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The Debate: Learning English in early childhood - with or without home language?
Should learning English in early childhood be with or without home language? This video juxtaposes the arguments for the two positions. Fatima Kalim, from O & M's creative department, pleads the case for singular focus on learning English. Asma Niaz, creative director at Niaz (Pvt.) Ltd., argues for the benefits of learning English along with the home language. In fact she lays out the position paper of USA National Association for the Education of Young children (NAEYC) on diversity.
Time : 2 min 20
Added : 10/04/09 14:53
Related topics : early childhood education at home
Learning English with home language
Based on position paper on diversity of National Association for the Education of Young children (NAEYC - www.naeyc.org) of USA, here are the arguments for welcoming and preserving home language along with learning of English. It emphasizes the new paradigm: skills developed by the young child in learning home language are used on learning English. Speaking to the child only in English is not the best course of action for the parents of young children. Preservation of home language lays the...
Time : 1 min 45
Added : 10/04/09 15:59
Related topics : action for home education
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