This year the reflection was on the impact of language on human development and the understanding of our worlds as the basis of our educational task as teachers and parents, and also as researchers and university students interested in this subject.
Without our linguistic condition we would not be able to represent, interpret, or imagine. The way we conceive time, space and relationships with others is marked by patterns rooted in language. The spoken or written word is the way we capture and express reality; this is how we construct meanings that give meaning to the world and to ourselves.
On this occasion, our guests are scholars of language and its development in relation to the impact of languages on the construction of meaning in the world. They will share with us their research, discoveries and practices that will show new paths to our educational work as we are responsible for the formation of global citizens.
Lera Boroditsky, Ph.D.
How do the languages we speak shape our ways of thinking?
Associate Professor, University of California at San Diego, U.S.A.
Jack Greenspan, B.A.
How does interactive gaming engage the brain to develop communication, creativity and thinking?
Founder and co-director, The Floortime Center, U.S.A.
Karen Nemeth, Ed.M.
How does language turn on the learning chip?
Founder and consultant, Language Castle-LLC, U.S.A.
Fred Genesee, Ph.D.
How successful is multilingual education?
Professor Emeritus, McGill University, Canada
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