The effect of touch- screen applications on learning the second language of monolingual toddlers

The objective of this thesis is to investigate how effective it is to teach toddlers English with the use of educational applications. This thesis will investigate this topic by concentrating on the use of educational applications, the role of parents and other aspects of learning. It will also investigate how motivated parents are to give their children access to use English speaking applications and whether they think these educational applications will improve their children's English proficiency. The thesis is structured as follows: Research of secondary sources of information (literature) Critical analysis of used literature Formulation of the research question or hypothesis Primary investigation (to be used as a template for further research) Conclusion Discussion of results, comparison with literature, evaluation of limitations of results Motifs for further investigation The scope of this thesis includes primary data collection of the aforementioned topics. Primary data collection serves as a verification of the research method and validity of the investigation. The age group of children studied in this thesis is 1-3 years old. Appropriate methods will be used to determine whether teaching English to toddlers through the use of educational applications is effective...