If You Were to Ask a Japanese Parent What They

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Essay

If you were to ask a Japanese parent what they hoped their child would get out of the preschool experience, what might they say? Would you expect their response to be different from that of a Chinese parent? Explain.

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Definitions:

Babbling

An early stage in language development where infants produce sounds and syllables that do not have meaning, often a precursor to the development of actual spoken words.

Consonant-Vowel

Refers to the combination of consonants and vowels in the formation of syllables and words, crucial in language learning and development.

Cooing

The earliest form of vocalization in infants, characterized by soft, gurgling noises made to express pleasure or contentment, often developing within the first few months of life.

Parentese

A speech pattern used by adults when talking to infants and young children, characterized by higher pitch, slower tempo, and exaggerated intonation.