It is undeniable that
language
is a learned activity and people often willing to learn a new
language
in their life span.
Therefore
, some people believe that it is worthwhile for children to start learning a foreign
language
during their primary schooling time,
instead
of secondary
stage
.
Although
,
this
trend has both positive and negative outcomes, but, the advantages are immense as compared to its drawbacks.
To begin
with, there are piles of benefits if the
school
curriculum will include the study of foreign
language
at the initial
stage
. Because at the age of 6 to 12 children could easily develop their cognitive ability and at
this
time their grasping power is much higher than any other
stage
of life so they will be able to start understanding the basics of a new
language
and try to use that particular
language
.
Moreover
, learning a new
language
means our brain has to cope with the complexity and
this
will ultimately enable the children to develop their intellectual intelligence in the beginning years. Indeed, there have been some recorded instances of children in India, who have started learning French at their primary
school
and becomes extremely fluent when they were in the high
school
.
Thus
, it is an absolute imperative to indulge the children with the habit of learning a
language
of different nationalities.
Conversely
, the vast majority of people are against the teaching of foreign
language
in the primary years of their schooling.
This
group of people believes that
school
syllabus is already overloaded with heaps of different subject and meanwhile introducing one more
language
in the primary
stage
might be a strain on the students and they may feel pressurized because getting mastery in a new
language
is a difficult task.
In addition
, some children do not feel confident to be bilingual at the early
stage
and putting efforts in these would be worthless.
For example
, according to the survey of Hindustan Times, 60% of children considered themselves the unsuccessful in learning a British
language
due to lack of time in their former
school
days. Overall, these few instances make it clear hectic study schedule hinders the learners to be familiar with the new
language
activity.
In conclusion, bilingual people have more opportunities as compared to monolingual
that is
why schools are putting more emphasis on teaching languages in the primary schools. Even though it has some negative consequences for the students, but the pile of the advantages of
this
trend could not be ignored, in fact, the benefits are quite considerable.
