Nowadays, English is becoming more and more popular, and English is a compulsory course for children, whether they are going to college or college entrance examination. At the same time, many parents are also afraid that their children will lose at the starting line. They want their children to learn English as soon as possible, but they don't know how old their children will start learning English.

When is it better for children to learn English?

According to experts' advice, before the age of 6, that is, preschool, it is the best age for babies to learn English.

1.6 years old, the child's brain development has not been lateralized. So during this period, the baby is learning English with his whole brain. When the baby grows up, learning English means learning with part of the brain, so before the age of 6, the child will learn English faster and more skillfully.

2. Due to the influence of genetic factors, babies have "congenital language acquisition device". When the baby's brain receives language signals, this innate mechanism will recognize those incoming signals and then save the memory. At the age of 0-6, the baby's "congenital language acquisition device" is very active, and then it will gradually weaken with age.

For the baby, learning Chinese characters and English is an activity to stimulate the baby's information. When learning these things, babies can remember the glyphs of these images like toys and candy, which is much easier and more interesting than adults.

What are the advantages of learning a foreign language before school?

1, preschool children play a lot of time. Parents can also play games for their children's English learning. This virtually increases the time for children to learn English. As soon as children enter school, they begin to study systematically and formally, do homework in various subjects, and attend various interest classes, which will inevitably take up a lot of English learning time for children.

2. At this stage, the children's oral muscles have not been finalized, and they have great plasticity in pronunciation. Of course, although pre-adolescent children have certain plasticity, compared with them, preschool children's pronunciation ability is easier to shape. In addition, preschool children dare to speak and express. Once this habit of speaking English is formed, it will be very beneficial to children's foreign language expression ability in the future.

Therefore, it is recommended that mothers start learning English for their children before they are 6 years old. When the baby is 3-5 years old, it can create a good English environment for the baby. For example, parents can play English games and listen to English songs with their children.