Thirty or forty years ago, parents had an obsession: children going to college. Today is another obsession: to learn English. Nobody is aware that is the universal language and how much the Chinese threatens to become the leader at the moment English is the one who wins the game. Therefore, it seems a kind of obligation that all people studying English. However, the result is obvious: the Spaniards barely a medium level of English. Why? Does it have to do with the failure of our education system? How can they learn from 3 years and get to work without knowing defend stage in a workshop? The first benefit that comes to everyone's mind when it comes to knowing how to speak English is improving our chances of getting a better job, but the benefits go far beyond.

 

 

Research has shown the intellectual benefits of children learning more than one language. Bilingual children perform better in school and on tests of intelligence. They are more sociable and confident and have better skills in respect of communication.

 

Children who grow up bilingual have a larger vocabulary, greater ability to learn languages, have more self-esteem and observe the problems from various angles.

 

 

There are many questions, many questions and is not as simple as it seems. Claudia Carter owns Cincodeditos, a company dedicated to teaching parents how best to teach children from infants to enjoy the language through a technique that begins with the signs. This method is used by many famous moms in the world like Nicole Kidman, Jessica Alba, Nicole Richie, Debra Messing. Claudia is mother of a child and also is English living in Spain so the process of bilingualism her daughter is all for obvious reasons.

 

Many wonder why not speak well in Spain. To the owner of Claudia Carter the answer is not simple, "in other countries such as Guatemala, Denmark, Israel and India, children grow up bilingual and not here, and not because the Spanish children are different, is that in Spain There attitudes and structures that impede come to believe in our ability to learn English. "

 

Indeed we have nothing special to prevent us from speaking English in the genetic aspect (in fact several communities are bilingual) but we do have issues, according to Carter, cultural, educational and linguistic type. "You have a sense of the ridiculous that plays an important factor," he says. "You tend to make fun of your colleagues when they speak English. As one example; the famous speech in English Aznar, or Botín, which have been the subject of constant teasing or jokes Chiquito de la Calzada mocking the British, "he adds.

 

One of the things that characterizes our country is dubbing, something unthinkable in other countries and, of course, greatly influences the time to go from small learning: "The influence of Franco's philosophy remains a reality in society current. The Franco brought dubbing film and television and the exaltation of Spanish and rejection of everything outside "he says.

 

 

 

Tips to get:

 

 

-Buy Stories with audio CDs in English. Become a collection of DVDs and CDs to see and hear together at home or in the car. Aprenderos songs together. Interact with your baby watching the DVD. The structure of the music lends already repetition and memorization and this makes it a great tool for teaching English to children.

-Use Educational games and puzzles, dominoes, flash-cards, alphabets, electronic phone to introduce and reinforce vocabulary.

-Attend Recreational activities conducted in English. Today there are a wide range of extra-curricular activities in English as ballet, football, game farms, etc.

-Go To the theater in English. More and more options to attend performances conducted in English.

-Travel To an English speaking country. A holiday to go to England, America, Ireland ... there are even summer camps for learning English for the whole family (from 4 years).

-Have An au-pair English at home. This option is not for everyone but if you can afford is ideal.