Working with Young Language Learners by

1.1 Children's ability to grasp meaning

lovesick_28 — 2013-05-24 04:07:08 UTC

Children do not know every single word meaning at the very beginning of their language learning process. Even we do not know every single word! Even though, children come to classrooms with a special ability to infer the meaning of what is being said.

1.2 Children's Creative Use of Limited Language Resources

lovesick_28 — 2013-05-24 04:19:11 UTC

children usually strech their language resources to the limit. They use their existing knowledge of the language to communicate in new situations

1.3 Children's Capacity for Indirect Learning

lovesick_28 — 2013-05-24 04:44:44 UTC

Sometimes, teachers get mad at a student who is not paying attention to the class, but we should know that children have a special ability to learn in an indirect way. This means that they can learn even if they are focused in other things around them

1.4 Children's instinct for play and fun

lovesick_28 — 2013-05-24 04:59:30 UTC

If a students like to make fun of everything in the classroom, do not tell him off, use it as an advantage instead. Children love playing all the time, so if you want them to solve a problem or to complete a task, why don't you aske them to do it pretending that it is a new game? You can make sure that this will keep them motivated for a longer period of time and they will work better

lovesick_28 — 2013-06-06 01:34:43 UTC

1.5 The Role of Imagination

lovesick_28 — 2013-06-06 01:36:14 UTC

It almost goes without saying that imagination is an inner characteristic of children, so let's take advantage of its potencial as a learning resource

1.6 The instinct for interaction and talk

lovesick_28 — 2013-06-06 01:45:15 UTC

Children develop a huge instinct for talking and interacting with the other. This goes beyond a simple children's misbehaviour, it is a human characteristic. Why shall we supress it then?