foreign language instruction should beg
Topic: Foreign Language Instruction Should Begin in Kindergarten, Discuss.
Submitted to: - Rob Horlin
Submitted by: - Ranjit Singh
Student ID - 13903
Class- EAP 2A
Date -29-08-2014
Foreign language instruction should begin in kindergarten, discuss.
Foreign language is a language native to other nation. Learning a foreign language is becoming essential nowadays and it can change the way of life. To communicate and trade with people from different nations there is a great need of learning foreign languages. English language is used globally and for some nations it is a first language and for some it is considered as the second language. French, Spanish etc are the other popular foreign languages. Being bilingual or multilingual is quite beneficial today and with the evolution of technology children have chance to expose and learn other languages at very early age. Kindergarten are the preschools where children starts learning and at this stage introducing a foreign language may results in better outcomes than learning at colleges or universities. In the era of globalization, knowledge of foreign languages is becoming so important and it could be considered as the most powerful tool a person can have. Learning foreign languages at the early can change the life of children. They will be more curious about the other cultures, if they are taught foreign languages. Firstly language learning is a natural process, even babies learn to talk by listening the sounds and words from their surroundings and parents. Secondly, in the early ages children learn more than adults. They easily catch things and at this stage their learning ability is much more than adults. They can easily learn native and foreign languages. The younger the learner is, the easier this process is. It is believed that children can learn more than one language simultaneously without having any problem. In the beginning they may mix words of different
Submitted to: - Rob Horlin
Submitted by: - Ranjit Singh
Student ID - 13903
Class- EAP 2A
Date -29-08-2014
Foreign language instruction should begin in kindergarten, discuss.
Foreign language is a language native to other nation. Learning a foreign language is becoming essential nowadays and it can change the way of life. To communicate and trade with people from different nations there is a great need of learning foreign languages. English language is used globally and for some nations it is a first language and for some it is considered as the second language. French, Spanish etc are the other popular foreign languages. Being bilingual or multilingual is quite beneficial today and with the evolution of technology children have chance to expose and learn other languages at very early age. Kindergarten are the preschools where children starts learning and at this stage introducing a foreign language may results in better outcomes than learning at colleges or universities. In the era of globalization, knowledge of foreign languages is becoming so important and it could be considered as the most powerful tool a person can have. Learning foreign languages at the early can change the life of children. They will be more curious about the other cultures, if they are taught foreign languages. Firstly language learning is a natural process, even babies learn to talk by listening the sounds and words from their surroundings and parents. Secondly, in the early ages children learn more than adults. They easily catch things and at this stage their learning ability is much more than adults. They can easily learn native and foreign languages. The younger the learner is, the easier this process is. It is believed that children can learn more than one language simultaneously without having any problem. In the beginning they may mix words of different