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

Traditionally, children begin studying foreign languages at secondary school. Many individual schools have recommended to study foreign languages at an earlier stage.

However

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However, this

this

policy may bring some advantages along with some disadvantages.

This

essay will

further

discuss whether extending foreign

language

study to the primary stages is beneficial and if disadvantages may occur in the later stages. Obviously young children pick up languages much more easily than teenagers. Their brains are programmed to learn their mother tongue which

also

facilitates learning another

language

. At a young age, children are enthusiastic to explore and to learn new things. The primary timetable should allow more frequent shorter sessions for maintaining learner's enthusiasm and progress. Acquiring foreign languages can

also

help them to understand other cultures.

However

, there are some disadvantages. Primary school teachers may not have the necessary

language

skills or they are not well trained in that particular

language

. If any

language

specialist is called

then

the flexibility of sessions is diminished. Primary

language

teaching needs to be standardised, so that secondary schools do not face problems in their intake. Failing to undoes the earlier gains. In some situations, it would become very stressful to the child when he has to learn three languages I.e. Native languages and foreign languages. Some researchers have shown from their studies that

such

children have difficulties in deciding which

language

to speak and may end up learning nothing, In conclusion, a standardised policy can be adopted at primary schools which can

also

benefit society culturally and economically. Young children's grasping power can make these benefits more achievable.