1.children´s ability to grasp meaning
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TEACHING ENGLISH FOR PRIMARY EDUCATION
1.1.Children´s ability to grasp meaning
Cecilia Maller, 2014
Children (Ch) understand what they listen
before understanding individual words.
How to help ch. to understand unknown words and
phrases:
- Intonation
- Gestures
- Facial expressions
- Actions and circumstances
IF T H E Y U N D E R S TA N D M E S S A G E …T H E Y U N D E R S TA N D L A N G UA G E
To maintain this first source of understanding is a
fundamental part of human communication.
Highly developed ability in primary for this, but difficult
for them to follow purely verbal instructions and info.
How do we know it´s not working? They get it wrong.
Ch. have interpreting skills ability to
understand messages.
That´s how they learn new words ,concepts and
expressions in L1.
How do they learn a new lg.?
Ch. call on same skills to interpret new:
sounds, words and
structures.
WHAT TO DO TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP THIS?
Use: gestures, intonation, demonstration, actions,
facial expressions.
What for?
To convey meaning of what said.
Ch. abilities:
Perceive meaning
Great skill in producing meaningful lg. from limited
sources.