Abstract:

Emphasis of European Union about learn, know a foreign language and begining foreign language education at an early age revealed the tendency of begining foreign language education at an earlier age in both other countries and our country. In this study were searched “foreign language education at en early/kind age” that is a new research and application field in european countries and Turkey, and perceptions and attitudes of parents whose children are going to school of foreign language at an early age. Through a questionnaire for parents’ views of foreign language education to be taken at an early age and tried to determine perceptions on this issue. Evaluation of the data obtained through surveys carried out based on frequency analysis using the SPSS 16.0 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) program. Answers were tabulated as freguency and percentage and described in figures and perfomed profiency evaluation. Based on the results of this study, parents at an early age they look positively to foreign language acquisition and their children also were encouraged by supporting it, not to apply new and begin to understand that early in complimented by the young and middle age group of foreign language education and, therefore, parents, children in early foreign language training will be sent to the institution can be expressed comments. It was determined that parents who send own children at an early age foreign language institutions wants their children to learn foreign language. It also determined that there are predominantly institutional problems about foreign language education at an early age.

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