The impact of watching english cartoons on preschoolers’ language acquisition and behavioural development in Dhaka
Being a critical development period, childhood shapes behaviors and language skills through interaction and observation. These days, the majority of the children spend a notable amount of time watching and enjoying English cartoons in Dhaka City. Watching cartoons has a significant impact on childre...
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| author | Vijayaratnam, Phawani Akhi, Mariam Khanum Mohiuddin, Mohammad Golam Zuraina, Ali Manoochehrzadeh, Mehdi Rajanthran, Subashini K. |
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| description | Being a critical development period, childhood shapes behaviors and language skills through interaction and observation. These days, the majority of the children spend a notable amount of time watching and enjoying English cartoons in Dhaka City. Watching cartoons has a significant impact on children in the development of their attitudes, actions, and skills. This study investigates the effects of watching English cartoons on preschoolers in Dhaka City. The study uses a triangulation method with a diverse sampling of 40 participants—20 preschoolers and 20 parents—combining questionnaires, semi-structured interviews of parents and children, and observation. To ensure the diversity of the sampling, we adopted convenience sampling and selected respondents from Dhaka City- North and South. The findings show that the impacts of watching English cartoons are both beneficial and concerning; children display impressive linguistic growth in English, particularly in applying lexis and understanding even complex contexts. On the other hand, exposure to violent content raises concerns about hazardous behavior and its imitation. We argue that it is important for parents to maintain national identity, cultural sensitivity, and awareness while letting children watch English cartoons. Parental monitoring is also necessary to select content that is in accordance with morals, educational activities, and critical thinking and to improve preschoolers’ education quality. We urge researchers to conduct further studies on the area to dive deeper into the facts. |
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| spelling | ump-438542025-02-19T04:42:03Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/43854/ The impact of watching english cartoons on preschoolers’ language acquisition and behavioural development in Dhaka Vijayaratnam, Phawani Akhi, Mariam Khanum Mohiuddin, Mohammad Golam Zuraina, Ali Manoochehrzadeh, Mehdi Rajanthran, Subashini K. L Education (General) PB Modern European Languages PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania PN Literature (General) Being a critical development period, childhood shapes behaviors and language skills through interaction and observation. These days, the majority of the children spend a notable amount of time watching and enjoying English cartoons in Dhaka City. Watching cartoons has a significant impact on children in the development of their attitudes, actions, and skills. This study investigates the effects of watching English cartoons on preschoolers in Dhaka City. The study uses a triangulation method with a diverse sampling of 40 participants—20 preschoolers and 20 parents—combining questionnaires, semi-structured interviews of parents and children, and observation. To ensure the diversity of the sampling, we adopted convenience sampling and selected respondents from Dhaka City- North and South. The findings show that the impacts of watching English cartoons are both beneficial and concerning; children display impressive linguistic growth in English, particularly in applying lexis and understanding even complex contexts. On the other hand, exposure to violent content raises concerns about hazardous behavior and its imitation. We argue that it is important for parents to maintain national identity, cultural sensitivity, and awareness while letting children watch English cartoons. Parental monitoring is also necessary to select content that is in accordance with morals, educational activities, and critical thinking and to improve preschoolers’ education quality. We urge researchers to conduct further studies on the area to dive deeper into the facts. Bilingual Publishing Group 2025 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_nc_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/43854/1/The%20impact%20of%20watching%20english%20cartoons%20on%20preschoolers%E2%80%99%20language%20acquisition.pdf Vijayaratnam, Phawani and Akhi, Mariam Khanum and Mohiuddin, Mohammad Golam and Zuraina, Ali and Manoochehrzadeh, Mehdi and Rajanthran, Subashini K. (2025) The impact of watching english cartoons on preschoolers’ language acquisition and behavioural development in Dhaka. Forum for Linguistic Studies, 7 (1). pp. 626-639. ISSN 2705-0610. (Published) https://doi.org/10.30564/fls.v7i1.6819 https://doi.org/10.30564/fls.v7i1.6819 |
| spellingShingle | L Education (General) PB Modern European Languages PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania PN Literature (General) Vijayaratnam, Phawani Akhi, Mariam Khanum Mohiuddin, Mohammad Golam Zuraina, Ali Manoochehrzadeh, Mehdi Rajanthran, Subashini K. The impact of watching english cartoons on preschoolers’ language acquisition and behavioural development in Dhaka |
| title | The impact of watching english cartoons on preschoolers’ language acquisition and behavioural development in Dhaka |
| title_full | The impact of watching english cartoons on preschoolers’ language acquisition and behavioural development in Dhaka |
| title_fullStr | The impact of watching english cartoons on preschoolers’ language acquisition and behavioural development in Dhaka |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of watching english cartoons on preschoolers’ language acquisition and behavioural development in Dhaka |
| title_short | The impact of watching english cartoons on preschoolers’ language acquisition and behavioural development in Dhaka |
| title_sort | impact of watching english cartoons on preschoolers’ language acquisition and behavioural development in dhaka |
| topic | L Education (General) PB Modern European Languages PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania PN Literature (General) |
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