Contemporary Language Learning Methods You Should Check Out with Your Kids

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In the last decade alone, we’ve seen many developments in the tech department, and all of them astounded us all. Plus, these have changed the way we live our daily lives. Case in point: you’re reading a blog right now. Twenty years ago, this would be in a magazine or a newspaper.

But what a lot of people misses is the fact that education has also improved over time. Aside from the quality, there’s been a movement towards exploring other methods for better accessibility and learning retention.

Because there’s now a perfect method suitable for your kids, learning a language won’t be as hard. If you want to give them a try, here are five of the recent language learning methods for your children:

  1. Online Tutorials

Aside from the convenience and the accessibility, this also give your kids the attention they need to fully understand each topic. Say, your little one wants to learn German. Not only would you not need to go to a German tuition center near your place anymore, your kids can also start learning at their own pace.

Those are things that a traditional classroom can’t provide. Because of the divided attention and limited time, it might take a longer time before you see improvements on more traditional methods.

  1. Free Online Videos

Nowadays, everything’s just a Google search away. And for videos on basically anything, you just have to check YouTube. If you can’t afford to invest money into learning a language just yet, you can start familiarizing yourself with the right pronunciation of words and phrases.

Have your kids watch a series of videos regularly for better memory retention. Repetition has been proven to be effective, and a little motivation on their part will bring actual results.

  1. Label Stuff

Staying in the country who speaks the language you want to learn is very effective in learning a language. But because we’re talking about our little ones, we shouldn’t just start a whole new life for them.

The principle here is surrounding yourself with the culture and the language. So, simply apply that principle in your household. Label things in the language your kid wants to learn. For example, instead of putting “sugar,” write le sucre instead.

  1. Have a Word/Phrase of the Day

As we’ve already agreed on earlier, you’d be able to absorb a lot more if you encounter them a lot. Repetition is the bomb!

If you’re following my blog, you probably know that my kids are homeschooled. This takes a lot of effort on my part because I have to be inventive to keep them interested.

One of the things I do to expand their vocabulary is introducing them to a new word every day. Just do the same thing with the foreign language.

It should be something that they can actually use in conversations, so they would have opportunities to repeat it all throughout the day.

  1. Read them stories

If you’re not familiar with the foreign language you want to teach them, you’d need to do so. Reading them stories is a great way to bond with your children and in this case, to learn as well.

Find stories with basic words and sentence structures on the internet or the version of their favorite stories in a foreign language. The more relatable the experience is for them, the easier they’d retain information.

Try any of these five methods with your children, and see what they’d like the most. If you’re having a hard time, my computer helps me a lot with homeschooling my children. You can use this too to your advantage. If you really want your kids to learn, it’s never too early to start.

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