Enhancing Listening Skill of Young Learnersthrough Videomagic English

Listening is one of the most challenging skills for language students to develop and yet also one of the most important. By developing their ability to listen well, a language teacher develops his students ’ability to become more independent learners, as by hearing accurately they are much more likely to be able to reproduce accurately, refine their understanding of grammar and develop their own vocabulary. Research shows that the best time to acquire a new language is before the age of 10; children are natural language learners as they use language skills long before they are aware of them. Young children love to play and learn best when they are enjoying themselves. However, it is necessary not to overload young children when working on listening tasks since they have very short attention and concentration span. Children will internalize a second language more readily if they are asked to engage in meaningful activities that require using the language.

Foreign language input can be provided in a variety of fun ways for kids. Expose children to language in a natural way, using games, music, and immersion techniquesto provide aural input and enhance effective language instruction. Magic English videos introduce basic vocabulary (numbers, family, weather, etc.) through cartoon and music. It is especially well-suited to early elementary students. Video modeling has been scientifically proven to be effective to enhance listening skill as well as to overcome some of the obstacles to foreign language learning in traditional language schools. For this reason, this essayexamines the goals, implementation, and outcomes, including the conclusions drawn about the benefits and drawback of using video to teach languages to young children.