幼兒說英語 訓練英語口語表達能力有法
撰文︰黃國成博士︳圖片來源︰新傳媒資料室、Thinkstock
幼兒說英語 方法1. 比較事物不同之處
家長可在互聯網下載外形相似動物的圖片，如海獅（sea lion）和海豹（seal）的圖片，然後與幼兒討論這些動物相似和不相似的地方。
sea lion
家長可參照以下的對話例子：
爸/ 媽：Which one is a seal? Which one is a sea lion?
幼 兒：Don’t know.
爸/ 媽：Well, this one is a seal, but this one is not a seal. This is a sea lion. Can you see that they look different?
幼 兒：Ears.〔幼兒指着海獅的耳朵〕
爸/ 媽：Well-done! This animal has ears, but this one doesn’t. The one that has ears is called a sea lion. The other one is called a seal. What other differences can you spot?
seal
爸/ 媽： The front flippers of the sea lion are long. But the front flippers of a seal are short. Hey, show me your finger nails.
幼 兒：Okay.
爸/ 媽：Can you see the finger nails of the seal easily?
幼 兒：Yes!
爸/ 媽： You know what: we have a special word for the nails of animals. We call them ‘claws’. Look at the seal. It has claws. But the sea lion doesn’t.
幼 兒：Yes! Claws!
爸/ 媽： Okay, so can you look at the two pictures again and tell me which animal is which?
幼 兒：This one seal. This one sea lion. [幼兒的句法會不正確，這很正常和普遍]
爸/ 媽： Yes, you’re right. This one is a seal. This one is a sea lion. Do you remember how these animals are different from each other?
幼 兒：Seal—— ears, claws, short flippers.
爸/ 媽：Yes, the seal doesn’t have ears, but it has claws and short flippers.
若想進一步深化幼兒對海獅和海豹的認識，家長可指出相對於海獅，海豹不能在陸地上自如地走動，所以我們在水族館裏只能看到海獅而非海豹的表演。
幼兒說英語 方法2. 指出奇怪之處
家長可與幼兒一起玩「煮飯仔」，但在過程中故意將物件放在錯誤的位置上（如將波鞋放在煎鍋上），然後請幼兒指出怪誕的地方（What’s wrong with this picture? Something is not right. Can you tell me what it is?）和提出更正的方法（How to put things right again? Can you tell me?）。這樣不單只可鞏固幼兒的邏輯思維能力，亦能加強他們的口語表達能力。
