Duration
15–20 minutes Age recommendation 0–6; 6–10 Key words languages, animal sounds Languages of the original source Multilingual. This activity can be used in any language. Materials needed     | Aim of the activity The main aim is to widen linguistic awareness and make children aware that the sounds animals make in various languages are different. Preparation for the activity Open the YouTube video “BOW WOW MEOW” BY SEEDEEEP. You might also want to prepare cards as used in the video (for: dog, cat, pig, cockerel, cow). Procedure Step 1. Children watch the video and
Step 2. Discover, with your children, which sounds animals make in your family languages. Significant benefit of the activity Children are made aware of the different ways that languages represent animal languages and that there is no language such as “dog”, “cat” or “bird” but that humans use different onomatopoeic means to imitate these sounds. They become aware that there is no one-to-one relation between a concept in reality and its representation in language. Source of the activity “Bow wow meow” by seedeeep, This activity was inspired by: Prap L., 2006, Das tierische Wörterbuch, Gossau [u.a.]: Nord-Süd-Verlag. |
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The project ‘Multilingual Families: Supporting multilingual families A linguistic treasure for Europe’ has been funded with support from the European Commission. This document reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Project number: 531085-LLP-1-2012-1-PL-KA2-KA2MP
Project duration: 2013-2015