Introduction to the Current Problem and Phenomenon
The Parental Tendency with regard to “Bilingualism” The phenomenon that has been going on in the realm of bilingualism with regard to parenting, schooling, and education is that more and more parents, monolingual parents included, start to become aware of and appreciate the importance of mastering a second language and wish their children to be bilingual. Considering the practical advantages of being bilingual, such as better future career opportunities, positive effects on self-image, and the development of skills of enabling effective communication within different language-speaking communities, parents appear to be highly supportive of bilingual school programs (Lao, 2014). As a result, …show more content…
Inside the an stuffed animal or shape that dangles around the mobile, a mini and replaceable speaker will be inserted within it. At the end of the mobile, infant’s wrist will be attached to a ribbon. As the infant makes a hand movement, the mobile will be moving, and infant therefore learns contingently that his or her action causes the mobile to move. At the moment of the hand movemenr, the sound of a pair of words or phrases will be produced in either English and Chinese or English and Spanish. Moreover, the mother of the infant can pre-record up to two hundred most frequently-used babies’ nouns and phrases, such as “ball,” “all done,” “book,” and “there you go,” into the mini recorder. This feature of my design is inspired, supported, and proven to be effective by DeCasper et al. (1980). It was shown that the infants learned how to produce mothers’ voice when sucking onto a nonnutritive nipple, and they inclined to produce it more often than another person’s voice (DeCasper et al., 1980). The neonates’ preference for the maternal voice suggested that the period after birth may be significant for initiating infantile relationship bonding to the mother (DeCasper et al., 1980). Therefore, by listening to mother’s recorded voice while interacting with the mobile, the infant can have a more soothing and peaceful experience when being exposed to the auditory stimuli. Last but not least, the mobile …show more content…
(1984), infants are capable of discriminating nonnative speech sound contrast according to category without any specific prior language experiences. But unfortunately, this ability sharply declines within the first year of life (Werker et al., 1984). The associative contingency learning created by this mobile is going to help preserve the ability of phoneme discrimination within the critical period during when the infants are considered to be the “citizens of the world.” Additionally, long-term benefits with regard to better accent and pronunciation when learning a second language can be yielded from my mobile. According to Au et al. (2002), adults who are learning a language speak with a more native-like accent if they had incidental exposure to that language during early childhood than if they did not. Last but not least, boning relationships could be established between the infant and the mother by the baby listening to pre-recorded maternal “infant-directed speech” and “motherese” (DeCasper et al., 1980).
Intended Positive Effects for the
The Parental Tendency with regard to “Bilingualism” The phenomenon that has been going on in the realm of bilingualism with regard to parenting, schooling, and education is that more and more parents, monolingual parents included, start to become aware of and appreciate the importance of mastering a second language and wish their children to be bilingual. Considering the practical advantages of being bilingual, such as better future career opportunities, positive effects on self-image, and the development of skills of enabling effective communication within different language-speaking communities, parents appear to be highly supportive of bilingual school programs (Lao, 2014). As a result, …show more content…
Inside the an stuffed animal or shape that dangles around the mobile, a mini and replaceable speaker will be inserted within it. At the end of the mobile, infant’s wrist will be attached to a ribbon. As the infant makes a hand movement, the mobile will be moving, and infant therefore learns contingently that his or her action causes the mobile to move. At the moment of the hand movemenr, the sound of a pair of words or phrases will be produced in either English and Chinese or English and Spanish. Moreover, the mother of the infant can pre-record up to two hundred most frequently-used babies’ nouns and phrases, such as “ball,” “all done,” “book,” and “there you go,” into the mini recorder. This feature of my design is inspired, supported, and proven to be effective by DeCasper et al. (1980). It was shown that the infants learned how to produce mothers’ voice when sucking onto a nonnutritive nipple, and they inclined to produce it more often than another person’s voice (DeCasper et al., 1980). The neonates’ preference for the maternal voice suggested that the period after birth may be significant for initiating infantile relationship bonding to the mother (DeCasper et al., 1980). Therefore, by listening to mother’s recorded voice while interacting with the mobile, the infant can have a more soothing and peaceful experience when being exposed to the auditory stimuli. Last but not least, the mobile …show more content…
(1984), infants are capable of discriminating nonnative speech sound contrast according to category without any specific prior language experiences. But unfortunately, this ability sharply declines within the first year of life (Werker et al., 1984). The associative contingency learning created by this mobile is going to help preserve the ability of phoneme discrimination within the critical period during when the infants are considered to be the “citizens of the world.” Additionally, long-term benefits with regard to better accent and pronunciation when learning a second language can be yielded from my mobile. According to Au et al. (2002), adults who are learning a language speak with a more native-like accent if they had incidental exposure to that language during early childhood than if they did not. Last but not least, boning relationships could be established between the infant and the mother by the baby listening to pre-recorded maternal “infant-directed speech” and “motherese” (DeCasper et al., 1980).
Intended Positive Effects for the