How children learn languages
Children learn by:
- Having more opportunities to be exposed to the second language
- Making associations between words, languages, or sentence patterns and putting things into clear, relatable contexts
- Using all their senses and getting fully involved; by observing and copying, doing things, watching and listening
- Exploring, experimenting, making mistakes and checking their understanding
- Repetition and feeling a sense of confidence when they have established routines
- Being motivated, particularly when their peers are also speaking/learning other languages
