced schools you have to learn at least one more language. And if you want to work in an international environment, the more languages, the more chances.
DeleteI remember when my boys went to school and I helped out a lot, we needed to talk to some of the French teachers who didn't speak any English. Another mother was more than surprised that I spoke French as well as English. But those were only my two major foreign languages. LOL
I wish I remembered the German I spent four years learning. Or the Russian I spent a year on. I think we would be much better served here if kids were taught new languages from a young age instead of waiting until middle school for Spanish, and then high school for multiple choices.
DeleteOne thing I noticed is that you only learn a language for a couple of years. In Germany, if you don't start in the basic school, you take English from year 5 to year 10 or 13, depending what school you visit. But even when you do an apprenticeship then, you have to do it there often. The second language starts in year 7, often French. As of year 9 and 11, you can take on more. And it's similar in other European countries, well at least in the North.
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