It's been discussed in the group about the language that you want to teach your children when they grow up. Is it Filipino or English? Parents particularly mommies have their very own reasons on why they want that particular language to instill on their child/children.

This got me thinking that having two languages in the household will not be a problem to a child as long as he/she was used to that language. Teaching English in an early age will help my child/kids to be versatile and can easily communicate with other people especially when he/she grows up.
Based on my own experience, when I was a child I was really shy and afraid to do recitation inside the classroom. Moreover, I hate reporting where I have to be in front of the class and discuss the topic that was assigned to me. I don't like the idea of other people listening to and looking at me intently. I was not even aware of the public speaking websites and books at that time when I was a student. Today, a lot of resources to improve speech are available which makes a lot of room for improvement. On my case working as a call center agent makes me comfortable talking and delivering English fluently and flawlessly (sometimes).
That's why I chose to teach two languages in our home instead of focusing on one language in particular. Both have pros and cons so why not teach both?! With the proper guidance and aid materials, I'm sure that my future child/children will be comfortable communicating with other people plus she/he can overcome shyness that I had when I was young.
Let's see if this will work once we have our own son/daughter but I think it's possible.
2 comments:
my 6 year old pamangkin is also multi-lingual. she speaks fluent english. seldom speaks tagalog but understands it. and is starting to learn arabic.
carla
Hi Carla! That's good to hear :) pwede naman kasi turuan ang mga kids ng filipino and english ng sabay ;)
Tingin ko kapag nasanay sila sa household na ganun, madali nila matututunan yung parehong language. Then you can add another language para maging multi-lingual
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