4. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION During the analysis of this case study research three results evolved and will be revealed and categorized under one section. The most prominent data identified during this case study will be described and analyzed below. 4.1. Early Childhood Sequential Bilingual Model: Didactics and Methodology In this section, the most notorious teaching strategies during the implementation process of this early sequential bilingual methodology will be analyzed and supported to explore their level of efficacy and the impact they had on the early sequential bilingual education context in Colombia. 4.1.1. Bilingual Educators' Strategies Conditioned Children's Responses During the implementation process of this early childhood sequential …show more content…
Accordingly, Rodao (2010) states that singing or reciting songs is much easier than speaking so they become a useful tool for students to practice and learn new vocabulary in a fun and enjoyable way. The author states that as songs are composed by rhymes and rhythms that catch children's attention, they are able to learn unknown words easier because of the rhythmic effect they produce. This effect helps children remember them. Songs were one the most enjoyable ways for children to practice the language they learned. And because of their rhythmic and repetitive nature, they were able to remember the songs to sing them on their own while being at home indicating that the use of songs contributed to the durability of their memory and to the effectiveness of vocabulary …show more content…
In addition, she expressed that the songs were appealing for preschoolers since in that age, they learn in an auditory way. Murphey (1992) implies that the implementation of songs enhance children's motivation as they provide excitement to the lessons as well as facilitating the process of taking the new language acquired form a short-term memory to a long one. Likewise, Sharpe (2001), states that songs are a tool to provide children with opportunities for real language use in fun and enjoyable way. She claims that young children imitate sounds and associate singing and playing with rhythms and rhymes from an early age. Additionally, Arias et al. (2015) state that the use of songs increase children's participation when repeating the vocabulary used during the classes. These multimedia tools allow students to learn more effectively because they are involved and encouraged to participate in class, exploring the materials and establishing a communication with their environment. This is evidenced when the in-service teacher expressed that songs were the strategies that children liked and enjoyed the most
The children been working on beginning letter sounds and this lesson is a new learning strategy to reinforce the concept in a fun and appealing song that help reproduce the sound patterns. Have been working with ELL students on letter sounds at beginning of words. Been going over the farmer in the del song and naming the animals on the farm as background knowledge and something to relate to the children to see the sound at the beginning match the animals. Students will be observed by the teacher as they are singing the song and making the beginning letter sounds. The teacher will be looking for the correct pronunciation of each word and sound isolations.
By including a personal example of a bilingual student in the South, Carsen proves that his research is credible as the title of the article is “Bilingual education in the South.” In addition to his interview with a student, Carsen also interviews an English as a Second Language (ESL) specialist and a worker of the state education department to gather different viewpoints on the matter. Incorporating interviews with specialists in foreign language and education adds to Carsen’s credibility because his argument revolves around these two elements. Carsen also includes his
Explain how play and activities are used to support the development of speech, language and communication. Children should be exposed to various opportunities for speaking and listening to encourage their curiosity and promote their communicative literacy. Having limited attention span it is very difficult to engage them in any activity for longer period. It is important to conduct different activities like games, role play, puppets, storytelling, listening and sing-along, which engages them physically, mentally and support language development. Puppets – Puppets are very colourful and are very popular with young children.
In the essay “Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood” (1981), Richard Rodriguez, an experienced writer, expressed that “…it is not possible to for a child – any child – ever to use his family’s language in school” and began expressing his past experiences with bilingualism (510). Rodriguez recollects his feelings toward the accents he has listened to throughout his childhood, his “disabling confusion” from gaining fluency in English and Spanish, and the intimacy passing between sounds and words (519). By implementing his personal experiences, he entices his reader into reading actively in order to express how confusing, yet beneficial bilingualism can be. Rodriguez’s audience is focused to those who can relate when using more than one language
In the essay Rodriguez challenges the idea of bilingual education, he takes us through his personal experience of a bilingual childhood where he talks about what he encountered in America as he attempts to adjust to the American culture, and how he preserved his intimacy with his family even through the language barrier. Throughout the essay, we soon see that his identity and success is tied to the place and how he was raised, his parents are a major part of his success. Richard Rodriguez was Born in a Mexican immigrant family, him and he’s family moved to California, so he had to adapt to the new and unfamiliar situation, where the culture and language is completely different, therefore making him feel like he did not belong in the American culture. There was something Richard said that was really interesting, he said “An accident of geography sent me to a school where all my classmates were white.”
