Babies' Look Changing
Researchers show that the early social behavior called look changing is linked to babies' ability to learn new language sounds. . It is when a baby makes eye contact and then looks at the same object that the other person is looking at.
Rechel Brooks, one of the researchers, made a report, showing that babies' look changing serves as a building block(基础)for more complicated language and social skills. .
In this experiment, nine 5-month-old babies from English-speaking families attended foreign language tutoring sessions. Over four weeks, the tutors talked and played with toys while speaking Spanish.
At the beginning and end of the four-week period, researchers counted how often the babies changed their look. . There they tested how much Spanish language sounds.
. The more look changing the babies participate in during their tutoring sessions, the greater their brain response were to the Spanish language sounds.
"Our findings show young babies' social engagement contributes to their own language learning – they're not just passive listeners of language," Brooks said. "They're paying attention and showing parents they're ready to learn when they're looking back and forth." .
The researchers hope their findings help people develop strategies for teaching young children.
A. That's when the most learning happens
B. These skills are what preschool children can gain
C. The results were really amazing
D. We can't imagine how look changing helps them learn so much
E. However, others may regard look changing as something useless
F. Look changing is one of the earliest social skills that babies show
G. After the experiment ended, the researchers brought the babies back to the lab
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