Dora the Explorer and Handy Manny

[JimC]

I am hoping to teach my grandchild to speak Spanish. I wonder if any members have experience of these tv cartoons and if they have been any good in encouraging language learning in children.

Are there any other similar programmes, that can be seen in the UK, or bought on DVD

Thanks

Jim

[CrOtALiTo]

Hello.

In my personal experience, everyday I watch that movies, because, just I have two children and they are accustomed to watch that kind to cartoons in the television, I have watched sometimes in that cartoons are spoken in Spanish and English in some parts of the cartoon and it is very useful inclusive for the children, because in that form they are training themselves in the language.

I recommending to leave to your children to watch these cartoons.

[southernbelle]

Originally Posted by JimC

I am hoping to teach my grandchild to speak Spanish. I wonder if any members have experience of these tv cartoons and if they have been any good in encouraging language learning in children.

Are there any other similar programmes, that can be seen in the UK, or bought on DVD

Thanks

Jim

How old is your grandchild? Is it a boy or a girl? Go Diego Go also teaches some Spanish, and both Dora and Diego have Spanish versions. So does Pocoyo.

[JimC]

I have an 8 year old grandson and a newly born granddaughter

Jim

[CrOtALiTo]

It's good.

Congratulations.

I don't have grandson even, but yes I have two children.

[Jamie]

While I'm a Senior in high school, I have still managed to see both of those shows at one time or another and think they're pretty good at integrating Spanish vocabulary into the shows.

Though most of the shows are in English, there are various times throughout the show that the characters will use Spanish words in place of English ones, as well as use some Spanish expressions, rather than the English equivalents.

[Elaina]

I like all shows........Handy Manny, Dora the Explorer and Go, Diego Go. They all use good Spanish and will use the English equivalent if they pronounce something in Spanish.

Good shows for very basic grammar although they will use some technical terms that are interesting (based on the programs' format) such as, marine life, tools and building supplies, animals, etc.

I like them!

[Caballero]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

It's good.

Congratulations.

I don't have grandson even, but yes I have two children.

Wow. Vos sos joven a tener niños. ¿Enseñás los niños hablar inglés ahora? Lo debés hacer, porque ellos van a aprender inglés facílmente.

Are there any other similar programmes, that can be seen in the UK, or bought on DVD?

LazyTown and Lunar Jim are also good shows, and are very easy to understand. Plaza Sesámo is also good.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by Caballero

Wow. Vos sos joven para tener niños. ¿Enseñás a los niños a hablar inglés ahora? Lo debés hacer, porque ellos van a aprender inglés facilmente.

Algunas correcciones para ti, Caballero. (A propósito, son muy pocos los Mexicanos que saben vosear. )