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ASSIGNMENT: JOURNAL REVIEW

SUBJECT: PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

CODE: GLL 2033

Critical review of any chosen THREE (3)articles / research journals pertaining to any aspectsof Teaching English in Preschools

Summary of the content of the article

Can Preschool Children Be Taught a Second Language?

by Jeannette Vos Ed.D.

This article discusses about the important reasons for exposing children to early second

language learning. Basically, there are 9 main points of this article. The first one is; Language

Learning Is a Natural Process When Children Are Young. From this article, it can be understood

that adults often try to learn languages in a contrived way. Basically, children growing up in a

well-rounded environment learn to speak at least 2,000 basic words by the time they are four

years old. Simply observing how babies learn to talk proves that they are natural learners.

During the first six months of life, babies babble using 70 sounds that make up all the languages

in the world. They will then learn to talk using only the sounds and words they pick up from their

environment, most importantly from their parents and caregivers. A baby's brain will then

discard the ability to speak in languages he or she does not hear (Kotulak, 1996).

The second point is; Preschool Years Are Vital Years. Since 50 percent of the ability to

learn is developed in the first years of life and another 30 percent by age eight, early childhood

development programs have the opportunity to encourage early learning and development. This

does not mean, however, that 50 to 80 percent of one's intelligence, wisdom, or knowledge is

formed during early childhood. It simply means that during the first few years of life, children

form their main learning pathways in the brain (Bloom, 1964). There are six main pathways to

the brain. They include learning by sight, sound, taste, touch, smell, and doing (Dryden & Vos,

1997). Later in life, everything an individual learns will grow from the information gained during

these early years

Since teaching English to preschool children has become a tendency nowadays. Preschool

children have their own style of learning. One of the important activities for children is a

classroom project; through this, children tell

us their concerns, interests and what they want to learn, so we achieve a real

and meaningful learning.

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Discussion on how teaching phonic can be integrated in English language lessons.

The issues of teaching phonic that you have faced during your teaching and learning

DEADLINE: 2NDMEETING

Review Guidelines

1. Write an introduction paragraph that tells the reader that you intend to review a paper ordocument in your essay. Tell the reader the reason that you selected the particularpaper to review. Many students still leave this out, so make sure that you do this toprepare the reader for what is to follow in your paper.

2. Make an effort to cover the following points by summarizing. It may require more thanone paragraph to cover them.

o State the overall purpose of the paper. What was the main theme of the paper?o What new ideas or information were communicated in the paper?o Why was it important to publish these ideas?

3. IF APPLICABLE:The section about the research methodology is critical to your review.

These questions are to hone your skills in critical thinking about research methodology.o What methods did the authors use to reach conclusions?o If this is an experiment or survey, how were the data collected and analyzed?

Who were the subjects? What were the basic results or findings from the research?

o If this is an opinion paper, where did the author find his or her opinions?o If this is a technical paper, how do you know that the material is accurate?

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COVER

1. Introduction

2. Summary of the articles or research journals

3. Discussion on integrating phonic teaching and related issues.

4. Conclusion

5. Recommendation/ Application in teaching

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