Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondary school. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

Studying foreign

languages

is not just a trend but it becomes part of the current education system. From the perspective of some scholars, it is a common belief that foreign

languages

are taught to kids before the

secondary

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stage is the best

time

. In my opinion, learning another language at the primary stage has more benefits indeed for kids.

To begin

with, young children have strong learning abilities in all fields. They can learn what they are taught by teachers in a quite short

time

.

Although

there some parents claim that their children lost interest in studying foreign

languages

because of an unprofessional boring tutor. There is still plenty of

time

and opportunities to help those students regain interest and confidence because they are at age 6 to 12 only.

Furthermore

, primary pupils have less pressure on tests and homework.

Conversely

, secondary school learners almost spend most of their

time

preparing for exams and doing homework. It might trigger great anxiety in a child.

Also

, the efficiency of learning would be extremely low if put too much pressure on studying new

languages

.

On the other hand

, being familiar with basic knowledge earlier is helpful for deeper grammar and vocabulary in foreign language learning. With a good base of a new language, kids can understand difficult knowledge easily in their later study.

For instance

, in English teaching, if children can learn phonics well, they can remember and pronounce a new word accurately,

instead

of rote-learning. In summary, learning foreign words at primary school has some disadvantages. It is must not ignore that there is much evidence to prove the benefits exceed disadvantages of studying

second

languages

at primary age.