Some schools start teaching a foreign language in primary school years. Do the advantages of teaching foreign languages to young children outweigh its disadvantages?
Nowadays, some primary schools start to teach
children
a foreign language. Use synonyms
Although
there are some concerns about its rationality and effectiveness, I strongly believe that learning another language at an early age provides far more benefits.
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obviously gives Use synonyms
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an extra edge in a globalized world. It is proven that the best Use synonyms
time
for Use synonyms
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to start to learn Use synonyms
languages
is under 12. Use synonyms
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not only gives Linking Words
children
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On the other hand
, the main reason why Linking Words
people
object to teaching foreign Use synonyms
languages
at primary school is that Use synonyms
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may negatively interfere with learning the mother language. Linking Words
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Children
who just begin to read and write may confuse between two Use synonyms
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to decreased efficacy in both subjects. Change the verb form
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this
argument is not rational because there are Linking Words
children
from dual-language families, who learn two Use synonyms
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from the very first age effectively. Another concern is that the addition of another subject may put too much burden on the young learner. Use synonyms
People
argue that young Use synonyms
children
should have more Use synonyms
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instead
of spending hours in classrooms. There are some truths in their arguments, Linking Words
however
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languages
is not the case because Use synonyms
this
could be integrated with other activities which could help Linking Words
children
learn Use synonyms
while
playing, without putting more lessons on their schedule.
In conclusion, despite some concerts which I find unsustainable, learning foreign Linking Words
languages
in primary school provides far more benefits and should be more widely encouraged.Use synonyms
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic
IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.
Answer structure for the type of essay
- Introduction
- Body paragraph 1 – advantages
- Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
- Conclusion
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