The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.
我的语言界限就是我的世界界限。
——LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN，路德维希•维特根斯坦

        很多研究表明，在儿童早期阶段学习两种语言能够提升多方面的认知能力，让大脑切换任务更加灵活，在忙乱的环境中更容易专注以及记忆力更佳。这些研究都暗示着，无论如何，学习和运用两种语言对儿童的大脑是有益处的。
        Nowadays，technological advances have allowed researchers to look more deeply at how bilingualism interacts with and changes the cognitive and neurological systems, thereby identifying several clear benefits of being bilingual. And the way to achieve learning second language is the Learning Environment.

         那么问题来了，该如何进行教学才能更好地激发孩子们的外语学习兴趣，提高他们的外语能力呢？
现在就让我们来一起揭晓厦门工学院附属学校幼儿园的小朋友们学习英语的秘密吧~

        首先，必须要有专业的英文课程和优秀的外教老师。
        First, a great English Course and a charming teacher is necessary!
        在幼儿园的每一日早晨，都可以听到宝贝们响亮的“Good Morning”。
        -Look, who is he?
        -Teacher Armand！
        每个班的小朋友都会和Teacher Armand一起度过愉快的早晨。
        “I miss you~”
        “I miss you, too.”

        About Teacher Armand：
        Name：Eugene Armand Rossouw
        Bachelor of Education Degree 教育学学士

        为践行厦门工学院附属学校“双语教学，科艺发展”的教学理念，附属幼儿园与新加坡英语机构“I Can Read”共同合作，选择适合幼儿园宝贝们的英文课程，运用音素法来帮助孩子们更好地读英语、说英语。
        We introduce the most popular English Learning Centre--I Can Read (short for ICR), and teach the kids with a more effective way to learn English，which is suitable for children.
        根据幼儿园儿童的年龄特点，Teacher Armand为每个班量身定做了英文教学计划，通过童谣歌曲、音素学习、单词学习和英语游戏来开展英语教学。

“Good job！High five！”

“Let’s play a game, shall we?”

“Pizza!”

“Coloring time~”
 

        下课后，还能跟Teacher Armand享受运动时光~
        我们的Teacher Armand可是运动健将，足球、篮球样样行，据说最擅长的是橄榄球呢~

  “Let’s play some soccer!”

        “We love to play.”
        每次下课，都舍不得离开英语教室，真想跟Teacher Armand再玩一会儿！
        但是，只有在课堂上才学英语吗？NO~
        It is important to learn through the English classes, but it is more important to use English in your daily life.

        除了外教老师，日常的大部分时间小朋友们还是由各位带班老师陪伴的，让我们来看看他们在做什么？What are teachers doing？

        原来要不断学习英语的不仅是宝贝们，我们的老师也要加强英语训练，这样才能更好地帮助宝贝们巩固和复习每日所学。
        All the teachers need to learn and practice English by Teacher Armand and we can help children to review what they have learned so far.

        努力不是只说说而已~Fighting！
        老师们都是本科及以上学历，还有留英归来的教育学硕士，可以指导其他老师在幼儿园一日流程中更好地使用英语来跟宝贝们交流沟通，各个实力都是杠杠的~So Easy~而且每位老师都要配合外教老师的安排，用最合适的语言氛围来达到习得英语的目的。
        We teachers are all undergraduate and above, so we are capable of creating the best learning environment for our children.
 
        老师们在英语环境布置中可是下足了功夫。
So, we teachers try to create a good way for children to learn through their daily basis. For instance, we have Alphabet and English Corner which can help them to review.
        将英文带进区域活动中。

        日常交流中渗透着英语。
        English everywhere.
       

        当然，学习一门外语，我们会很自然地接触到另一种文化，所以体验外国文化也成为我们园双语环境营造的重要一环。英语作为国际通用语言，我们可不单要学会这门语言，更要去了解英语背后的文化。Panos Athanasopoulos博士，语言和双语学领域的专家，是这样告诉我们的：“语言、文化和认知三者之间有着不可分割的联系。”
        As Panos Athanasopoulos said that there is a strong link between language, culture and cognition. Learning a second language means you have to know about the other culture. Obviously, it is fun for the children when you give them the opportunity to experience something new.
        我园10月份的万圣节就超受小朋友的欢迎~通过主题课和变装活动，小朋友们可以感受到不同文化的乐趣，同时也更加喜欢学习英文了呢~连蒙氏区域活动都充满了万圣节的气息呢！

        我们也期待接下来的感恩节活动~

        Last month, we had a Halloween Party which is very popular among children. They enjoyed the fun of experiencing different culture and they would like to learn more English to know more about the western culture.
        英语的学习，是要让这门语言和它所蕴含的文化渗透在我们的学习环境中。科学的英语教学，让孩子学得开心，学得快乐，开拓了宝贝们的国际视野，让孩子们更加享受在幼儿园的每一天~
        Learning English is not only to study one foreign language, but also it offer an opportunity to experience another culture. And the best to do it, is to learn English through life.
We Play, we talk, we learn.