Archive for June, 2010

Right now the number of the people studying foreign language has increased. Right now people realize that without knowledge of foreign languages it is impossible to have a good life. The age of pupils has also changed. As earlier teaching was oriented on schoolchildren now parents want their children to begin to study foreign language as soon as possible. And the preschool age was recognized by psychologists the best period for this kind of activity.
And it’s very important at this age to have a good teacher. As only a good teacher will be able to use necessary methods of teaching which are different from the methods used for teaching adults and schoolchildren.
Game is the main activity of a preschool child. And it’s very important at this age not only because it’s a good activity but because it develops necessary communicative and practical skills.
There are different types of the games. All the training games may be divided into situational, competitive, rhythm -musical and art.
Role games model dialogue situations in this or that occasion concern the situational. They are in turn divided into games of reproductive character when children reproduce typical, standard dialogue, applying it to this or that situation and improvisational the games demanding application and modification of various models. Naturally can (and there should) be an intermediate moment when the improvisation element is brought into reproductive game.
The competitive games concern the majority of the games promoting mastering of lexicon and the reading and writing. They are won by the one who knows language material better. These are every possible crossword puzzles, “auctions”, printed games with linguistic tasks, performance of commands, etc.

Rhythm-musical games are any traditional games of type of round dances, songs and dances with a choice of partners which promote not only mastering of communicative abilities but also the perfection of the phonetic both rhythmomelodic parties of speech and immersing in the language.

Art, or creative, games is the kind of activity standing on border of game and art creativity the way to which lies for the child through game. They in turn can be divided into dramatizations (statement of small sketches in foreign language); graphic games, such as a graphic dictation, application, etc.; and verbally-creative (rhyme selection, the collective composition of signatures, the collective composition of small fairy tales).
Between situational improvisational games and creative dramatizations there is such kind of activity, as improvisation on a theme of the known fairy tale.
All these games are very important for kids to play in. And if a teacher uses such methods in the practice they will help children to learn more foreign words and phrases. All these games develop different skills of a child and it will be easier for a child to recall the phrases which he ir she used during the game.

Nowadays the world is more interactive than ever before. The borders of many countries have been opened providing people with nice chance to travel there. Moreover, the online technologies provide us with a truly unique opportunity to discover countries even without visiting them. But all this needs possessing foreign languages. Those who are searching materials on Spanish, are invited to go to this learn to speak Spanish site.

Keep in mind it is not necessary to invest much cash to understand a foreign language. The Internet network today is a great storeroom of materials. Search Google and other search engines for “Spanish lessons for beginners“. You might be surprised how many online courses and tutorials are available online. No need to enroll in a class or hire an expensive tutor. You can learn to speak Spanish online at no cost.

Why to learn Spanish language? As a hobby, many will answer. It is difficult to disagree with this answer, after all the native land of flamenco and bullfight conceals in itself infinite cultural and historical riches. However pragmatists will be right also – whether a joke – more than 330 million persons in the world communicate in Spanish, and on this indicator it holds a firm second place after the Chinese.

Where people speak Spanish? Certainly, in Spain. But it is only a small part of common truth – all Latin America, except Brazil which state language is Portuguese speaks in Cervantes language. Spanish is the most used language in the USA after English, and under forecasts it shortly go on the first place. And the universal language tendency testifies about the approximate parity of Spanish and English.

For the majority Spanish language associates with passionate dance of flamenco and temperamental Latin American a samba, salsa and rumba, for someone it is a furious bullfight and both eternally competing “Real” and “Barcelona”, for someone – immortal art El Greco or Christopher Columbus’s travel whose name are named a lot of areas and streets in Spain and Latin America.

The contribution of the Spanish language to the world’s culture is huge: it is enough to recollect Marquez, Cortazar, Borches’s literary works, Almodovar’s films, Plasido Domingo’s music and Monserat Kabale, Gaudi’s architecture, painting of El Salvador and Pablo Picasso.

Now we are going to talk about French language –is it possible to think up something easier and more graceful for expression of the feelings, for easy small talks behind a wine glass? Not without a reason they say: «English is for business, Italian is for art, French is for love». But why only for love!

By the way, French language was recently a unique official language of diplomacy, and it is not necessary to go far behind examples – in 1905 the Russian-Japanese peace treaty has been made in French, – it was considered that it differs with such clearness that non of other language possess! Pushkin wrote business letters in French, in French «absolutely expressed and wrote» Evgenie Onegin, and it is necessary to open any of “War and peace” volumes to recollect about the role of French language in Russia that time.

France had many colonies and consequently the French language has extended on the world very quickly and till now remains practically unique, trying to make though some competition to English as language of the international communication. It is a state language of France, Monaco, Haiti, in French speak in Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Luxembourg, Andorra and the numerous states of Africa. French is one of United Nations and Interpol working languages!

It is the language of Hugo and Duma, Proust and Ekzjuperi, Sartre and Kamju. Having started to learn French language, you will make a fascinating journey to the world of France, will adjoin to the amazing story and culture of this country.

These days the world is much more interactive than ever before. The borders of many countries are open providing people with nice chance to visit them. Besides, the online technologies provide us with a unique opportunity to learn countries even without visiting them. But all this requires possessing foreign languages. Those who are looking materials on Spanish, are welcomed to visit this learn to speak Spanish site.

Remember it is not required to invest much cash to learn a foreign language. The Web network today is a great storeroom of materials. Search Google and other search engines for “Spanish lessons for beginners“. You may be surprised how many online courses and tutorials are accessible online. No need to visit a class or hire an overpriced tutor. It is possible to learn to speak Spanish online for free.

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