Learning foreign languages can last a lifetime, but never bring results. Studies by many specialists have proven that learning foreign languages in early childhood is most effective because it involves a specific area of the brain. As a result, young children perceive a foreign language entirely, do not divide it into vocabulary and grammar.
How to teach a baby?
Of course, it is difficult to expect from a small child that he will be able to conduct lengthy conversations on abstract topics in a foreign language, but the understanding of intonation, phonetics and other basic things gained in early childhood will help in the future to avoid problems with the acquisition of grammar and vocabulary expansion. There are several ways to introduce a child to a foreign language in early childhood.
Even if your child refuses to speak a foreign language, don't worry. Passive language comprehension is also beneficial.
The easiest and most effective way is to hire a nanny who is a native speaker of the desired foreign language. Such a nanny should not speak Russian, so as not to reduce the effectiveness of the training. Finding a foreign nanny you like is not easy. In addition, the question of finance also arises. If you find the right nanny, be sure to try to explain to your baby that she speaks another language. Repeat this to him often enough that he understands the difference between the languages. This will help avoid confusion in the child's head.
Talk to him more in the chosen language
If you yourself speak a foreign language, speak it with your child. Just don't try to explain grammar to him. Just name the things around you, sing songs and listen to fairy tales in a foreign language, you can watch cartoons in a foreign language. It is better to choose not very complex cartoons with an understandable plot, this helps a lot in mastering grammar at a primitive level. Especially good are cartoons with a "storyteller" who comments on the actions of the characters. Nowadays it is very easy to find a lot of supporting materials on the Internet. If your child is very young, try to find those books, stories and songs that native speakers use to develop their children.
You can find a center for teaching kids a foreign language, but group learning is very much inferior to individual learning, even if you are acting as a teacher.
If you have a friend or relative who is fluent in a foreign language, ask him to visit more often and speak to the child mostly in the foreign language. If possible, ask him not to speak Russian at all at first. You can invite this person to make several audio recordings in the target language, it is best if these recordings sound a direct appeal to your child, as in ordinary speech.
