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■What can be done to foster mother tongue languages at home?
WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FOSTER MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGES AT HOME?
① Create an environment connected to the child’s native culture
Place calendars and other objects around the house that have photos of clothes, cooking implements, foods and religious ceremonies that are connected to the culture of the mother tongue. This will help to stimulate conversation.
② Speak in the child’s mother tongue, even if they don’t reply straight away.
Face-to-face communication is extremely important. Use a variety of situations to create opportunities to talk to your child in their mother tongue.
③ Read aloud to them from picture books
Even if it's only for 20 minutes a day, read to children from picture books written in their mother tongue. While it’s important for them to come into contact with written language, looking at the pictures while talking together as parent and child may also be effective. It’s also a good idea to have your child read aloud to you.
④ Show them movies and drama series produced in their mother tongue
Choose videos and shows on YouTube and DVD produced in their mother tongue to show to your child. You could also try showing them suitable movies and drama series in their mother tongue. These videos can become a topic of conversation for you and your child. It may also be good for them to memorize songs in their mother tongue.
⑤ Make your child participate in mother tongue language classes
If there are classes available in their mother tongue language nearby, it’s definitely a good idea to make them participate. This means you can help them with their homework, and what they learn in classes can become a topic of conversation for the family. It’s a good idea to make your child’s mother tongue language learning a topic of interest in your family.
Maintaining a child’s mother tongue in Japan is not easy, but if you persevere, the rewards will be great. Without this awareness of their mother tongue, your children may be limited to a world of Japanese.
① Create an environment connected to the child’s native culture
Place calendars and other objects around the house that have photos of clothes, cooking implements, foods and religious ceremonies that are connected to the culture of the mother tongue. This will help to stimulate conversation.
② Speak in the child’s mother tongue, even if they don’t reply straight away.
Face-to-face communication is extremely important. Use a variety of situations to create opportunities to talk to your child in their mother tongue.
③ Read aloud to them from picture books
Even if it's only for 20 minutes a day, read to children from picture books written in their mother tongue. While it’s important for them to come into contact with written language, looking at the pictures while talking together as parent and child may also be effective. It’s also a good idea to have your child read aloud to you.
④ Show them movies and drama series produced in their mother tongue
Choose videos and shows on YouTube and DVD produced in their mother tongue to show to your child. You could also try showing them suitable movies and drama series in their mother tongue. These videos can become a topic of conversation for you and your child. It may also be good for them to memorize songs in their mother tongue.
⑤ Make your child participate in mother tongue language classes
If there are classes available in their mother tongue language nearby, it’s definitely a good idea to make them participate. This means you can help them with their homework, and what they learn in classes can become a topic of conversation for the family. It’s a good idea to make your child’s mother tongue language learning a topic of interest in your family.
Maintaining a child’s mother tongue in Japan is not easy, but if you persevere, the rewards will be great. Without this awareness of their mother tongue, your children may be limited to a world of Japanese.
