Carousel 语言角丨在游戏中感受语言的魅力

At the carousel of language,In addition to summer camp and our regular classes that begin in September, parents are wondering if there are other activities that can enhance their children's language learning. 

在旋转木马语言学校，除了夏令营以及迎接九月开学的常规课程之外，家长们比较好奇课外时间有没有其他课程或是活动能够加强孩子的语言学习。

We also understand that when it comes to foreign language learning, especially Spanish and French, parents can be frustrated that there is no way to help their children practice outside of class. In addition to the input of language, language output for school-age children is also very important. Listening and speaking are the key to communicating with others.

我们也理解在外语学习这个部分，尤其是西班牙语还有法语，家长们比较苦恼课外时间没有办法帮孩子辅导练习。语言除了输入之外，学龄儿童的语言输出也很重要，能听能说才能与他人沟通交流。

For this reason, we launched The Language Corner, to help children continue their learning in addition to their classes. 

为此我们推出语言角这个课外活动，希望能帮助孩子在课外之余，能延续上课的学习。

The Language Corner uses the lively teaching methods of foreign teachers to do guided thinking according to the different proficiency levels of students. Using a theme, students will discuss multi-cultural and life issues in class, which will help improve their listening and speaking ability and provide opportunities to express themselves and exchange ideas.

语言角借由外籍老师活泼的教学方式，依学生语言程度的不同做引导式思考，并结合课程主题，于课堂中讨论多元文化、生活类议题等，有助于学生增进听、说能力，提供表达与思想交流的机会。

Each Language Corner lasts about 40 minutes. Through the teachers’ specially designed activities, the students are guided to try their skills and explore the theme topic naturally and easily through various warm-up activities such as getting to know each other for the first time, listening games and pronunciation exercises.

每次语言角时间大约为40分钟左右，透过老师们精心的活动设计，从初登场的认识彼此、听力游戏到发音练习等各项暖身小活动，引导学生小试身手，并自然而轻松地进入主题。

There are also a variety of interesting games and picture book reading sessions to make it easier for students to interact with others.

还有各式各样的有趣游戏还有绘本阅读环节让学生可以更轻松地与他人互动交流。

Dramatic Play

角色扮演

When children talk together and role-play they cooperate, problem-solve, and learn to resolve conflict. 

当孩子们在一起谈话和角色扮演时，他们会合作，解决问题，并学会解决冲突。

As they imagine and interact with peers and adults they practice language skills, new vocabulary, a variety of practical life skills, and even early math.

当他们想象并与同龄人和成年人互动时，他们练习语言技能、新词汇、各种实际生活技能，甚至早期数学。

The imaginative, child-directed scenarios that students act out in these dramatic activities offer a wealth of opportunity for cognitive and creative development, and lay the foundation for future academic skills as well. 

孩子们在这些戏剧活动中表演的富有想象力的、以儿童为导向的场景为认知和创造性发展提供了丰富的机会，并为未来的学术技能奠定了基础。

They are also essential to social-emotional development, fostering empathy, emotional intelligence, collaboration, and the growth of positive relationships. Children learn to express needs and feelings through language, and listen and respond to the needs of others.

它们对社交情绪发展、培养同理心、情商、合作和积极关系的发展也至关重要。孩子们学会通过语言表达需求和感受，倾听和回应他人的需求。

Songs and Fingerplays

歌曲和手指游戏

The music, rhyme, and repetition in poems and songs support pre-literacy. Songs and nursery rhymes help children learn new vocabulary, and develop memorization skills and an “ear” for differentiating the sounds of language.

诗歌和歌曲中的音乐、押韵和重复帮助阅读启蒙。歌曲和童谣帮助孩子们学习新词汇，发展记忆技巧和区分语言声音的“耳朵”。

Fingerplays make songs even more fun and captivating for young children, while engaging multiple senses, and developing fine motor skills, coordination, and physical awareness. Many of these rhymes and fingerplays also introduce early numeracy.

手指游戏使歌曲对幼儿来说更加有趣和迷人，同时涉及多种感官，并发展良好的运动技能，协调身体意识。许多这样的押韵和指法游戏也引入了早期的计算能力。

Songs carry the “melody” and inflection of the language they come from, and help teachproper pronunciation.

