About Some Topical Ideas and Trends in Foreign Language Education of Children
Ilka Birova *
Department of Russian language, Sofia University, St. Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This article presents some topical ideas about effectiveness of foreign language education of little children and some trends in this sphere. The special attention is paid on bilingual education of children at preschool and elementary school age. The author underlines the strategic importance of early foreign language education connected with the contemporary principle of lifelong learning education.
Keywords: Foreign language education, children, topical ideas, trends, bilingualism