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How Language Learning Changes Your Understanding of the World

Lahiri articulates the power of being able to toggle between languages and see ourselves in the Other.

Higher Education Video Blog World Languages with Jhumpa Lahiri

"[B]eing able to toggle back between languages is a fundamental aspect of our common humanity because... you see yourself in the Other and you become the Other. And if we can't do that, we're lost."

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Author: McGraw Hill Higher Education

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