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THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATIONAL GAMES IN TEACHING FOREIGN
LANGUAGES TO CHILDREN AT AN EARLY AGE
Umirbekova Barchin Abdurasulovna
English teacher of state pre-school education organization |N 66
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13932818
Annotation:
In this article discussed about
the importance of educational games in
teaching foreign languages to children at an early age
Keywords:
educational games, teaching foreign languages, early age, preschool, children,
activities.
Introduction.
Since the game is the main and favorite activity of the child in kindergarten
and school age, the child also discovers the world through the game. If foreign languages are
taught in a playful way, this will increase the efficiency of learning language skills several times.
The game not only increases the physical activity of the child, but also helps to form mental
freshness. The game helps the child to strengthen his self-confidence and to form social
relations with others. Therefore, parents and educators should encourage children to learn
through play as much as possible. It is through play that children learn and discover their
talents. To achieve this, it is considered appropriate to use an environment that activates the
senses, including visual, auditory, and kinesthetic types of active education. Educational games
include playing musical instruments, singing songs, reciting poems, dancing, playing games,
watching videos, and making various crafts.
Discussion.
At what age is it better to learn foreign languages? Scientists of the world
have expressed a unanimous opinion that a child under the age of 10 can learn a foreign
language easily. During this period, the child learns languages not by understanding, but
mechanically, so the usage and pronunciation of a foreign language is easily mastered. However,
considering that a child is born with the ability to imitate the sounds of any language, there are
many people who think of starting this process earlier. As a result of the research on the study
of the human brain, it has been proven that the period from the birth of a baby to the age of
three is the most important period of child development. [3.14] It has also been found that the
brain of a three-year-old child works twice as fast and better than the brain of an adult.
Therefore, according to English experts, introducing a second language to a child in the first
year will help him learn it easily. But in any case, we must not forget that taking into account
the child's psychological and language skills is an extremely important factor.
Every child is an individual, naturally, their developmental stages are different from each
other. According to psychologists, trying to force a child to speak from an early age or trying to
develop him in comparison with his peers in many cases has the opposite effect and leads to
bad results. When teaching a foreign language to children of kindergarten and junior school
age, it is necessary to take into account psychological and pedagogical features, that is, their
curiosity and enthusiasm. It is also necessary to remember that children cannot focus on one
type of activity for a long time [6.3]. Parents want their child to be mature in all aspects, and in
many cases, without taking into account the child's psychological and physiological readiness,
they try to give him assignments in various subjects, teach him a language, or involve him in
sports activities. In most cases, when parents fail to achieve the expected results, they try to
influence the child by reprimanding the child or comparing him to his peers. But these two
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attempts weaken the child's motivation to learn and cause his interest in the surrounding things
to fade. The role of parents and educators in preventing such unfortunate situations is
incomparable. The game is the easiest and most appropriate way to teach a child to think freely,
to increase his curiosity and motivation to explore the environment, to enrich his imagination,
and to bring out his creativity. When children play, they put their ideas into practice, test
hypotheses, acquire necessary skills, use their imaginations, and explore their worlds [3.3].
A child is very curious by nature and uses all his senses to explore the world around him.
Since the game is the main and favorite activity of the child, if the child is introduced to the
world and all the necessary knowledge and skills in it through the game, the efficiency of
mastering skills will increase several times. The game not only increases the physical activity
of the child, but it also helps to form mental freshness. The game helps the child to strengthen
his self-confidence and to form social relations with others. Therefore, parents and educators
should encourage children to learn through play as much as possible. It is through the game
that children learn and discover their talents. To achieve this, it is appropriate to use an
environment that activates the senses, including visual, auditory, and kinesthetic types of active
education. Educational games include playing musical instruments, singing songs, reciting
poems, dancing, playing games, watching videos, and making various crafts. Games such as
colorful exhibitions, cards, competitions, role-playing games, making various shapes are one of
the most interesting ways to develop children's physical and mental activity [8.3].
Conclusion.
Young children learn through their emotions and actions, so learning English
should be done through these emotions and actions. Engaging young children in interesting and
communicative situations and activities in learning English is a very important factor in
acquiring language skills. Although the purpose of the activity is to teach English, it can attract
children like a game, and children can get involved in these activities unintentionally, and
children learn the foreign language as naturally as their mother tongue. provision is also of
special concern.
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