Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary schools rather than secondary schools. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
Many people believe that
children
should learn a foreign language
at primary schools rather than secondary schools. This
essay would demonstrate that the advantages of this
overshadow the disadvantages
.
Regarding the disadvantages
of this
problem, firstly
, because at a young age, children
will not be taken seriously when learning a foreign language
. For example
, in English centres, children
like 4-9 years old do not focus on studying but learn while playing. They only come to the centre to play instead
of learning English. Secondly
, children
are prone to language
disorders because they have to speak their mother tongue and learn and speak a foreign language
at the same time. For example
, my younger brother had to take a year off school to treat his aphasia when he mixed Chinese and Vietnamese. Because the language
disorder leads to difficulty in communication and a certain lack of confidence.
Even though there are some disadvantages
, the advantages could still hold more weight. Firstly
, the children
will learn faster when they learn from a young age. According to an experiment in Japan, they choose about 20 children
from 4 to 16 years old for this
experiment . The result is children
who learn a new foreign language
between the ages of 4-9 will be very easily absorbed such
as pronunciation, grammar, … Secondly
, children
learning a foreign language
early also
builds a child's confidence in front of a crowd. They can be confident because of their foreign language
skills later when they learn foreign languages early. Besides
, learning a foreign language
will also
make children
develop a habit of studying. For instance
, my younger sister learned English when she was 4 years old. She has a good habit of studying such
as getting up at 5 am to learn new words, working hard on speaking and writing every day.
To sum up, the minor disadvantages
will never prevent us from concluding that knowing foreign phrases will never be excessive. In the future knowing one more language
might be very prestigious.Submitted by phanhai288 on
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