Children learn English with little interference from their mother tongue.
When adults begin to learn a foreign language, they often unconsciously accept the language they have learned based on their mother tongue. This psychological emotion disturbed by mother tongue will directly or indirectly affect the second language learning. Compared with adults, children's mother tongue language habits have not been developed or fully developed, so they are much less disturbed by their mother tongue in the process of foreign language learning than adults.
Children have little psychological obstacles in learning English.
In the process of learning a foreign language, adults will care about whether their grammar and meaning are correct, and they will feel humiliated if they make mistakes. However, children's "language self-esteem" has not yet formed, and they can't tell which is their mother tongue and which is not their mother tongue. Naturally, they will not have resistance to English. From the psychological characteristics of children, they are very interested in all new things, so they are very active and natural in the process of learning a foreign language.
Early English training is conducive to the development of children's intelligence in all aspects.
Learning English is very important for developing children's language, cognition, thinking and communication skills. Bilingual children are often better than monolingual children in fluency, flexibility, creativity and novelty. On the other hand, through foreign language learning, children can broaden their horizons and understand the people and cultures of other countries, which is undoubtedly conducive to the cultivation of cross-cultural talents and lay a preliminary foundation for higher-level foreign language learning in the future.
Children's physiological characteristics determine their advantages in learning foreign languages.
Children have good memory and strong imitation ability. After a child is born, he can constantly absorb and remember all the sounds, images and things he hears from various situations, and gradually form meaningful concepts. The earlier a child learns a foreign language, the greater the vocabulary accumulation and the more correct the grammar.
Children learning English can also give rich stimulation to brain cells.
There are hundreds of millions of cells in the human brain, which are connected into a complex network, and these brain nerve cells reach their peak at the age of three. If you don't give them a lot of stimulation before the age of three, some brain cells will shrink because they are useless. It can be seen that the earlier you learn a foreign language, the better for your child. English is one of the most widely used languages in the world. Therefore, it is particularly important to learn English well.
There is no doubt about the advantages of children learning English. As long as they master the methods and let their children study happily, it will certainly be beneficial and harmless. There is a saying that "many skills have not overwhelmed you". Learning one more skill can not only broaden your horizons and increase your knowledge; It can also enhance the affection between parents and children, so why not?
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Children's Methods and Skills of Learning English
Establish and decompose learning objectives
No matter what we do, we need a goal as a support. It will guide and urge people to make progress step by step. Parents must make their children aware of the importance of goals, which is the foundation of success. On the other hand, we must prevent the goal from turning into pressure. For example, you tell your child that you must study IELTS and TOEFL and study abroad in the future. In this way, children will inevitably have a sense of distance and pressure; And if you tell him that you can master these words this week, the effect will be obviously different.
Use intuitive things to assist memory.
According to the research of psychologists, children before 12 are good at memorizing specific images. Intuitive and vivid things, especially visual images, are the easiest to go deep into children's hearts. For example, cartoon heroes worshipped by children often imitate them with great interest. Therefore, when children memorize some difficult English words, it will get twice the result with half the effort by combining them with concrete and vivid things as much as possible.
Cultivate children's interest in learning English
Interest will promote a strong thirst for knowledge and turn passive learning into active participation. Why do children like to play mobile games instead of studying? It is because games can attract more people's interest. For example, the 4D interactive English picture book for children's enlightenment is to use AR technology to give full consideration to entertainment and education, fully stimulate children's interest in learning, and let children take the initiative to explore and complete the effect of English learning.
Create a good English learning atmosphere
In fact, it doesn't matter even if parents don't have any English foundation. Simple English such as greetings and greetings in daily life can interact with children as much as possible, or show them more English picture books and watch more original Hollywood cartoons, so that children can speak boldly and don't be afraid to make mistakes. The deeper a child is immersed in the English world, the faster he learns. Over time, unconsciously, children will form the habit of speaking English.
Learn to sing English songs
Listening to English music is also a very effective learning method. In fact, in English teaching, listening to English songs is often used as one of the ways to improve English comprehension. When listening to English songs, let children choose their favorite English songs first. Parents can help them find the lyrics that match the songs and watch the lyrics while listening. This method can practice English listening and reading simultaneously. It is one of the most effective methods for children who like singing.
Write down the English you read.
Generally speaking, no one likes listening to their own recordings. Record the English that the children read aloud and compare it with the original English recording. This method can help children find out what needs to be corrected in English pronunciation. In addition, children can experience their progress and success in learning English, know themselves and build confidence by listening to their own recordings.
Don't be stingy with your praise.
Don't be stingy with praise and discouragement in the process of teaching children to learn. "Very good, wonderful, great" can be mentioned all the time, so as to stimulate the enthusiasm for learning. Although children have amazing memory and imitation, it only gives them an advantage in learning English, which does not mean that their English level will achieve impressive results in a short time. The process of language acquisition is gradual, and any haste is not acceptable. Only by persisting for a long time and accumulating over time will there be fruitful results.
How do children learn English through movies
Movies make English "live"
In fact, the method of learning English by watching foreign movies has a long history in China. Most of the older generation of American writers and scholars in China had the experience of watching movies to learn English. Nowadays, learning English by watching movies has become a common method in adult English teaching. Some famous English training institutions in China have specially set up similar training courses to train students' oral English ability by watching classic movies.
Learning English by watching movies means looking at the surface and listening to the principle. The biggest advantage of this method is that it can exercise listening. Listening to movies is not as boring as listening to tapes. The audience can feel the meaning of lines through the logical reasoning of story development. In addition, in vocabulary learning, we can analyze the usage of vocabulary in detail, dig out the deep meaning of words, and have an all-round understanding of vocabulary, rather than just staying on words.
In addition, by watching movies, the audience can learn more about western culture, appreciate the differences in values between the East and the West, turn language into real communication, and make English "live".
Choosing the right teaching materials is the key.
Choosing suitable learning methods for children is the key to children's English training, and the problem of teaching materials is very important. In the selection of teaching materials, we should strive to meet the physical and mental characteristics of children, pay attention to the content that children are interested in, can understand and easily absorb in personal experience and daily life, be lively and interesting, be full of childlike interest, and be close to children's life and emotional preferences. The difficulty is not only in line with the development characteristics of children of all ages, but also slightly higher than their age level, so that children will not find it too difficult but also challenging. Some products made up of classic cartoons are full of childlike interest, such as Mickey Mouse, Snow White, Cinderella and Aladdin's magic lamp, which are familiar to children, so that children in China can learn English happily in an interesting story environment.
In addition, while watching movies, some word cards, reading exercises and listening exercises are combined into a systematic study plan, which teaches children English learning from listening, speaking, reading, writing, practicing and playing, and guides them to learn English step by step.