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School should not force children to learn a foreign language. To what extent do you agree with this statement?

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Nowadays many institutes around the world are focusing on teaching at least
one
 foreign
language
 as a compulsory subject of their curriculum. Some argue that forcing students or making it mandatory to learn another
language
 at
school
 is not a good idea. Personally, I do not tend to agree with
this
 statement and in
this
 essay, I will explain why I think that the benefits of learning a new
language
 at an early
age
 at
school
 abound and they should continue to do so. Proponents of the idea that institutions should not make a foreign
language
 compulsory have some definite reasons for their argument.
First
 of all, they think that
children
 should be given a choice if they would like to learn a new
language
 than indigenous
one
 because,
otherwise
, they can lose interest in studying and cannot focus on their general syllabus. According to them, getting to know their own
language
 is crucial than another
one
 because in
this
 way they can concentrate better on a particular
language
 and will not get confused between the two, which can be true to some extent. Learning a new
language
,
however
, at an early
age
 can be very beneficial because by starting early,
children
 can get command of the
language
 as they grow older. Undoubtedly, it will help them to avail many opportunities in their later life which will not be the case if they only know their own
language
. English,
for instance
, is now recognised as an international
language
 and it is a mandatory subject in many schools in Pakistan as they know the importance of making
children
 aware of the subject at an early
age
. So later on if they know
this
 foreign
language
 better, it can help broaden their horizons.
Moreover
, teaching another tongue in schools is
also
 vital because
this
 way many languages around the world, which are on the brink of extinction can be saved from wiping out. It has
also
 been approved by many studies, that
children
 at an early
age
 can handle and learn more than
one
language
 quite conveniently. In conclusion, there is some truth to the notion that it is not good to force students to learn a foreign
language
 if they are not willing to do so, if we look beyond the tabloid, it is clear that the benefits of learning a new
language
 other than your local
one
 at
school
 are plentiful. So, in my opinion, there is no harm if
school
 make it compulsory for
children
 to learn a foreign
language
. . ,
Submitted by dr_nighat2011 on

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