Kurdish language teacher uses puppet and play to motivate students

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A Kurdish language teacher in Canada is using creative educational methods to teach children their native tongue.

Pari Chalabi uses a puppet named “Jwana” to help keep students engaged.

“Children very quickly establish a connection with the puppet. In my opinion, a child learns better from another child, and when they hear something from a peer or a puppet, they absorb it faster,” she told Rudaw’s Diaspora program.

Like many children of immigrant families, young Kurds in the diaspora face significant challenges in preserving their native language.