Comics, graphic novels, animations and cartoons are great ways for kids to learn English.\u00a0Regardless of age, most students are overwhelmed by a lot of grammar practice, so we should use different teaching aids to keep students interested in English.\u00a0Even students who are reluctant to speak or write English will be interested in manga and animation, and their dislike of English will instantly turn into a love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Early Years<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Rather than monotonous words, children always prefer to see colourful pictures and vivid videos.\u00a0Watching videos of classic fairy tales and nursery rhymes is the best way to expose young children to a new language.\u00a0Children can start by watching\u00a0Martha Speaks<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Mickey Mouse Clubhouse<\/a>\u00a0to build basic vocabulary; then move on to episodic and educational animations such as\u00a0Peppa Pig<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Paw Patrol<\/a>\u00a0.\u00a0The characters in the animation mostly speak clearly, slowly, and explain deeper words.\u00a0When images and audio correspond to each other, it is easier for young children to learn to recognize pictures and adjust pronunciation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Primary School Students<\/strong> (KS1-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For primary school students,\u00a0Bugbug’s Library<\/a>\u00a0is the best visual aid for learning English.\u00a0This series consists of pictures-rich stories, each with associated grammar or pronunciation exercises, ideal for Hong Kong students.\u00a0Readers who like vivid graphics can also read classic comics such as\u00a0Garfield<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0Peanuts<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Diary of a Wimpy Kid<\/a>\u00a0.\u00a0These comics are more accessible to readers than lengthy novels.\u00a0Animated films such as Inside Out, Coco, and Moana also help students build vocabulary and understand story elements such as plot, conflict, and characters.\u00a0Ted-Ed Videos<\/a>\u00a0are also a good choice covering language, STEM, history, and even philosophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Secondary School Student<\/strong>s (KS3-4)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Older or mature students can read the\u00a0newspaper cartoon\u00a0.\u00a0These cartoons often address social issues in a humorous and satirical way and are a great way to think about and understand social issues.\u00a0Additionally, they can watch animated film adaptations of classic literary works such as Peter Pan, The Tale of Despereaux, Charlotte’s Web, A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol), etc., watching movies can help them understand the theme of the story and make a literary analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Comics, graphic novels, animations and cartoons are great ways for kids to learn English.\u00a0Regardless of age, most students are overwhelmed by a lot of grammar practice, so we should use different teaching aids to keep students interested in English.\u00a0Even students who are reluctant to speak or write English will be interested in manga and animation, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,39],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-822","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eal-support","8":"category-learning-english-eal-esol"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seven-springs.co.uk\/resource-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seven-springs.co.uk\/resource-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seven-springs.co.uk\/resource-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seven-springs.co.uk\/resource-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seven-springs.co.uk\/resource-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=822"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.seven-springs.co.uk\/resource-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1074,"href":"https:\/\/www.seven-springs.co.uk\/resource-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/822\/revisions\/1074"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seven-springs.co.uk\/resource-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seven-springs.co.uk\/resource-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seven-springs.co.uk\/resource-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seven-springs.co.uk\/resource-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}