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Kull poplu jidher lura jew ‘il quddiem fix-xirka tal-bnedmin skont l-imġiba tiegħu u l-imġiba mhix ħlief l-espressjoni tal-kultura., N/A

'Why have you chosen this subject at all?' some of you may feel inclined to ask. This is not a Congress of Linguists, but a gathering of Private Schools teachers. I see your point and I chink I owe you an explanation, but I certainly do not owe you an apology for choosing this subject. For what subject plays a larger and more significant part than language in the schools both as the medium of instruction and itself a subject matter of intense study in a country that, rightly, attaches great importance to the teaching of languages? The premise from which I draw the conclusion of such importance is justified by the importance of the social purpose that Language serves., N/A