Main Principles of Using Audiovisual Method in Teaching the Native Language to Children of Pre-School Age in the Ukrainian Diaspora of the USA and Canada
Abstract
In the national educational system of the Ukrainian diaspora
of the USA and Canada the pre-school period covers the first stages of
extra-familiar education, where establishing of child’s consciousness and
connecting to spiritual values of the Ukrainian nation are taking place.
Efficiency of this process depends on multiple factors. A significant role
among them is played by didactic provision of educational-instructional
process in pre-school educational institutions of various kinds whose main
aim is to form national consciousness of the pupils through acquiring the
Ukrainian language, as well as mastering contents of Ukrainian Studies
subjects.
Pedagogues at Ukrainian pre-school institutions in diaspora conditions
clearly understand that the task of bringing up a child before the age of 6
implies providing them with various, beneficial for growing and useful for
them, qualities. That is why teachers contribute to children acquiring such
knowledge, abilities and skills which would help them to successfully
prepare for elementary school in the future.
Since the main task of Ukrainian pre-school education lies in
development of a child’s personality by means of Ukrainian Culture
studies, a pedagogue (teacher) has to know Ukrainian and all subjects
well.