Parents’ opinion about the bilingual teaching of children

Abstract

　　This paper presents a survey result of parental opinion regarding English teaching and learning for young children. First, the majority of parents surveyed do not believe that English learning would interfere with the development of children’s native language. Secondly, a large proportion of parents still hold such opinion that foreign language learning is the business of the teacher and the child and there is little need for their active involvement. Finally, many parents consider English learning as a necessary task and they give little consideration to the needs and interests of young children. The result clearly indicates the challenges faced by bilingual education – not only help young children learn the second language, but also work with parents to change their traditional view of the purpose and methods of foreign language learning and teaching.

Key Words: bilingual class parents English language teaching for children idea

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