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. 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.
In our time
, knowing foreign languages
obviously gives people
an extra edge in a globalized world. It is proven that the best time
for people
to start to learn languages
is under 12. This
not only gives children
more time
to get familiar as well as
practice but also
helps with natural response and accent for instance
. Older learners, though, who may be better with grammar and vocabulary, usually find it difficult to speak naturally and in the correct accents.
On the other hand
, the main reason why people
object to teaching foreign languages
at primary school is that this
may negatively interfere with learning the mother language. For example
, Children
who just begin to read and write may confuse between two languages
which leads
to decreased efficacy in both subjects. Change the verb form
lead
However
, this
argument is not rational because there are children
from dual-language families, who learn two languages
from the very first age effectively. Another concern is that the addition of another subject may put too much burden on the young learner. People
argue that young children
should have more time
to play and interact with the environment instead
of spending hours in classrooms. There are some truths in their arguments, however
learning languages
is not the case because this
could be integrated with other activities which could help children
learn while
playing, without putting more lessons on their schedule.
In conclusion, despite some concerts which I find unsustainable, learning foreign languages
in primary school provides far more benefits and should be more widely encouraged.Submitted by jakedth162 on
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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
Examples to start your body paragraph:
- The main advantage is...
- The disadvantage of this...
- The main benefit...
- Despite these advantages...
- One possible drawback...