In schools, colleges, and community language schools, the language is taught in a certain way. Is it fun? If not, Why can't it be fun?
Is it not possible to acquire a language involving in fun activities? Should language teaching be really so strict with dictation, grammar rules, worksheets, etc?
When we lived in Bangalore, our son would talk to us in Tamil and in Kannada with his friends outside. He was just 3 years old. We did not speak Kannada. How was the 3 year old able to acquire Kannada without going to school and by just playing with other kids outside!
Why the schools are making it hard for the students?
To learn a language we have to give them comprehensible and compelling input. But, "my friends at USC is determined to make language learning incomprehensible and not compelling" says Dr. Krashen.
I am fully convinced a better way to teach them is to involve them in fun and meaningful activities. The progressive education says "kids learn the best when they are involved in real life situation that is relevant, meaningful, and important to them".
Why do we need to put them thru a complicated system. கனியிருப்ப காய் எதற்கு!
They are not interested in marks, grammar rules, and literature. It is our job to give them a good learning experience and opportunity to learn to speak, read, and write Tamil.
