Learning of a foreign language
What are the advantages of an early learning of a foreign language?
unintentional learning, pronunciation, overall cognitive development, communicative and contextual learning
Name the principles of teaching a foreign language.
1. Respecting the specific age
2. Principle of conscious learning
3. Activity principle
4. Principle of visualization
5. Principle of consistency
6. Principle of permanency
7. The linguistic approach
8. Principle of the integrity of language teaching
What methods and techniques are suitable for pre-school and younger-school-age children? Just name them.
multisensory learning, total Physical Response (TPR), songs and rhymes, story telling, game-based activities
What didactic tools, devices and teaching materials can we use? Just name them.
text materials, original items, models, visual aids, auditory aids, audio-visual aids, multimedia aids
What are the disadvantages of an early learning of a foreign language?
low ability of abstraction, low capacity of short-term memory, children can´t cooperate
Why is the principles of visualization important for pre-school children?
Because of their not fully developed abstract thinkikng.
What various functions can hold songs and rhymes?
like a warm up activity, motivatioín to a new topic, exercise or language repetition
What includes in text aids?
textbooks, worksheets, books and periodicals
What menas unintentional learning?
Unintentional learning means of playing and imitating.
What means the principle of permanency?
The subject should be constantly repeated and strenghted in order to form solid foundations for the next learning.
What improves the story telling in children?
listening skills, comprehension skills, concentration
Which models can we use as a didactic tools?
food imitations, toy vehicles, ...
How is it possible that pre-school children can have pronunciation close to native speaker level?
Because the mechanism to its learning are more similar to mother tongue.
What pupils learn on the 1st grade at school?
the correct pronunciation, new vocabulary, texts of songs, poems and rhymes
Which method should play a central role in teaching of pre-school children?
game-based activities
Is multimedia aids good for children?
Various didactic programmes and the internet can be benefical for children.
Why is playfulness a big advantage in learning?
Children can learn and enjoy at the same time.
Why is teacher-pupil communication important in teaching foreign lanugage?
The teacher accompanies his speech with gestures, mimic expressions and visual aids to help the learner to understand the issue.
Describe the TPR method.
The child does not speak at first, but only follow instruction given by the teacher, we have to controlle if he or she understand.
What is auditory aids?
CDs with songs, spoken word, dialog records, ...