首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
It may look like just another playgroup, but a unique educational center in Manhattan is really giving babies something to talk
It may look like just another playgroup, but a unique educational center in Manhattan is really giving babies something to talk
admin
2010-01-13
42
问题
It may look like just another playgroup, but a unique educational center in Manhattan is really giving babies something to talk about. "It’s a school to teach languages to babies and young children with games, songs--some of the classes also have arts and crafts," said Francois Thibaut, the founder of the Language Workshop for Children, a place where babies become bilingual.
Children as young as few months are exposed to French and Spanish before many of them can even speak English. Educators use special songs and visual (视觉的) aids to ensure that when a child is ready to talk, the languages will not be so foreign. "Children have a unique capacity to learn many languages at the same time," said Thibaut. "Already at nine months, a child can tell the differences between the sounds he or she has heard since birth and the sounds he or she has never heard yet." Thibaut says the best time to expose children to language is from birth to 3 years old. For the last 30 years, the school has been using what it calls the Thibarut Technique, a system that combines language lessons with child’s play.
"I always wanted to learn Spanish, but by the time I got to high school it was too late to pick it up and speak fluently," said Marc Lazare, who enrolled his son at the school. "I figured at this age, two, it’s a perfect time for him to learn."
Aside from learning a language, the kids also gain a tremendous sense of confidence. One young student boasted that aside from French, she can speak five languages (though that included "monkey" and "lion"). The school gives children the tools to communicate, and sometimes that gives them an advantage over their parents. "I think they sometimes speak French when they think I won’t understand them," said parent Foster Gibbons.
Depending on the age group, classes run from 45 minute up to 2 hours. Even when students are not in class, the program is designed to make sure the learning continues at home. Tapes and books are included so kids can practice on their own.
The word "bilingual" in the first paragraph probably means ______
选项
A、capable of using two languages
B、both clever and confident
C、aware of their own limitations and strengths
D、independent of their parents
答案
A
解析
bilingual是由bi-和lingual两部分构成的。bi-意为“两个”(例如,bicycle两轮自行车),lingual意为“语言”,bilingual既是“双语”之意。即使不从构词法上看这个词,从通篇所讲的外语教学这个主题,”也可以猜出A项为正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/pgmi777K
0
在职申硕(同等学力)英语
相关试题推荐
Visualimpairment(视觉障碍)carrieswithitareducedorrestrictedabilitytotravelthroughone’sphysicalandsocialenvironmentu
Therearehiddenfactorswhichscientistscall"feedbackmechanisms".Nooneknowsquitehowtheywillinteractwiththechangin
TheNetherlandsplanstostartbuildingfloatingcommunitiesonwaterbecause______Byciting"Everyoneaskswhydidn’twedo
Andreaallowedthehitchhikertotakearideinhercar,mainlybecause______Andreasuddenlystoppedthecarbecause______
Childrenmodelthemselveslargelyontheirparents.Theydosomainlythroughidentification.Childrenidentify【C1】______apar
Thewanderingshipwasadramaticsymbolforaproblemplaguingourage.In1987,theship,loadedwiththousandsoftonsofNew
Inasense,thenewprotectionismisnotprotectionismatall,atleastnotinthetraditionalsenseoftheterm.Theoldprotec
Manyoldhouseshavebeen______tomakewayforanewshoppingcentre.
Althoughitseemedtotakeallherstrength,thepatient______upasmiletohermom.
WhatdidEddiewanttodowhenhehadfinishedfittingthecarpet?Whatwasreallyunderthecarpet?
随机试题
老师利用操作线绳形成的不同图案,引导幼儿发挥想象并锻炼语言表达能力,孩子们思维活跃,讨论热烈。但真轮到分组操作、练习时,孩子们的表达愿望似乎已没有那么强烈,有的甚至开始走神儿、打打闹闹。你认为这是为什么?还有什么建议吗?
裴斯泰洛齐重视慈善教育和普通教育,为此,他被誉为“___________”。
张某和刘某夫妇无子女,后收养李某的幼子为养子。该养子必须()。
A.抑制细胞蛋白质的合成B.封闭抑制性神经元,导致肌肉痉挛C.阻断乙酰胆碱的释放D.激活腺苷酸环化酶,使胞内cAMP上升,促进肠黏膜分泌功能增强E.刺激呕吐中枢及肠壁,导致呕吐和腹泻
下列各项中属于安全使用会计软件的有()。
为进一步实施“民意主导警务”战略,优化执法服务,某县公安局打算开展一次人民群众满意度调查活动,真实了解群众对公安工作及队伍建设的满意程度,查找公安机关执法服务中存在的不足,逐项落实整改措施。要确保群众反映的问题得到及时有效整改,需要建立健全回访整改工作
目前市场上的汽油有90、93、95、97等标号,这些标号代表的意思是()。
设α1,α2,…,αm,β1,β2,…,βn线性无关.而向量组α1,α2…,αm,γ线性相关.证明:向量γ可由向量组α1,α2…,αm,β1,β2,…,βn线性表示.
【T1】Fathersexposedtopoisonoussubstancesareprobablyjustaslikelytobethecauseofdefectsintheirunborninfantsasmo
AretheBritishpeopleEuropeans?ThismayseemastrangequestiontoAfricansandAsians,whotendtothinkofallwhitemenas
最新回复
(
0
)