The graduation thesis is the comparison of the introduction of the English language in the preschool period between the Slovenian kindergarten in Ljubljana and the Spanish kindergarten in Huelva. The theoretical part describes the comparison of of their historical, geographical in demographic characteristics. It presents a comparison of the two languages, educational systems and programs of early childhood education. It also summarizes the differences between Slovenia and Andalusia in introducing a foreign language in the preschool period. The following part presents the children's language development, the reasons for early foreign language learning and the factors that affect the successful teaching in the preschool period. Different approaches and methods of teaching, suitable for the preschool age learners are discussed. In addition different teaching means and materials,- which can be used in learning process are examined.
In the research part, concrete examples of Slovenian and Spanish models of English language introduction in the preschool period are discussed. Based on longer observation and the author's participation, similarities and differences between the two models of teaching are presented. The author provides a detailed presentation of English lessons in Slovenian and Spanish kindergartens, such as classroom organization. A comparison of different methods and approaches to teaching, teaching means and materials used in the classes is also discussed.
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