1. WHY LANGUAGES -DO- MATTER 2008 - International Year of Languages by Mariel GM (FaerieGirl) for YMEX.org

2. Index for you to know what this is about Disclaimer (slides 3-4) Language 101, Language 201 and Language for experts Opportunities languages give to people The reason why 2008 is the International Year of Languages Dilemmas!!! References Reminder

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