When the child was one year old, I took him to early education several times. I found that many early education institutions also teach in English, and many people also think that English learning must be as early as possible. But is this really the case?
My own experience is because I don't understand the children's instructions, and the classroom discipline is very poor. The children have been running and can't cooperate with the teachers to complete some tasks. Of course, this has something to do with the child's personality, so the earlier you learn English, the better. I think it depends on everyone.
Next, we will mainly explain whether it is necessary for kindergarten children to learn English from the language development characteristics of children aged three to five. The details are as follows.
1. Children's language ability develops rapidly in kindergartens. Before the age of three, children's cognitive ability and language ability have not been formed, so they will form fragmented memories and imperfect language expressions. After the age of three, all this began to take shape. Therefore, it is a fact that children's language ability develops rapidly in kindergarten, but the focus of learning is not to master a certain word, but to provide children with a good language learning environment and improve their interest in learning.
There are many advantages for children to learn English in kindergarten. Kindergarten is the golden age of children's language learning and an important period of children's character development. Generally speaking, English teaching is more free and lively in class performance and atmosphere, and children also benefit a lot from learning English. The main benefits of children's learning English in kindergarten are to enliven the classroom atmosphere, promote the development of language ability, enrich kindergarten life and broaden their cognitive range.
3. Children learning English in kindergarten will affect their thinking habits. Children go to kindergarten to study. We should not pay too much attention to what children have learned and mastered a few words today, but should pay attention to the cultivation of children's personality and thinking habits. You know, English and Chinese think differently. When children are exposed to a new language, they start a new way of thinking. For example, Chinese is circular thinking, while English is linear thinking, so we find that foreigners speak more directly, while China people are more reserved. This is the difference between language and thinking habits.
4. Children in kindergarten have limited understanding ability. Is it suitable for learning English? Many people think that children are so young that they can't speak their mother tongue well. Is it too soon to learn English at this time? In fact, for kindergarten children, learning English does not need to understand the practical significance. What is more important is to form an interest in learning, so that they can listen and speak more confidently. This has achieved its goal. Therefore, children in kindergartens do not need to consider the problem of understanding ability when learning English, as long as they play in that atmosphere.
English is a skill that children must master. Nowadays, with the rapid development of society, the communication between countries is getting smoother and smoother. English is very important to our life and work. In a few years, English will become as important as our mother tongue. Therefore, as a skill that children must master, it is very necessary to improve their interest in learning English.
6. Children learn English, and families also need to participate. As we said before, children need a strong learning atmosphere to learn English, and they need a lot of English vocabulary and scenes to fill their lives and become a part of their lives. After all, children have limited school time. We can't put all children's English learning on teachers, but should integrate English learning into all aspects of daily life so that children can learn English better.