Research on the Current Status and Problems of the Bilingual Education for Preschool Children in China

Abstract

With the development of world economic integration, the number of bilinguals is gradually increasing. Nowadays, bilingual education for preschool children has become one of the most important research topics. The feasibility and superiority of bilingual education for preschool children have been confirmed by existing studies. However, the bilingual education for preschool children in China is relatively inadequate. Therefore, on account of three aspects: parents, kindergarten, and government, this paper analyses the current status and problems of bilingual education for preschool children in China and puts forward possibly effective recommendations separately based on Chinese actual conditions. This paper points out that there are some problems in the bilingual education for preschool children in China, such as the inadequate knowledge and vague expectations leading to blind selections in parents, insufficient qualified teachers and unscientific teaching activities in kindergartens, and negligent supervision and minor policies in government. This paper suggests that parents should increase their knowledge and conduct scientific family education, kindergartens should improve their teachers and organize scientific teaching activities, and government should strengthen the supervision and support the introduction of policies and academic research.