. Do you live in Norway? Do you have family and loved ones here? Or maybe you are raising a child? Even though you live abroad, it is worth teaching your child Polish from an early age. Of course, children will have contact with Norwegian in kindergarten and school. However, it is worth using Polish at home, in the comfort of your own four walls. In today's article, we show you how you can teach your child Polish while abroad. Science native language is important. Read and implement.
Child bilingualism - an investment in the future!
Learning your native language is a good idea. Thanks to this, the child has contact with the language of his parents' country of origin. He gets to know the culture, customs, mentality of his countrymen ... Learning a language (and we are talking about acquiring any language) sensitizes and broadens horizons. Our child learns that there are other countries, other cultures - that we are inhabitants of one and the same land so beautifully and exceptionally different: linguistically and morally. Learning a language teaches sensitivity to the needs of others. By learning the language faster and getting to know a given country, the child will gain respect for every difference. Of course, it is also worth mentioning the advantages of communication - in contact with another culture, it will always be great.
How to teach Polish in Norway?
It is worth using the potential that comes primarily from family life to learn Polish. We can then efficiently combine mutual integration with educational values. We present a few home ways to learn Polish without the need to invest in tutoring:
- everyday conversations - banal? Maybe? Talk to your child in Polish at home. Teach him to use full sentences in his mother tongue: at breakfast, lunch, spending the weekend together. In a natural and casual conversation, the child will quickly pick up important words, phrases,
- reading in Polish – children's literature has recently become a real gem. Children's books are not only about beautiful vocabulary, sometimes breathtaking graphics, distinguished by juicy colors. It is also, and perhaps above all, an engaging story that will stimulate children's imagination. Read to your child in Polish!
- watching films and fairy tales in Polish – of course, we are talking about both dubbed fairy tales and fairy tale films with subtitles. The child learns vocabulary and spelling. When learning from your favorite videos, you remember faster.
Mother tongue learning - don't wait, start now!
Be sure to read our previous post on this topic: Children's bilingualism and its advantages. We are sure that learning the mother tongue will positively affect many spheres of your child's life: self-confidence, creativity, and the ability to remember.
