My son, who is 4 years old, can speak Korean but I can't read it. I feel like I need to find a way to learn Korean in the fun way. The most recommended way is to use the internet game, like this one. momy is sick
I have no doubt that he can learn it through the game very well. The game definitely will be the motivation for him to learn Korean and he will have fun with it.
But my fear is what will be the next. Seeing my nephews and nieces, once they learned how to do the game (they learn really fast, though!),they would not stop. They constantly want more... more hours, more entertaining games and seeking more sophisticated ones etc...And as a digital natives, they learn new things very fast speed, so fast that you can not follow them.
Am I making digital natives into digital immigrants by not introducing these toys including games? When will be the appropriate time to introduce the games(whether it is internet based or not)to digital natives?
These are some interesting questions, Seung, maybe more suited to child development experts. On the one hand, you want your son to become bilingual, and to make sure that he doesn't fall behind if you should go back to Korea. On the other hand, you don't want him to be addicted! I think you probably need to be careful to monitor his use, to make sure he's playing games you approve of, and for not too long. If he knows early on that Mom is paying attention when he's playing games, and not just 'letting him do whatever he wants', he'll learn to moderate himself. Maybe play the games with him, and ask him often what he's learning.
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