In the essay, "Aria: Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood", Richard Rodriguez explains his opinion on bilingual education based on his own childhood experience. He provides reasons why it would be retrogressive to permit the non-English speaking children use their family language as the language in school. In defending his positions, he provides three ideas to support his position: • The use of family language impedes child’s social growth. Insistence on using Spanish language at home made Rodriguez and his older sister and brother to be socially disadvantaged at school.
One of them is that some students can feel different or rejected because they are receiving bilingual education. Another one, is that sometimes the classrooms have problems with the level of language fluency between the students. Also, some students can feel frustrated and confused with this education system. Another issue with the bilingual education is the need for teacher preparation programs to include training in classroom-based assessments. In the article “Assessing Bilingual/Multilingual Pre-K–12 Students”, Virginia Gonzalez states "With adequate training, teachers can use classroom-based assessments as individualized tools that can tap into the language, cultural, and idiosyncratic differences present in multilingual/bilingual students".
If students begin their bilingual education as early as kindergarten, they are more likely to successfully acquire a second language. Children are like sponges and soak up information easily. Research conducted by Dr. Patricia Kuhl at the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences at the University of Washington shows that by 8-12 months, if babies are exposed to a second language, they retain the ability to distinguish those foreign sounds. Moreover, through the age of 7 or 8, children are able to learn to speak a second language with fluent grammar and without an accent.
“There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in” (Greene, 1904-1991). Music is essential to every person’s life and seems to be involved in every activity of a child’s life from the moment they wake until they go to bed. Recent studies have shown that music (listening and playing instruments) have many impacts on children, especially in early stages of development of the child’s “body, brain, and their emotion foundations that support us for the rest of our lives” (Borgese, n.d.). There are also many other factors that affect child development like type/genre of music both violent and nonviolent that may contribute or hinder the future child’s behavior. Different music can have different effects on people, people don’t absorb the effect of music the same way.
The outcomes of the research will be intended to increase understanding about bilingualism and used as an aid to parents to choose suitable school for the children and to students to decide which university to go to study. The research includes several different methods. This enable the data and information accumulated by one technique to be checked and affirmed by an alternate.
The connection of parent and child through music is a special bond. Like when a mother sings her child a lullaby, it is one of the truest and purest moment of bondage between people
The basic division of bilingualism into compound, coordinate, balanced and dominant, has been already mentioned however there are some other criteria defining the division of bilingualism. Baker (2001) introduced several types of bilingual education programmes that are spread worldwide. Nowadays a lot of schools follow the curriculum based on the bilingual programmes invented by Baker. These programmes include the ways of learning foreign languages, the programmes reinforcing the target language or the programmes retaining the mother tongue at the first place and developing the target
The worries articulated by parents and educators relate to the children’s ability to differentiate the linguistic system, the possibility of significant delay in the rate of acquisition, and possible deviations from developmental paths observed in monolingual acquisition. Volterra and Taeschner (1978) proposed a three stage model of bilingual language development. They argued that initially the child is unable to distinguish two different systems .According to this model a child begins with a single linguistic system, which is gradually separated into two. • In the first stage of the model, the child’s system consists of a single lexical system which includes words from both languages .This
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW Introduction Definition and backgrounds of theories and concepts connected to this study are provided in this chapter. Reviews of previous studies on code-switching, bilingualism and computer mediated communication which are homogenous to this study are provided. 2.1. Bilingualism 2.1.1. Definition of bilingualism
The arts in education can impact a person 's success in education. “A well-rounded educational experience that includes the arts is closely linked to academic achievement, social and emotional development, civic engagement, and equitable opportunity” (Velasco). Adding fine arts into the educational experience has strong benefits in and outside of the classroom. Studying the lyrics of music can teach students about syllabification, phonics, vocabulary, imagery, history, myths, folktales, geography, and culture.