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Some people say studying languages should be compulsory for all school students. Others argue that it should be optional. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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The debate of whether students should study languages as necessary subjects or not has become popular
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nowadays. In my opinion, I would argue that the course of
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 for pupils should be optional. There are several reasons why people might support learning new languages as compulsory for students.
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, there is evidence to support the idea that picking up several languages simultaneously is a good exercise for
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rain. By absorbing new vocabulary, our brain gets much better and sharper. Not only just
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 works for many other aspects of life as well. Learning multiple languages will improve the aptitude of a person.
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, many people would agree that knowing multiple languages will have a big advantage for future professionalism or employment.
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, trying to learn multiple languages will
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, it is recognised that learning oversea dialect and terminology will boost technical linguistic skills. Not only it enhances our vocabulary and synonym-antonym skills,
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 improves our accent through the process of differentiating and distinguishing between
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. In spite of the advantages we get from learning new languages, I support the view that making students learn foreign languages should be optional. The main reason
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 assisting the above statement is because learning
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 in childhood would make them weaker in verbal skills. According to the
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. Being flawless grammatically becomes difficult when we are managing multiple languages. The
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anguage is compulsory is due to the neglect of native
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. There is a possibility of a person’s native
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 may overwhelm one’s culture. In order to learn foreign languages, more students will try to imitate the ways others speak and behave. In conclusion, learning languages is good in order to keep up with
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modern society but it should not be compulsory for all students as some can keep up with learning whilst others cannot.
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, the best solution is to ask the students’ opinion and respond according to them.
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    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
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