浅谈幼儿学习外语的可行性及教学方法

On the Feasibility and Teaching Methods of Children's Learning Foreign Languages

随着启蒙教育受到越来越多的重视,幼儿外语教育成为了社会关注的"热点"。由于年龄及心理特点,幼儿往往是通过自身的活动去认识世界,体验生活,习得经验。幼儿天生就有习得语言的能力,也有其学习语言的敏感期与关键期。作者在研究了国内外相关文献的基础上,提出了八种帮助幼儿学习外语的教学方法;同时,也建议成年人在幼儿外语教学过程中,要充分利用幼儿的自然特征和学习特点,根据实际情况,采用相应的教学方法,充分开发幼儿学习外语的能力。

With an increasing emphasis on elementary education ,early childhood education has become a heated social concern .Based on the age and psychological characteristics ,children often understand the world ,experience life and gain experiences through their own activities .They are born with the ability to acquire languages ,and also have their sensitive period and the critical period for language learning .The author researching on the basis of relevant literature presents eight teaching methods to help children learn a foreign language .Meanwhile ,the article also recommends that in early childhood foreign language teach-ing process ,adults should take advantage of children＇s natural features and learning characteristics .Ac-cording to the actual situation ,certain corresponding and appropriate teaching methods should be taken in order to fully develop children＇s ability of learning a second language .