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?

It is thought by some specialists that children should start learning a foreign at primary schools rather than secondary schools.

This

essay will argue that the drawbacks of acquiring a new

language

are eclipsed by its benefits.

Firstly

,

this

essay will demonstrate how kids are benefited by learning a new

language

at the early stage of their

study

life; followed an analysis of how the primary disadvantages, namely the negative impact on the brain of a child is not valid. Despite the drawback bellow,

this

essay believes that the advantages gained from learning a foreign

language

from the primary

level

are extremely useful. One major upside is that children can learn a new

language

easily.

This

is because at the early stage of life our memorization capability remains very good.

As a result

, kids can learn and memorize anything without giving more effort.

For example

, an empirical

study

by Cambridge University in 2009 found that 95% of the UK students, who learned the French

language

in their primary school, were able to use that

language

in their job filed, But students, who learned French at the secondary or college

level

, could not apply it appropriately in every aspect of life. Admittedly, there are some issues involved when children learn a new

language

at their primary schools. The plausible demerit is that it can have detrimental effects on the mental health of children. The reason is that children are so naïve at the primary

level

and it is too difficult for them to learn so many things at a time, As a consequence, too much

study

pressure can hamper their brain.

However

,

this

will be a rare case because

study

curriculum is always made by analyzing the tolerance

level

of a child.

This

is illustrated by the fact that in the English medium schools, a primary student can

study

easily 10 to 12 subjects with a new

language

course every year because Oxford or Cambridge makes the syllabus by judging every side of a child. In conclusion, the disadvantages of learning a foreign

language

at primary school are overshadowed by its advantages occurring from easy learning.

Thus

having weighed up pros and cons, it can be said that children should begin learning a foreign

language

at primary schools.