When my daughter was a little girl, I was too busy to notice how she learned to speak Japanese and how she developed her vocabulary. I am now greatly interested in children's language learning.
When I came to live in Tokyo, my grand-daughter was just born. I rent an apartment about fifteen minutes' walk from my daughter's house. I visited her and helped her take care of her daughter (my grand-daughter) . The grand-daughter is now 5 years old. Her brother is 11 years old.
My grand-daughter had some muscle trouble and she was very slow in physical development. But she learned to use language so well. I am surprised that she is now developing a large vocabulary day by day. I'd like to say to her, "Your Japanese is much better than my English. How did you learn to speak Japanese so fluently, using adjectives, adverbs or conjunctions so correctly?" Is it possible for her to acquire a second language such as English?
I've found 4 or 5-year-old children have very good ears. They are very quick to learn. Then how about teaching English at elementary school? Oh, it is a very difficult question.
When I came to live in Tokyo, my grand-daughter was just born. I rent an apartment about fifteen minutes' walk from my daughter's house. I visited her and helped her take care of her daughter (my grand-daughter) . The grand-daughter is now 5 years old. Her brother is 11 years old.
My grand-daughter had some muscle trouble and she was very slow in physical development. But she learned to use language so well. I am surprised that she is now developing a large vocabulary day by day. I'd like to say to her, "Your Japanese is much better than my English. How did you learn to speak Japanese so fluently, using adjectives, adverbs or conjunctions so correctly?" Is it possible for her to acquire a second language such as English?
I've found 4 or 5-year-old children have very good ears. They are very quick to learn. Then how about teaching English at elementary school? Oh, it is a very difficult question.