INCREASING YOUNG LEARNERS’ INTERESTS IN TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Keywords:
Language acquisition, foreign language learning, young learners, motivation, gamification, storytelling, digital tools, interactive learning, cultural immersion, parental involvement, collaborative learning, multisensory learning.Abstract
This article investigates practical methods for boosting young students’ enthusiasm for studying a foreign language. Although young children are inherently curious, engaging and developmentally appropriate instructional strategies are necessary to keep them motivated. This article examines successful tactics, such as gamification, narrative, digital tools, interactive exercises, and cultural immersion, to increase young learners’ excitement for learning a foreign language. It also looks at how peers, parents, and teachers may work together to create a safe and engaging learning environment. The article also addresses typical obstacles to maintaining motivation and suggests creative ways to make language learning more interesting and pleasurable. Teachers can encourage young students to cultivate a lifelong love of foreign languages by implementing dynamic and student-centered teaching methods, which will eventually boost language proficiency and cross-cultural communication abilities.
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