Dream language

Was mentioned before, in Dreams, I believe we dream in language accompanied with image. But The Dream Frontier argues that we dream in a language that is bigger than the language systems taught in school. According to Blechner (2001), dreams allow extralinguistic thinking, which is beyond language and because of that it has fewer constraints than waking thoughts. With extralinguistic Blechner refers to the fact that in dreams new metaphors, extended metaphors or a combination of metaphors can be created. Blechner even goes into his vison of the meaning of dreams, which is a bit beyond topic.
               Both me and Blechner think that we dream in language, although I’m convinced we dream in our own native language or a second (or even third) language we are exposed to most of the time. Blechner states there is something beyond language; extralinguistic thinking, which I think is too vague. I dream a lot, every night, the weirdest things thinkable and I’ve never felt like I was not dreaming in my own language or in something extralinguistic. 

What is Language Awareness

Language awareness can be divided into two categories; subsidiary awareness and focal awareness. Subsidiary awareness is unconscious awareness, for instance when you drive home from work you do everything automatically. You know the route by head, you respond to traffic signs, overtake other cars, stop for pedestrians etc., but while doing all of this focussed but unconsciously you are also switching radio stations, singing along or listening to the news. All of this you do with your focal awareness. For language learning it is important to focus on the second form of awareness in order to be able to deal with problems occurring in the language-using process, and to reach a higher level of understanding and use.
               To learners language awareness is very important, because it allows you to use your language in the right way and the correct context. It is, for instance, not polite to speak to elderly or your teacher in the same way as you speak to your friends. Language awareness also enables learners to understand figurative speech better, so they don’t misunderstand or take things in the wrong way. For me as a teacher it is important to know what the difficulties of English are so I can help students become aware of them and prevent them from making mistakes.