. . . consider this . . .

  • Have you ever paused and wondered, what language do you think in?

  • Would you think that the language we use has an impact on our relationship with nature, people, morality, and the world at large?

  • Does being multi-lingual have an impact on our cognitive functions?

Ideas to Uncover in the Course

  • The impact on relationships and culture when a language dies

  • Discover the impact language has on your worldview and perspective

  • Recognise how being multi-lingual can lead to healthier brains

  • Discover the depth in expression and inter-personal understanding offered by language

The Curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Introduction to the Course
  • 2

    Looking at the World through Language

    • Experience, Expression & Language

    • How Language Shapes the Way we Think: Lera Boroditsky

    • Language of the Anthropocentric and Ecocentric Worldview

    • Additional Resources
  • 3

    Language as Expression

    • Ways of Expression & the Native Tongue

    • Lexicon of Native Phrases

    • Language & Perception of an Experience

    • Additional Resources
  • 4

    Language as Heritage

    • The Human Language: Oral History

    • The Human Language: a Timeline

    • Extinction of Languages

    • The Importance of your Mother Tongue: Hantz Hessouh

    • Additional Resources
  • 5

    Language & Cognition

    • Connecting Language & Cognitive Functioning

    • Learning a Second Language? Develop your Mother Tongue: Shane Leaning

    • The Benefits of a Bilingual Brain: Mia Nacamulli

    • Additional Resources
  • 6

    Languages of the Greater World

    • Language in the More-than-Human World

    • I am Here: Faraway Originals

    • Additional Resources
  • 7

    Conclusion

    • Closing Thoughts and Reflections