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Advantages and importance of early language learning.

Various program models.

The growth of english.

Practices that have been effective.

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The value of increased time:

Second language learning is more significant if it's learned by younger people, as they have more time to learn a second language compared to an adult.

The possibility of better pronunciation and fluency:

Young learners are more likely to achieve native-like levels. Better pronunciation, greater confidence in speaking the language and better oral competence compared to children over 12 years old.

The prosibility of greater global awareness and intercultural competene:

Through the internet and travel, children can become more aware of different cultures and languages ​​and become globalized citizens.

The value of bilingualism:

This promotes cognitive advantages, such as mental flexibility, the ability to see a problem from different perspectives. And it can also increase self-esteem.

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1. FLEX programs (foreign language exploratory or experience)

Introduces culture and language through music, songs and stories.

The main goal is to increase the awareness of children about other cultures and languages including their own.

It focuses on exploring the language rather than teaching proficiency, creating a high level of interest.

2. FLES programs (foreign language in the elementary school)

Goal: To help children develop listening and speaking skills in another language, as well as some proficiency in reading and writing the language as well as developing appreciation for the language.

Content-based FLES programs usually attain a higher level of language proficiency.

3. Immersion programs

In effective immersion programs (often called additive), students retain their native language and literacy, their language is never abandoned.

This inmersion programmes can start at any age or course, it can be at five or seven years old.

The objective is that students develop functional competence in another language without losing their native language.

4. Dual-language or two-way immersion programs

Or two-way bilingual programs

Through instructions in both idioms, they increase or decrease the use of them.

Students become bilingual, bicultural, and biliterate and retain their home language while they are learning another.

5. Transitional and maintenance bilingual programs

Also known as early-exit

The objective of these programs is to promote deep literacy and academic proficiency in the first language while they introduce instructions in the second language.

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1. Based on FLES

Science

Students must practice the vocabulary of the solar system. This way, they will learn English by applying other subject terms in order to develop listening, speaking and reading, writing as well. Images will be presented of different planets, stars and satellites and they should know the majority.

2. Based on Dual-language or two-way immersion programs

English/Spanish

Students might control both languages, in this case Spanish and English, but the challenge here is the distribution between those two languages and the development of bilingualism.

The activity will be about fruits and colors.

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More reasons for an early second language acquisition.

How it needs to be taught.

How the acquisition can be produced.

The importance of early learning a second language.

Intercultural competence for children.

Cognitive advantages.

Applying the many program models.

Something that is innovative to the kids according to their needs.

The development of colaborative work with teachers of other areas.

The performance that the kid will be in highschool.

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ISD, W. D. (22 de February de 2022). FLES Programs in Dallas ISD. United States.

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