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TEACHING ENGLISH TO CHILDREN
Group discussion: How do childrenlearn a foreignlanguage?
What are childrenlike as learners? ,[object Object]
Learn in a variatyofways, for example, bywatching, bylistening, byimitating, bydoingthings
Are notabletounderstandgrammaticalrulesandexplanationsaboutlanguage
Trytomakesenseofsituationsbymaking use of non-verbal clues,[object Object]
Arenaturallycurious
Love to play and use theirimagination
Arecomfortablewithroutinesandenjoyrepetition
Have quite a short attentionspanandsoneedvariety,[object Object]
[object Object]
Don’tworryaboutmistakes. Be encouraging. Makesurechildrenfeelcomfortable, andnotafraidtotake part.
Use a lotofgestures, actions, picturestodemonstratewhatyoumean.
Talk a lottothem in English, especiallyaboutthingstheycansee.
Play games, singsongs, sayrhymesandchantstogether.,[object Object]

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