歌曲带有“旋律”和语言变化，并帮助教授正确的发音。

Teaching through music and songs can improve the perception of early literacy, such as Phonological Awareness. Singing enhances perception of rhythm and rhyme, tuning the ear to recognize sounds and patterns that are the building blocks of speech.

通过音乐和歌曲进行教学可以提高早期识字的基本感知，例如语音意识。歌唱可以增强对节奏和韵律的感知，调整耳朵以识别作为语音构成的声音和模式。

The repetition, rhyme and melody built into children’s songs make them memorable! Singing promotes auditory memory—the ability to listen, process, and recall information.  

儿童歌曲中的重复，韵律和旋律使它们令人难忘！唱歌可以促进听觉记忆 - 听取，处理和回忆信息的能力。

Songs introduce new vocabulary in enjoyable and memorable contexts.

歌曲在愉快和难忘的环境中引入新的词汇。

Many children’s songs incorporate additional skills that prepare a child for academic success, such as colors and early math.

许多孩子的歌曲都融入了额外的技能，为孩子的学业成功做好准备，比如颜色和早期数学。

Hands-on Games

手作游戏

Older children love to cut shapes and numbers out of Play Dough, interacting with them in a tactile way, putting them in order and learning to recognize and form each numeral.

大一点的孩子喜欢从Play Dough中切出形状和数字，以触觉的方式学习，将它们排的井然有序，并学会辨认和制作每个数字。

They also love to play an old fashioned game of Chutes and Ladders. 

他们喜欢玩一个经典游戏Chutes and Ladders。

“Spin the spinner! How many? 6! Can you move your piece 6 spaces?Now it’s my turn. 3! Who is ahead?”

“转转盘！转到几呢？6！你可以移动六格吗？轮到我啦！3！目前谁领先呢？”

In addition to numbers, board games like this one work on important life skills such as taking turns and good sportsmanship.

除了数字之外，像这样的棋盘游戏还涉及重要的生活技能，例如轮流和培养良好的体育精神。

Read, Talk, and Tell Stories

阅读、交谈、讲故事

“Reading is one of the best ways to foster imagination. The more we read, the better we can build up and expand our knowledge. We can be open to new ideas and have an understanding of new things. Reading helps us practice imagination by letting the words describe a certain image while the reader manipulates the picture in the mind. This practice strengthens the mind as it acts like a muscle.”

- literacyworks.org

“阅读是培养想象力的最好方法之一。我们读得越多，就越能建立和拓展我们的知识。我们可以对新的想法持开放的态度，对新的事物有所了解。阅读帮助我们练习想象力，用文字去描述一个特定的画面，同时读者在头脑中尽情形成属于每个人的图像。这种练习加强了思维，因为它的运作原理和肌肉是一样的。”

- literacyworks.org 

It’s also important tell your own invented stories to your child, to let them see that you can make it up as you go along—imagination can take you anywhere, and it’s full of twists and turns, surprises and fun! 

同样重要的是，您可以和孩子讲你自己虚构的故事，让他们看到你可以一直讲故事编下去——想象力可以带你到任何地方，它充满了曲折，惊喜和乐趣！

Start a story and take turns telling the next bit let your child make up the ending or give you a story idea or opening line.

你可以讲一个故事的开头，然后轮流讲下去；让你的孩子编好故事的结尾，或者给你一个故事的开头。

Talk with your child all the time as you go about daily life. In regular conversation, ask open-ended questions that can’t be answered with a simple yes or no, or even a single word. 

在日常生活中，经常和你的孩子交谈。在日常的交谈中，问一些开放式的问题，这些问题不能用简单的“是”或“否”，甚至一个字来回答。

There’s no right or wrong answer, but your child needs to think, describe, provide details, articulate opinions, and express feelings. This kind of question taps into the imagination, nurturing creativity, speech and language development, independent thinking, and memory. 

答案没有对错，但是你的孩子需要思考、描述、提供细节、表达观点、表达感受。这类问题可以挖掘想象力，培养创造力，言语和语言发展，独立思考和记忆。

 Come to Language Corner

语言角报名

Language Corner is held by appointment. There is no limit to the number of attendances per month.

语言角我们采取预约制。学生可以根据自己所选的语言来联系课程老师预约参加，每个月的参加次数不限。

Children above 3 years old are welcomed to join us!

欢迎三岁以上的孩子联系我们报名参加！