1.children´s ability to grasp meaning

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.