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title: "CERCA Now: Language"
description: 3 Topic to Spark Courageous Thinking This Week!
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# [CERCA Now: Language](https://blog.thinkcerca.com/language)

 Written by [ThinkCERCA Team](https://blog.thinkcerca.com/author/thinkcerca-team) | March 14, 2022

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#### ELEMENTARY

Are emojis are a language? Why or why not?

#### MIDDLE

How can emojis help children learn and communicate?

[Article](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-07/how-emojis-can-help-children-learn-and-communicate/8425482?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvJgT0ec6clsGh2WvQhLePEdPXXw0GZZtU7fYCszAryfBQvmcXkI5B7a1m13VyAH2k3QO)

#### HIGH SCHOOL

Is it necessary to understand emojis in order to communicate in the 21st Century? Why or why not?

[Emoji: The Language of the Future](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzlek8nMrc8&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9SvJgT0ec6clsGh2WvQhLePEdPXXw0GZZtU7fYCszAryfBQvmcXkI5B7a1m13VyAH2k3QO)

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