Psychologyspeaking topic

Adults born deaf who never learned a sign language, then acquire language late in life, say things like 'I realized I had never truly thought before', as if the wordless mind lived in a fog. Does language merely carry thought, or is language the very thing that makes thought possible?

late language acquisition (the Ildefonso case, Susan Schaller)

practice with this topic

Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.