The importance of cartoons in teaching a foreign language in preschool education

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In this article, we would like to demonstrate old and modern methods of teaching a foreign language in preschool educational institutions. The article discusses innovative methods of teaching foreign languages and various methods used in the training course.

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Abduraximova, F., & Çetiner, A. (2025). The importance of cartoons in teaching a foreign language in preschool education. Dialogue, Integration of Sciences and Cultures in the Process of Scientific and Professional Education, 1(1), 373–374. Retrieved from https://inlibrary.uz/index.php/discpspe/article/view/81345
Farida Abduraximova, Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages
Teacher of English language
Alev Çetiner, Hacettepe University
Teacher of English language and literature
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Abstract

In this article, we would like to demonstrate old and modern methods of teaching a foreign language in preschool educational institutions. The article discusses innovative methods of teaching foreign languages and various methods used in the training course.


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ILMIY VA PROFESSIONAL TA’LIM JARAYONIDA MULOQOT, FAN VA MADANIYATLAR

INTEGRATSIYASI

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Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages

THE IMPORTANCE OF CARTOONS IN TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

IN PRESCHOOL EDUCATION

Abduraximova Farida Komiljon qizi

Teacher of English language

Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages

Alev Çetiner

Hacette University of Foreign Languages

Teacher of English language and literature

Abstract

: In this article, we would like to demonstrate old and modern methods of

teaching a foreign language in preschool educational institutions. The article discusses

innovative methods of teaching foreign languages and various methods used in the training

course.

Keywords

: cartoons, tourism, hypothesis

Currently, English has acquired the status of an international language, and it has become

an important part of modern culture, economics, politics, sports, education, art, tourism, and

knowledge around the world. To learn any language more effectively, it needs to be learned

naturally. Linguists have put forward all the interesting hypotheses about learning foreign

languages. According to Stephen Krashen (1982), there are two ways in which children can learn

and master a foreign language. They can watch movies, animated TV shows, listen to talk shows,

presentations from conferences, download and use a wide variety of programs, including games

that they use to replenish vocabulary, learn grammar, and develop listening and writing skills in

life. Watching a cartoon in a foreign language has a positive effect not only on improving the

skill, but also on other levels of language acquisition, in particular, the child learns new words,

learns to build sentences, ask questions and use them in the appropriate context, for example, Dr.

Bayaz Enayati and Farhad Kakarash studied the effect of watching cartoons in English on the

grammatical accuracy of students. elementary school. The researchers noted the positive effect

of cartoons on language acquisition, in particular, its grammatical structure. However, as the

results of their research have shown, watching cartoons does not improve writing skills. These

skills are the most difficult to master, and cartoons or any other video materials do not actualize

them (Enayati and Kakarash, 2016). Using the cartoon classroom from a constructivist point of

view, the world of educational technology is currently rapidly improving due to the development

of audiovisual tools and tools that provide teachers with many opportunities to build activities

and use methods related to the use of authentic language materials. Baylor (1996) first believes

that the use of cartoons as an educational tool has a direct impact on the classroom. Both wanted

to encourage teachers to take a focused approach to making a practical and instant impact in the

classroom.

The classroom not only has an impact on the animation classroom, but also has an effective

impact. Nevertheless, it is an innovative teaching creative learning strategy, therefore, the

purpose of this article is to discuss how an animated cartoon as a pedagogical material can be

used in a language classroom from a constructive point of view. Moreover, when students watch

a cartoon, they have an incentive to speak the language they are learning. Hull (1943), in his

behavioral theory, argues that four main factors influence second language acquisition: stimulus,

association, reinforcement, and imitation. Watching cartoons gives students the opportunity to

use their acquired vocabulary in various contextual situations, because they can receive this

incentive necessary to build vocabulary and use language in various forms. Watching cartoons in

a language will change students' attitudes from negative to positive. Because watching animated

films allows the two hemispheres of the brain to fully work, and because they are equipped with

auxiliary tools such as music, sound, and colorful attributes, animated films can be meaningful

educational material that requires less understanding skills and ensures manageability and order


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ILMIY VA PROFESSIONAL TA’LIM JARAYONIDA MULOQOT, FAN VA MADANIYATLAR

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Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages

in the classroom. Cartoons, as a rule, attract the attention of students and do not allow students to

escape from the learning context, as they include pleasant tools and humorous speeches.

In the field of teaching foreign languages, various methods are used to make learning

effective. Teachers choose a method according to the context and the availability of resources in

the classroom. One of the audio-visual (AV) media in the classroom helps learning. Computer

animation and cartoons can be used in the classroom. There are many advantages of using AV

media in the classroom (Arsyad, 2008).

The quantitative study was chosen to investigate the effectiveness of English language

teaching methods in elementary schools through practical research. The population was selected

from the governing primary school for the study. The purpose of this is to improve the learning

of a foreign language by primary school children through animated actions, and the contextual

presentation of cartoons for primary school children helps to increase the vocabulary of children

in a foreign language, replacing the effects of boring lessons. The cartoon audio recordings on

this screen help students memorize new words and memorize them. Cartoons are very helpful in

learning a foreign language, because cartoons explain colorful landscapes and their characters,

music and sound effects to children through cartoons, rather than just learning the language. And

the world of life can help children master their worldview, vocabulary, and a foreign language,

and make their imagination more interesting, and make it easier for students to understand, study,

and guess the meaning of words, because language and action fit into cartoons. This is useful for

high school students and auxiliary students, such skills are mainly effective in teaching a foreign

language, as well as in teaching other subjects. Using cartoons as educational material for

children also helps teachers and encourages students to actively participate in lessons and

improve their skills. As the educational material from the main animated films develops the

language of students when they are diverse with constructive staging, cartoons are an expressive

form of language, and animated cartoons are suitable for the level of all students and are easier

for everyone to understand.

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2. Ammara Farrukh, Muhammad Ahmed. Norwegian University of Science and

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3. Stephen Kreshen (1982) Principles and Practice of Second Language Acquisition,

Programming Press Inc.

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