Inter-comprehension can be explained as two (or more) people communicating together, each using different mother-tongues. It’s an interesting phenomenon that people tend to do almost subconsciously. However, it can also be used as a tool in foreign language teaching by exploiting the similarities between languages, and helping people connect what they know of one language with a target language.
Below is a lesson for children that uses games, music, repetition and the principle of inter-comprehension.
Intercomprehension - children and music
- Below is the supporting audio document (counting 1 to 5 in multiple languages)