FINAL ASSIGNMENT

UTAMI DEWI K. (0708066047)

As we know that computer is a tool only, but it has many functions to support our daily lives. Although, computer is just a ‘gadget’, people need it, of course it is also a supportive media for children in a learning process. They can absorb and gain the information and knowledge easily, effectively, and faster. So, parents or teachers can provide them with computer which is specialized designing for children.

On the contrary, it can not work well because of some factors such as: the connection needs time sequence, it needs more financial to make it available, and children in early childood do not have ‘filtration system’ in their brains so, they are able to get inappropriate information for their ages or they might not be familiar with the instruction. In this writing, there are some tips which are useful for adults to follow when they are interested to provide computer in language learning for their kids.

Firstly, parents should wait until children are ready to sit properly in front of the computer. Parents can help them to concentrate with the program they are dealing with. It has many kinds of program. Moreover, children are guaranteed not to be boring to sit along all day.

Second, seeking for suitable program designed for children based on their ages and characters. Usually, music can stimulate the cognitive functions, it can stimulate their brains such as: memory, language, and analysis. By enjoying the music, the capacity of the memory can grow gradually become bigger and bigger. Children can have enrichment by learning the vocabulary from music, they are also able to catch up the verbal action and try to communicate it again.

Third, make it fun, computer should be fun and entertaining them, because by having a such of interesting game can encourage them to learn more and try another facilities. A few ways to make it fun are giving them colorful pictures or by singing songs.

Fourth, your supervision are needed. Could you imagine if they can work well and they are already familiar with it, means that they can work with inappropriate program also, right? So that, parents may not leave them alone.

Fifth, limit the time to play with it, children should have time to study by reading books or get interactions with others. By playing with computer all the time, it can spend a lot of money, time, eye irritation, and children can be individualistic person. So, personal touch and real communication are very crucial also. Parents should concern that another activities such as reading books and playing time are as important as working with computer.

Finally, by considering those five aspects, parents and children can be cooperative playmaker in language learning process assisted by computer.