Comments on: Observing Language Development http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/observing-language-development/ Parenting A Multilingual Kid In A Multicultural Society Sun, 13 May 2012 18:29:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: » Tips On Learning Language From The Environment - Success With Languages http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/observing-language-development/comment-page-1/#comment-294 » Tips On Learning Language From The Environment - Success With Languages Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:50:32 +0000 http://childhoodspeech.com/?p=579#comment-294 [...] you have just arrived here, do read, Observing Language Development [...] [...] you have just arrived here, do read, Observing Language Development [...]

]]> By: Annie http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/observing-language-development/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Annie Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:53:59 +0000 http://childhoodspeech.com/?p=579#comment-26 Yes, the only way is to revisit childhood methods, understand how one language has spun success to learn another without much effort. Many terms have been used to explain the phenomenon including synapses and mneme. Anything we learn that is new follows some natural laws of development and if you break it down, it boils down to simplicity and discovery. As a child, we use this principle and can easily become proficient in more than 1 spoken language. In adults, simplicity and discovery, are remote. So learning becomes a task and chore. What is needed therefore, is to help adults realise the patterns of their own childhood development. It explains why only adults who are good swimmers as kids can become good coaches, because they understand the pattern of learning, not the coaching techniques. Yes, the only way is to revisit childhood methods, understand how one language has spun success to learn another without much effort. Many terms have been used to explain the phenomenon including synapses and mneme.

Anything we learn that is new follows some natural laws of development and if you break it down, it boils down to simplicity and discovery. As a child, we use this principle and can easily become proficient in more than 1 spoken language.

In adults, simplicity and discovery, are remote. So learning becomes a task and chore. What is needed therefore, is to help adults realise the patterns of their own childhood development. It explains why only adults who are good swimmers as kids can become good coaches, because they understand the pattern of learning, not the coaching techniques.

]]> By: lvs http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/observing-language-development/comment-page-1/#comment-25 lvs Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:50:51 +0000 http://childhoodspeech.com/?p=579#comment-25 It is very interesting the way you have been observing language development I have heard that when learning a new language it is best not to try to translate from a known language to it. Rather one should start from scratch as a child does and slowly build up our vocabulary. Do you think that is the right way? The steps you have laid out seem like the perfect way of learning a new language. It is very interesting the way you have been observing language development

I have heard that when learning a new language it is best not to try to translate from a known language to it. Rather one should start from scratch as a child does and slowly build up our vocabulary. Do you think that is the right way?

The steps you have laid out seem like the perfect way of learning a new language.

]]> By: stylishchick http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/observing-language-development/comment-page-1/#comment-21 stylishchick Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:00:49 +0000 http://childhoodspeech.com/?p=579#comment-21 Great Blog. S and H x Great Blog.

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