7 Easy Steps to Teach a Child a Foreign Language

Nicole Baptista
4 min readJul 30, 2020
Photo by Jerry Wang on Unsplash

Teaching a child a new foreign language from scratch… sounds quite daunting, doesn’t it?

But there’s good news: children pick up languages very quickly.

They’re curious, creative, and absorb new words like sponges.

In fact, the earlier they learn a new language, the better!

There are endless reasons why your child should learn another language.

Bilingual children are more creative. They are better problem-solvers, concentrate better than monolingual kids, and will eventually have better opportunities both job and travel-wise.

You may want your child to be able to communicate with their grandparents when you take them back home during the summer holidays. Or maybe you just want them to know another language (or two).

Either way, there are ways you can play a part in doing this.

It doesn’t matter if you’re a parent, tutor, or teacher, these tips will have your child babbling away in (whichever language) in no time.

1. Repetition, Repetition, Repetition

Repetition is key when getting children to learn new vocabulary. The more you repeat a word, the better the chances they will remember it. Encourage your child to repeat each word after…

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Nicole Baptista

Writer I Poet I Language Teacher. Let's talk: Spirituality, education, feminism. Also baby goat obsessed. Www.nicolebeewriter.com Insta: @nicolebaptistaa