When the best time for children begin to learn English Language

One important question now is When the best time for children begin  to learn English Language.  Most experts believe that when a child is introduced to a second language at an early age their chances of becoming more proficient in the target language will be higher. However, it is not necessarily true to say "the earlier the better". It is suggested that the most efficient time to learn another language is between 6 and 13.

However, children who learn in pre-to-early teens often catch up very quickly with children who learn from an earlier age. Also this does not mean that languages cannot be learnt later in life. The experience and environment at school and how language is taught and practiced play a vital role in language acquisition, regardless of how young or old the child is.

Whatever the age, when children learn a second language, they develop skills that will help to create opportunities in their future. They acquire the lifelong ability to communicate with others under diverse circumstances. Indeed, regardless of the level of proficiency, learning a second language and learning about different cultures generally broadens a child's outlook on life. It also opens up alternative educational and career opportunities.

adaptation from : The child as a learner

Contextual Teaching And Learning 1

Models of learning have created many decades ago. Learning approach was originally developed by Bruce and colleagues. Learning model has a broad meaning and part of the learning model is a learning strategy.

Various learning strategies have the same components. For example, that all learning begins with student interest and motivate students to engage in the learning process. But each one-stage learning strategy has different stages. For example, the stages of activities in different hands-on teaching with pangajaran cooperative. These differences are mainly taking place between the opening and closing in learning. It should be understood by the teachers if we want  this strategy can be implemented well.

Each student has their own way to absorb information, called modalities. There are three categories: Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic (VAK). Teachers should find out beforehand modalities which students belong. Students with Visual modality would be easier to learn through what they see, students with auditory modality would prefer to learn through what they hear. While students with kinesthetic modalities easier to understand the lesson when learn while doing light movements

Learning strategy that could include the cognitive, affective and psychomotor approach to strategy is Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL).