Metadata
- Author: Opal Dunn
Highlights
The best motivation to learn a language is not an abstract liking of its beauty or utility, but a liking for the person who speaks it — location: 180
Language is the tool of thought. External speech is the process of turning thoughts into words. — location: 163
We become interested in what we are good at, to quote Bruner (Donaldson 1978). — location: 147
Children are creatures of the moment. They work best and most successfully when the objectives are clear, comprehensible, immediate — location: 216
Children want immediate results. — location: 226
Success motivates; — location: 228
The Reggio Emilia Approach explains that learning is a partnership – teacher–child, parent–child. — location: 266
The good language learner is an acquirer; he may or may not be a conscious learner — location: 294
Motherese always sounds friendly and playful — location: 370
Top tip: Make learning language fun — funny voices, rhymes, noises and singing all help children to learn language. Be silly – often the daftest things gain their attention. — location: 411
over-dramatisation adds fun and makes understanding and acquiring language easier. — location: 410
For very young and young children, English is another way of talking about and communicating their needs and interests to sympathetic listeners. — location: 91