In today's world more and more families are formed , which communicate in two languages. Accordingly, when a family appears toddler, parents have a lot of questions .
In this chapter we will try to highlight some of the issues of speech of these children and give some advice to parents .
If the child since birth or early childhood lives and develops in a bilingual environment , for example, because of the different nationality of the parents , this phenomenon is called bilingualism .
Assimilation of the two language systems at an early stage of development of speech is a difficult task for a child .
There is evidence that children growing up in a bilingual environment more slowly master the articulatory aspect of speech and slow to learn to perceive the sound mix of the native language . How quickly a child master the language , is determined not only the child's age and the conditions in which the child is learning languages , but also feature languages. If the languages are more similar rules for the organization of grammatical constructions than differences , they mastered quickly.
Consequently, less than similar rules, and more differences , so they are being developed with great difficulty.
The earlier a child is immersed in a bilingual environment , the more successful he masters two languages. I'd like to note that if the baby starts to learn a second language before the age of three , he does not confuse languages and masters them in parallel. That is to say that in the period of active development of speech in children aged up to three years is shown hypersensitivity to the development of language . Just want to bring some clarity to the parents. The child will learn the language well , if it does not lag in psychophysical development .
So, if a baby with birth lives in a bilingual environment and receives an equivalent information about the two languages , it will also learn two languages in parallel , without confusing them . This occurs under the condition that the child's parents speak different languages and many are engaged in the same with him. Mom deals with a child in his mother tongue , and his dad . As a rule, my mother always talks to the child more . So for kids living in bilingual families mother's language can be a major , at least for a while. While communicating on the street, in the store, the playground , etc. it is advisable not to make it in the words of another language.
In addition , learning a second language at the kid will be another way to communicate with children in playgrounds , kindergartens and while watching TV . Second language at this stage of the child they will be used as an aid to communication outside the home. To start with it will be presented in the form of greetings, requests and words related to gaming activities. It is possible that in the early stages when communicating in a second language can be inserted into the unknown words from the child home language. With the start of the regular learning a second language gradually the picture will change .
When teaching a child language use often situations in which it is necessary manifestation of emotions . Only by creating emotional mood perhaps faster and easier development of second language child.
