FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS IN EARLY AND PRESCHOOL EDUCATION

Tema ovoga rada odnosi se na metode poučavanja stranog jezika u ranom i predškolskom odgoju i obrazovanju. U prvom dijelu ovog rada opisuju se jedne od najutjecajnijih teorija jezičnog razvoja te su navedeni njihovi predstavnici. Nadalje, drugi dio rada odnosi se na povijesni pregled metoda poučavanja stranog jezika koje su kronološki navedene i ukratko opisane. Zatim, radu se spominju političke i pedagoške pretpostavke za implementaciju stranog jezika u ustanove ranog i predškolskog odgoja. Naposlijetku, u radu se navode metode poučavanja koje su adekvatne za učenje stranog jezika u ranoj i predškolskoj dobi. Jedna od najpoznatijih i najadekvatnijih metoda za poučavanje stranog jezika jest metoda prirodnog učenja. Upravo iz tog razloga, najviše se pozornosti u tom dijelu rada pridaje prirodnom učenju.The topic of this paper is the methods of teaching a foreign language in early and preschool education. The first part of this paper describes some of the most influential theories of language development and lists their representatives. Furthermore, the second part of the paper deals with overview of foreign language teaching methods. The methods are listed chronologically and briefly described. Then, the paper mentions the political and pedagogical preconditions for the implementation of a foreign language in early and preschool education institutions. Finally, the paper lists teaching methods that are adequate for learning a foreign language at an early and preschool age. One of the most well-known and adequate methods for teaching a foreign language is the method of natural learning. It is the reason that most attention in this part of the paper is paid to natural learning