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

Some specialists are of the opinion that kids should start learning a foreign

language

at the elementary

school

than when they are in high

school

. In my opinion, the merits of

this

, is more significant than the demerits.

This

essay will highlight both the advantages and the disadvantages. There are two main advantages to learning a foreign

language

early in

life

. The

first

is the ease of learning. At a young age, a juvenile's brain is still developing;

hence

the youngster is able to learn languages faster as opposed to learning later. The

second

advantage is more opportunities. The earlier a juvenile start learning a non-native

language

; the earlier they will start enjoying the benefits that comes with it and get more opportunities in

life

.

For instance

, a friend of mine who learnt French in elementary

school

had the opportunity to go on a sponsored trip to France meant for institute pupils only, while people who learnt

this

language

later in

life

missed

this

opportunity. There are two main disadvantages to learn a foreign speech in during the early stage of a juvenile's

life

. The

first

is poor communication. Most time, the foreign

language

being learnt is not the main

language

of communication used with the child, resulting in learning multiple languages at the same time;

consequently

, the child might end up mixing up languages in a sentence leading to bad communication.

For instance

, when my sister was 3 years, she was learning Yoruba, English and French in

school

. Sometimes, she said vocabularies from these three languages in a sentence, resulting in mis-communication, which continued until she stopped learning one of the three languages.

Furthermore

, another disadvantage is jammed curriculum. The learning of a non-native speech might lead to the

school

’s curriculum of a child to be too tight

such

that the kid will be unable to engage in other activities

such

as afternoon siesta, game playing which is relevant as well. In conclusion, some specialists believe that children are better off learning a non-native vocabulary while in primary

school

than in high academy.

This

essay discussed the advantages and the disadvantages