pls recommend French & Japanese DVD

[graceho]

hi,

any suggestion DVD for us?  thanks

[andreasro]

Maybe
Little Pim - French, Japanese?
 and
Wink To Learn - Japanese ?

We like both producers, both materials are fun and enjoyable, though we have other languages (Spanish, Chinese).

Andrea

[andreasro]

It's not confusing. The only one having a problem might (I repeat, might) be .... you!

Just like I did yesterday: my son spoke in two languages in the same sentence (Romanian and Spanish, or Romanian and English) and I realized that "he put me in a difficult situation", so to speak. I'm a perfectionist mom, so I asked myself: "How do I tell the child the same sentence in Spanish so he could get the Spanish grammar intuitively just like he's doing with his native language?" By learning it myself, of course, I thought.
But a question like this arises because I myself have long wanted to learn these foreign languages that my son is learning. So I take the chance by finding solutions to an "imaginary problem".

Have fun, the child will learn just fine anyway you can help him! You're giving him useful tools, time will tell you: "You were right! Good job mom!"


Andrea

[DannyandAmy]

How familiar are you in Japanese? I am part Japanese and living in Japan. I have some recommendations but I want to know more about your familiarity with the language first. 

[ladylearning]

barbapapa

You can buy Barbapapa on amazon.fr but you will need a dvd player that can play all region dvds, since this is obviously a europe-region dvd

[aangeles]

Hi graceho,

I have a 2 year 9 month old daughter and we speak Mandarin, English, and Filipino at home. We have also been teaching her French, Spanish, and more recently, Japanese. My hubby and I don't speak French, Spanish, or Japanese at all so we are mainly using DVDs, music CDs, and audiobooks to teach her.

For French, these are the materials we have used/are using and like:

Little Pim
Babybit
Professor Toto: http://www.professortoto.com/
Muzzy: http://www.early-advantage.com/
Bali cartoons: http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/joue%20avec%20bali
Early French Readers books with CDs: http://www.earlylanguagelearner.com/products/french/plaisir-de-lire-serie-verte.html
http://www.earlylanguagelearner.com/products/french/plaisir-de-lire-les-plus-belles-fables.html
Baby's First Words in French: http://www.amazon.com/Babys-First-Words-in-French/dp/B003MY7RCA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1303911227&sr=8-1
Un, Deux, Trois First French Rhymes: http://www.amazon.com/Deux-Trois-First-French-Rhymes/dp/1845076230/ref=pd_sim_m_1
Songs in French for Children: http://www.amazon.com/Songs-French-Children-Various-Artists/dp/B00005CEP5/ref=pd_sim_b_1
French learning games and animated storybooks on the iPad

My personal preference for teaching non-native languages is to use the immersion method, and so far, it's been working out great for us! 

[aangeles]

Hi DannyandAmy,

I have only been using Wink to Learn to teach my daughter Japanese and I let her watch Inai Inai Baa and Anpanman on her Japanese days. So I would love to hear your recommendations for Japanese learning materials too! I can speak and read Mandarin and am relatively familiar with Japanese culture but I can't speak or understand the language.

Thanks in advance!

[hypatia]

I've pre-ordered Wink to Learn: Read and Speak French so I'll be able to provide a review soon!

[Bebita]

Hypatia, where did you find the French wink to learn? I visited their web site, but I didn´t see it. TX

[hypatia]

Hi Bebita
It hasn't been released yet. If you send them an email and provide them with you paypal email address, they'll be able to send you an invoice and you'll receive the dvds as soon as they are released!

[Keeli]

We really liked French is fun with Serge the Cheeky Monkey.  It is divided into 10 episodes and has a sheet in English to tell you what words are covered in each episode.  It is very parent friendly for those that don't speak French.  We watched one episode every day for a week and then went on to the next episode the next week.  My children loved it, aged 2 and 4.  I only wish they did a second one.  My friend is French and was very impressed with it.  it has a mixture of computer animation, cartoon animation and real French children.  I've put the BBC website down as it explains it but you can buy it cheaper from Amazon.
http://www.bbcshop.com/education/french-is-fun-with-serge-the-cheeky-monkey/invt/9780563520061/

[Keeli]

Its not on You tube  I dont think you will find a video clip online, sorry :-(

[lzp11]

Hi Keeli

Thanks very much for this recommendation.  Can you tell me if the French is fun DVDs are immersion in French (i.e. no English spoken)?  I've bought a couple of disappointing DVDs recently where most of the DVD was in English with only a few French words here and there.

Thanks!

[Keeli]

No I've had a good Google around and cant find a video clip anywhere.   All I can say is that my children learnt a lot from it and really enjoyed it.  There is and English talking parrot and a French talking monkey,  and a silly jungle football team as well a  group of French Children, with lots of songs oh and some PC games too.  The pack has a DVD and a CD as well as an activity book, games and parents sheet.  I don't know if it is available in British format only. 

[aangeles]

I have French is Fun with Serge as well. I ordered it from Amazon about a year ago but, unfortunately, Ella was not interested in it and we have not used it much at all - which is why I did not include it in my list of French resources. It is a cartoon with English and French-speaking characters and is produced by BBC. You can order it from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/French-Serge-Cheeky-Monkey-Salut/dp/056352006X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1304870476&sr=8-1

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