Children's Mindsets: Using Language Study in Children's Games
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The developing child's mind is an interesting subject to analyze. The most interesting aspect of developing infant and toddler's brains are capable of learning a language at a much faster rate only by listening. An adult never has to take a baby or toddler to a language instructor, they are capable of teaching themselves, in a way. Whereas adults and teenagers must go through rigorous learning, memorizing, and testing to comprehend another language. Even after the innate period of language learning is over, a four year old with a decent vocabulary in their native language can still learn another language much quicker than an adult.
Now, what does this have anything to do with children's educational games? For starters, if the game was targeted at children from 3-5 years old, having this game help them understand another language besides their own would help if the child needed to be bilingual. Playing this game along with teaching them basic vocabulary in the desired language to be learned would help them develop the second language rather quickly.
What if, though, the child didn't need to be bilingual or their parents did not find it valuable enough? The game could also help them learn advanced English vocabulary, if that is their native language. The young brain's ability to learn languages does not have to be two or more, it can simply be one. This one language, however, can be refined very well and give the child an edge in their early-level English classes.
Now, what does this have anything to do with children's educational games? For starters, if the game was targeted at children from 3-5 years old, having this game help them understand another language besides their own would help if the child needed to be bilingual. Playing this game along with teaching them basic vocabulary in the desired language to be learned would help them develop the second language rather quickly.
What if, though, the child didn't need to be bilingual or their parents did not find it valuable enough? The game could also help them learn advanced English vocabulary, if that is their native language. The young brain's ability to learn languages does not have to be two or more, it can simply be one. This one language, however, can be refined very well and give the child an edge in their early-level English classes.
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