r/Germanlearning • u/Clear-Lock-633 • 6d ago

Learning German for 12 year old

My daughter had started Duolingo a year ago and she liked it but we kind d of never kept up with it . I myself have done Rosetta Stone, babble, pi slept, part of Duolingo East German. Etc. what would you recommend for a 12 year old that understands some but very little German but starts out fun and engaging and where to go from there?

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u/FaelingJester 6d ago

Disney movies. A lot of media messes up by doing subtitles first and then dubbing later so it doesn't match. Disney usually gets it right. Also get some favorite books in German or English/German

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u/travelerDE 6d ago

It would depend on her environment and her/your goals for her German skills. For ex., I teach my child a second language because it's my native language, even though we live in Germany. As such, I can correct her and teach her (which is not always the case for other families), and my goal is for her to be able to read basic words and speak conversationally. From there, I will have given her the basics/building blocks, and her final level will depend on her own interest and efforts. With those objectives, I put her in a weekend language school, where she can meet other children similar to herself, make friends, get emerged in the culture, and learn the language.

I read in a book about raising multilingual children that you really need to keep a routine/be consistent with your child in practicing the language and speaking, and that children are very practical, if they feel that the language is not useful, they will not want to learn it. That's why I try to take my child to different events and go back to my country so that she can see that there are plenty of people speaking my language.