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Children are generally more successful in foreign language studies than adults. Thus, it is better to learn languages in childhood. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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There is no doubt that a foreign
language
 is
one
 of the most crucial lessons among students. There are many people who admit that pupils are better at learning a
second
language
 than adults and it should be taught in childhood.
This
 essay
agree
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 with the aforementioned statement and provide examples to support
this
 point of view
,
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 before its conclusion is reached.
One
 of the most influential factors in learning
languages
 is proficiency in
one
's
first
language
. A person who understands his mother tongue well tends to translate other
languages
 into his native, which reduce the ability to understand the non-native.
For example
, Thai people are more likely to change English lyrics into Thai inside their mind, which result in missing
of
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acquiring vocabulary.
In contrast
, kindergarten kids can learn both native and non-native comprehensively together because they cannot exchange between
languages
 with their
brain
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. Another factor is the process of studying. On
one
 hand, young people would start off their foreign speech lesson from listening and speaking, which are active skills.
On the other hand
, many grown men would devise their class with grammar, which is passive skills. In some cases, senses of communication obtain from active practice could help in the passive part which is non-reversible.
As a result
, most
of
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elders
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 are not capable of communicating. In conclusion, proficiency in
first
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language
 and the process of studying influence the quality of
language
 learning. In my view, I feel that children are better than adults in understanding foreign
languages
 and the communication class should be held in childhood.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • cognitive development
  • neuroplasticity
  • critical period
  • language acquisition
  • linguistic proficiency
  • phonetic articulation
  • bilingualism
  • multilingual
  • immersion
  • pedagogy
  • pronunciation
  • sociolinguistics
  • accent reduction
  • retention
  • cultural assimilation
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