DEVELOPING PRESCHOOLERS' LANGUAGE SKILLS BY INCORPORATING ENGLISH WORDS INTO ADAPTED NARRATIVE SPEECH

The development of vocabulary and language in preschool children isstrongly shaped by the sociolinguistic environment, educational practices, andexposure to multiple languages. In recent decades, the Romanian lexicon hasundergone a rapid influx of Anglicisms, increasingly present in the everydaycommunication of preschoolers. Within the context of globalization anddigitalization, English emerges as a dominant influence, leading to spontaneouscode-switching and the integration of mixed linguistic structures in children’sspeech and play. This paper investigates the impact of English on the lexical andstructural development of Romanian among preschool children, addressing codeswitchingas a form of emergent bilingualism. The analysis highlights features ofpreschoolers’ dialogue such as verbal clichés, pauses, and hybrid constructions.Furthermore, the study emphasizes the educational potential of adapting anddigitalizing classical fairy tales, which not only foster diglossic and bilingualcompetences but also enhance preschoolers’ narrative comprehension and learningexperiences.