bilig-17/ Winter  2001

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF
0-6 AGE GROUP CHILDREN IN TEACHING TURKISH

 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat ÖZBAY
Gazi University, Gazi Education Faculty

 


ABSTRACT

 Each nation wants to educate their future generation in the best possible way in order to maintain their integrity. The base of the education is the language. A baby finds a language ready for him/her from the time he/she is born. He or she then acquires the necessary skills by interacting with his or her father, mother, close relatives, and social environments. The acquirement of language is particularly fast between 2-6 years of age. Therefore the educationists or the linguists are supposed to know the bio-phsico-social features of the child at this stage. Because the foundation of the language, which he or she is going to continue learning, is laid at these ages. It is necessary that the pre-school teaching of mother tongue should be given importance in order to make the language teaching during the school much more effective.


Key Words : Baby, Child, Language, Mother Tongue, Education, Age Range

 

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