Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondary school. Do the advantage of this outweigh the disadvantage?

As foreign languages, especially English for nonnative speakers, becoming more and more important, it is argued that the best time to start learning a foreign

language

should be before entering secondary

school

. While there could be several drawbacks for students to be given the opportunities to

study

foreign

language

early, I consider it to be a positive proposal. People against learning a

second

language

from primary

school

may have some concerns about both the ability and the happiness of children.

Firstly

, primary

school

students

are

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is

still in the period of learning the mother tongue, which means they are more likely to be affected by foreign “noises”.

For example

, if we let a Chinese primary

school

student take an English class, he or she may find it easy to mix the English letters up with the Chinese phonetic alphabet. Whereas for a junior

school

student who has mastered the native

language

, there will not be

such

a problem.

Besides

, learning a

second

language

requires a great deal of time that should be spent on entertainment. After all, primary

school

students are just kids who ought to spend more time in playing.

However

, I insist that students would benefit more if they were adapted to a foreign

language

early in elementary education. From my point of view, there’s no need to be worried about the problems mentioned above. Scientific researches showed that children’s ability to learn

language

decreases as their ages increase.

Although

they may be confused by the similar characters in the foreign

language

and their native

language

, they would quickly get used to these characters. If we did not give them the chance to

study

a

second

language

until they enter secondary schools, they would find it much harder to learn it than learning the

first

language

, which may reduce their passion of learning. What’s more, children at

this

stage are driven by curiosity, which could lead to an ability to dabble in novelty. Giving children a chance to get in touch with a

second

language

is

also

giving them an opportunity to raise interest in it. Once the interest was developed, those children would be willing to

study

the foreign

language

spontaneous even after they grow up. Learning something interesting will definitely bring the same happiness to children as playing.

Moreover

, learning a foreign

language

and the native

language

simultaneously could help children to form a similar manner of acquisition. Based on

this

study

manner, students might receive benefits like using a foreign

language

more freely when they enrol in secondary education. In conclusion,

although

it seems to cost much for students to be exposed to a foreign

language

from elementary

school

, personally I prefer the argument that primary students should have the chances to prepare themselves with

foreign

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a foreign language foundation

the foreign language foundation

language

foundation for their

further

study

.