'mothers Are Best Teacher for Children'

Teaching at home is becoming popular among mothers interested in teaching their children English, instead of sending them to private institutes.

The English Teachers Academy (ETA) has been taking advantage of the popularity of this to run a program for mothers who want to teach their children at home more professionally and effectively.

The program was developed and is provided by YBM Sisa.com, one of the largest language schools in Korea. It is based on the belief that mothers can be the best language teachers for their children.

“Mothers spend most of their time with their babies, so they are the first person from who babies can learn how to talk,” said Eun Soo-jeong, a general manager of YBM Sisa.com during a recent interview with The Korea Times.

“They don’t just read books to their children in a passive way, but narrate the stories in them. They sometimes sing songs or use toys or props while doing this,” Eun added. “We have developed the ETA program for mothers who want to gain professional knowledge for home teaching. It also helps them to find jobs. Most of them gave up or resigned from work to devote themselves to caring for their children,” she said.

The manager also noted that they can pave the career path of teaching English for young children through the program. An easy and effective way to teach language, especially a foreign language such as English, to kids is to choose appropriate books for them.

The program helps mothers who have little confidence in their English ability to choose books for their children’s level to engage in storytelling with the books, Eun maintained.

When a mom reads a book to her children, they can share intimate time together which helps improve the emotional intelligence of the kids, she said.

“When I decided to quit my job to take care of my daughter, I...