New Rapid Fire method to Language Learning.

“Boy, look and listen.”

“Banana, banana, banana, apple, apple, apple, pear, pear, pear, orange, orange……………”

As she rattled off the names of the fruits, the mother flipped the cards one after another, showing the pictures of the fruits to her fourteen month old.

After the fruits, she went on to other things which are commonly seen by the child. As she did so, I was amazed at the attention of the child. He looked at the pictures flashed in front of him so attentively. I lasted for approximately twenty minutes. And was I surprised when the child asked for more of the same when the mother stopped. As the mother had to attend to some chores, the father took over and the child continued to listen and watch as the cards are flashed quickly in front of him.
Obviously, such a method of language learning is effective in getting the full attention of the child. This child has been given the same dose of ‘listen while you look’ for more than a week. And each day, he asked for it. Besides, he wanted it to last for until he was satisfied.

Any observer would question why the parents of this child flipped the cards and say the names of the things given on the cards so quickly. Would the child be able to follow? Would the child have the opportunity to hear what was pronounced?

The mother is one who is very concerned about the progress and development of her child. According to her, this is one of the latest methods for introducing language to the child. After all, if the child were to learn language in his natural environment, he hears sounds spoken rapidly in conversations around him. He see things move at speed. With such speed, perhaps that is the reason for the hundred percent attention the child gives to the learning process.

If you have a baby starting to learn a language such as Mandarin or English, why not add this method to whatever methods you are currently using?