Language and literacy are at the foundation of who we are a human beings. Without a solid foundation of both of these essentials it will affect us both in the way that we can interact with others and also the path that our lives will take.
Language can be understood in three basic ways. Firstly, it can be viewed as the way we think about things. In this sense language is cognitive. Secondly, it can be viewed as a physical thing as in speech, the way we talk to communicate. In this sense language is material. Lastly, it can be viewed as a set of social conventions, shared by a group of people about how to communicate, Duranti (as cited in Gee, 2011). In this sense language is social.
There are also many different types of languages that we
Language can be understood in three basic ways. Firstly, it can be viewed as the way we think about things. In this sense language is cognitive. Secondly, it can be viewed as a physical thing as in speech, the way we talk to communicate. In this sense language is material. Lastly, it can be viewed as a set of social conventions, shared by a group of people about how to communicate, Duranti (as cited in Gee, 2011). In this sense language is social.
There are also many different types of languages that we