Study on the Feasibility of English Education for the Preschool Children论文

Abstract. With the acceleration of the process of globalization， English has become a bridge for communication. Preschool children English education aimed at children's exposure to English in the critical period for language learning， cultivate good heard habits to seize sensitive period of language， to improve child's interest in learning English. English education of pre-school children is a hot topic， and its feasibility has been widely discussed， some people think that pre-school children age advantage， the best stage to learn the language； opponents that should not he to pre-school children increased burden is too early learning English may lead to confusion of English and the mother tongue. This paper attempts to analyse the advantages of English education in pre-school children demonstrate the feasibility of the English education of pre-school children and pre-school English education to make a few suggestions.
　　Key words： Preschool children， English education， Feasibility
　　

1.Introduction

　　With the development of society， English has become the lingua Franca in the world， which is the bridge of international exchange. China should also be bound to the starting point of English learning to advance to the primary school level， but now there are a lot of people advocate starting point for learning English ahead with the pre-school stage. But there has been disagreement on this starting point， this article is a summary of the main point of view and to explore the feasibility of the English education of pre-school children from the age advantage， the psychological advantage and social needs points.
　　2. Debate about the English Learning Starting Point
　　The starting point on the issue of learning English has been controversial. There are some people that should not be too early to start learning English， as the English and their mother tongue will mix phenomenon； another part of that learning English should be as soon as possible， so as to grasp source of motivation to learn and reap good results.
　　Support for pre-school children at the starting point of learning English mainly the following points to be discussed. First， the pre-school children age advantage， the age of pre-school children just in the sensitive period of language learning， especially in the area of voice intonation， sensitive period can be faster and better to master a language. In addition， from the perspective of cognitive linguistics， the younger kids he not things or language form very stable mode of thinking and language framework， so that would be easier to accept the new information， to build a new framework. From the age point of view， than adults learning English in terms of pre-school children's English learning will be more effective. Secondly， the purpose of high school students and adults learn English， mostly in order to pass the exam or the use of English as quickly as possible， and this study will be heier psychological burden， excessive pressure can also cause reverse psychology， then， the greater the age， in learning English more difficult to overcome when， for example， more homework， academic requirements， busy with work， household chores， etc. Pre-school children is nothing psychological pressure， because even if the pre-school children learning English， courses are also very simple， do not usually their exams， but also in order to adapt to the needs of the child's age， most of the teachers will take a rich and interesting teaching and with pictures， games and other teaching methods for teaching， which will cause the great interest of the children， and to achieve good learning outcomes. Again， early learning English is the demand of social development， language is a bridge of communication childhood began to build and consolidate， so solid and reliable， can be handy to use in the future. And scholars to study language-learning theory， to prove bilingual learning do not result in the mother tongue and foreign language confusion. Therefore， many scholars support for pre-school children as a starting point for learning English.