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

According to some specialists, a non-native

language

is better to learn at the fundamental school level

instead

of the secondary level. In my opinion, I think that acquiring a foreign

language

in elementary education can bring about more problems for a learner compared to any advantages it might bring. Admittedly, there are some basic benefits of capturing the

language

of another country at the beginning of schooling.

Firstly

, since the children possess extremely sharp memory, they can develop a command over another

language

swiftly.

For example

, a kid can catch anything faster than an adult.

Secondly

, when they complete the basic level of a

language

that is

not from their own nation, they might get enough time to start learning a

third

language

. It will provide the chance of being more polyglot.

Nevertheless

, despite the advantages above, I believe children could face serious drawbacks from learning the

language

of a foreign country at the start of their institutional education. One potentially dangerous problem is that it might expose them to a highly conflicting situation, where they could have been failed to command over their mother tongue.

For example

, when children are forced to learn a new

language

apart from the studies, they may be traumatized and may lack some basic skills of the mother

language

. Another obvious issue is that starting to learn an additional

language

at an early age may affect their ability to focus on studies properly.

This

could lead to poor academic performance in the long run. In conclusion, difficulty in learning mother tongue and the chance of lower grade far outweigh any of the minor benefits that could fetch from initiating to adapt to a foreign

language

at basic school education.