The Influence of Characteristics of Preschool Age Children Children on Their Learning of a Foreign Language

Ovaj završni rad navodi i opisuje osobine djece rane i predškolske dobi koje uvelike utječu na njihovo učenje i usvajanje stranog jezika u aspektu njegove implementacije u odgojno – obrazovni program vrtića. Uz osobine djece rane i predškolske dobi, u radu se fokus pridaje individualnim i generalnim razlikama djece koje predstavljaju uspjeh ishoda učenja i usvajanja stranog jezika. Uz navedeno, posebna pažnja se pridaje nastanku govora, kako materinskog tako i stranog, u periodu odgoja i obrazovanja djece. Učenje stranog jezika u predškolskoj dobi kompleksan je proces koji zahtjeva poznavanje i povezivanje individualnih razlika svakog djeteta s njegovom sposobnosti učenja stranog jezika.This paper lists and describes the characteristics of children of early and preschool age that greatly affect their learning and acquisition of a foreign language in terms of its implementation in the educational program of kindergarten. In addition to the characteristics of children of early and preschool age, the paper focuses on individual and general differences of children which represent successful learning outcomes and foreign language acquisition. In addition, special attention is paid to the origin of speech, both native and foreign, in the period of early childhood education. Preschool foreign language learning is a complex process that requires knowledge and linking of the individual differences of each child with his or her foreign language learning abilities