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?

There is an idea by some experts that a foreign

language

should begin at primary

school

instead

of secondary

school

.

Although

this

adds more of our children’s lessons, it is beneficial for our children to be more familiar with the foreign

language

.

Initially

, learning a

second

language

is considered to be difficult because our own mother tongue makes us feel unfamiliar about our new

language

. So, introducing a non-native

language

at a very young age can make studying foreign

language

more easily. Most countries in Europe and Asia, where English isn’t their

first

language

,

for instance

, Germany and the Netherlands, those governments made learning two languages since primary

school

mandatory.

This

helps students to be more comfortable with both their mother tongue and foreign tongue.

As a result

, both German and Dutch are now one of the world’s best non-native English speakers. Another advantage is learning a foreign

language

at primary

school

helps students to be more imaginative and benefits cognitive functions. One example is a study among students who study English and French and students who only study English, the result was students who knew two languages scored both intellectual and emotional intelligence.

Also

, students with only English fluency showed lack of comprehension in various literature.

This

showed us that there is a relationship between intelligence and knowledge of the foreign

language

. In conclusion, introducing a non-native

language

to our students in primary

school

makes them more familiar with the

language

and

also

increases their brain functions.

Thus

, it is beneficial for our children to learn a foreign

language

at primary

school

.