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?

Some specialists maintain that students will benefit tremendously if they can acquire another foreign

language

from an early

age

,

such

as the

age

in primary

school

instead

of in secondary

school

. As far as I am concerned, I think the benefits far outweigh the drawbacks involved if

children

start learning from primary

school

. From the human brain developing aspect, the earlier a new

language

is learned, the more acceptable and digestible it is for

children

.

This

is because they have not developed a fixed mode of thinking about languages when they are at a very young

age

. More specially, people are easy to be influenced by their native dialect when they start learning a

second

language

,

such

as pronunciation rules and sentence structure. If kids have access to a new

language

from primary

school

, the less influenced they will be by original thought patterns.

Therefore

, they can obtain the new

language

more easily and quickly.

In contrast

, they may feel some degree of the struggle of a

second

language

by being formed thought system if starting from secondary

school

.

Although

it is advantageous for

children

to study a foreign

language

at primary

school

, they

also

have to face higher study pressure from a young

age

.

For example

, the main courses are the

first

language

and math at the moment in most primary schools. if factoring the

second

language

into the curriculum, will undoubtedly increase

children

's academic burden and reduce their free time for extra-curricular activities,

such

as playing sports or learning arts. In conclusion, the pros outweigh the cons if

children

can acquire a

second

language

from primary

school

.

Otherwise

, they have to put more effort into gaining a foreign

language

if they learn from a late

age

.