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

I do agree that earlier the

child

has been introduced to a new

language

, the better he/she will be

at

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on

it, with greater advantages in terms of Communication, building vocabulary, building relationships, becoming expressive and having self confidence, practising and starting early from Primary school.

As a result

, in my opinion, the advantages

outweight

be heavier than

outweigh

outweighed

the disadvantages.

Firstly

, when a

child

is born, the only

way

of communicating with parents or people around (or

way

of expression) is through distinct sounds or body gestures. Slowly, as the

child

grows

upto

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up to

5 years of age, he/she starts building basic vocabulary and

as a result

, starts learning

way

of communication or expressing thoughts or needs using

native

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the native language

native languages

language

. It is

initially

limited to using words than sentences, but increases as brain development occurs.

Then

, around 5 years of age, most of the children are able to speak clearly, express themselves, perform tasks or understand music, watch television as well as understand stories from grandparents. In a

way

,

this

helps their personality, making sure that they can express their thoughts, and make a connection with

new person

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a new person

using

language

, including phonetics or

dilect

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

dialect

. Children with multi-lingual background can benefit, not only in academics, but

also

in longer career paths, since it becomes their asset and transforms them into a more confident individual.

For example

, Software Programmer from China with multi-lingual skills, can build an

Artifical

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Artificial

Intelligence Algorithm which can be used at Local government level or at International level for electric cars with no drivers.

Secondly

, building

language

skills at early age boosts

child

's ability to convey thoughts clearly. If they have to wait till Secondary school,

few students

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a few students

may feel lagging behind and inability to cope with new surroundings may

loose

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

lose

their confidence and undermine their abilities, since they are not able to express

themself

reflexive form of "them"

themselves

.

Also

, it may take more time than other children to learn and grasp concepts when learning

new

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a new language

new languages

language

. It may make them shy and undermine their confidence. The stigma of not having learned specific

language

early or not able to understand surrounding or becoming a slow learner, may cost them academically for grades in school environment and affect their personal life in

long career

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a long career

.

Thus

, it is important to introduce children to a new

language

based upon

ability

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the ability

of the

child

, availability of time and resources. The better involved the parents or support structure, the higher would be the chances of success for children.