Las TIC como mediadoras en el aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras en Educación Infantil. Aproximación desde el enfoque natural

Abstract

El currículo que regula la ordenación de la Educación Infantil destaca cómo el acercamiento desde edades tempranas a una lengua extranjera permite desarrollar capacidades afectivas, intelectivas y sociales y contribuye, asimismo, a fomentar actitudes positivas ante las lenguas. Por otra parte, la inclusión de las nuevas tecnologías en Educación Infantil es uno de los asuntos principales del propio currículo, donde se destina un bloque de contenido, el II, exclusivamente a su aproximación, exploración y uso moderado, crítico y significativo. Se insta a propiciar experiencias de iniciación temprana en las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación haciendo especial hincapié en el uso de producciones audiovisuales y de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación para el acercamiento al idioma extranjero. En el presente trabajo abordaremos determinadas metodologías, propias de la enseñanza de lenguas en el aula de infantil, que posibilitan la mediación de las TIC en la enseñanza-aprendizaje del idioma extranjero. Mostraremos además un grupo de herramientas y aplicaciones destinadas ex profeso a promover el contacto del niño con otras lenguas.

The curriculum that regulates the management of Early Childhood Education emphasizes how learning a foreign language from a young age can develop affective, intellectual and social skills. Furthermore, it stipulates that contributes to foster positive attitudes towards languages. On the other hand, the inclusion of new technologies in Pre-school Education is one of the main issues that concerns the curriculum itself, where a block of content -block number II, to be precise- is exclusively dedicated to its approximation, exploration as well as moderate, critical and significant use. It is recommended to promote experiences of early initiation in information and communication technologies (ICT), and special emphasis is placed on the use of audio-visual productions and information and communication technologies in the process of teaching and learning foreign languages. In the present work we will address to some methodologies, commonly used in the teaching of languages in the pre-school classroom, which enable the mediation of ICT in the teaching-learning of the foreign language. We will also show a group of tools and applications designed specifically to promote the child's contact with other languages.

The curriculum that regulates the management of Early Childhood Education emphasizes how learning a foreign language from a young age can develop affective, intellectual and social skills. Furthermore, it stipulates that contributes to foster positive attitudes towards languages. On the other hand, the inclusion of new technologies in Pre-school Education is one of the main issues that concerns the curriculum itself, where a block of content -block number II, to be precise- is exclusively dedicated to its approximation, exploration as well as moderate, critical and significant use. It is recommended to promote experiences of early initiation in information and communication technologies (ICT), and special emphasis is placed on the use of audio-visual productions and information and communication technologies in the process of teaching and learning foreign languages. In the present work we will address to some methodologies, commonly used in the teaching of languages in the preschool classroom, which enable the mediation of ICT in the teachinglearning of the foreign language. We will also show a group of tools and applications designed specifically to promote the child's contact with other languages.