Introduction:
In this fast-growing era today, learning new languages other than your native language has become necessary. We all want our children to learn English. Most schools and colleges teach in English. But today it is not only about the English language. Many different languages have taken up a good position. Japanese is one of those languages growing.
Children are the future of tomorrow. You have made a very good decision of teaching your child Japanese and that is why you are here on this page reading this article. Your child will love learning a second language.
Now, you cannot teach them Japanese the way you have learned it. Children if too small will have difficulty in reading and understanding. You have to teach in a way they enjoy or if they get bored then they won’t learn. So you can follow these tips to teach Japanese to your kids.
How can you do it
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Cartoons
All children love cartoons. This is the best way to introduce them to the language. Every child loves watching cartoons and watches it intently. Then why not utilise this trait and make them watch Japanese cartoons instead?
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Readout
Children love listening to interesting stories. We always follow this trick when we have to make them eat food. I always do this. I always tell a story about the princess to my little one, and that is how she eats every day. Well, you can do the same thing, but in the Japanese language. You can get kids’ books in Japanese to read them out to them so that they hear. You can also buy it online from Amazon. You can also check for some online resources. You can buy books in two languages where it shows a word for Japanese as well as another language you know well.
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Games
Yet another thing they adore. Children just love to play games. You give them to play every day and they will never say a no to you. Make them play games which have instructions written in Japanese. They will automatically track out the meaning of the word.
Apps are always the best option to learn any language. You can download Japanese apps for kids. These apps are built in such a manner that can be used by a kid easily. The apps will help them learn grammar, vocabulary, and many more things.
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Speak
the way a child knows nothing when he is small. We teach him our language by speaking to them in that language. We can show them things around us and tell the name of that thing in Japanese. This is the easiest way to interact with them and teach them.
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Sing
Don’t we lullaby our children to put them off to sleep? Why not do it in Japanese? Imagine them smiling at you and listening with full concentration because they enjoy your sweet voice.
Your little efforts make a lot of difference to those little minds. Encourage them and be patient with them. Work harder and motivate them to work hard too.