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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?

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There will be a few people who will disagree with the benefit of learning two or multiple languages. There is,
however
; some disagreement over the best ages
to begin
 learning another
language
. In
this
 essay, I will outline the disadvantages of starting learning in primary
school
, rather than in high
school
 and explain why the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Those who oppose starting in primary
school
, do so primarily for two misconceptions.
First
 of all, they believe that children at so early age are not even familiar with the vocabulary and grammar rules of their own mother
language
, and how can cope up with new languages? And another one is, since they have to take lots of pressure of both basic education and foreign
language
 at
such
 an early age, it may hamper both because of pressure. And the end of the day result may be nothing but a total loss. When it comes to learning anything, the way and ability of children is far more different than adults. As children have the natural ability to learn anything more developed than adults; especially in the case of languages. In a family where the parents talk in different languages, children can talk to both languages naturally. Since
this
 process is similar to learning at primary
school
, it will help children to learn naturally and quickly a
second
language
. And if it delays till secondary
school
, the learning ability will not be malleable like the children’s.
As a result
; it will be harder to learn while the fluency and skill will not be still the same. In another word, it will be too late. In conclusion,
although
 some still argue against
language
 lessons in primary
school
, their concerns are baseless. In another word, children who start learning at a young age have far better prospects than those who try to pick up a
language
 later in life.
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