Undoubtedly, foreign
languages
play a significant role in
people
’s daily lives in many of the places where
people
play and work. Some
people
think that
schools
should not compel
children
to study
second
languages
, while others do not. Both sides may have their own reasons to support the ideas. If I had to choose one, I would say that
children
should learn foreign
languages
in
schools
because they are more likely to succeed academically and socialize with various
people
by acquiring other countries’
languages
.
To begin
with,
children
with foreign
languages
can promote their academic performance. Studying
second
languages
requires them to be diligent, passionate and self-disciplined. When these personal treats are well developed, it would bring a better
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in
schools
.
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research on the education of
students
said that the
children
who have learned foreign
languages
were more likely to have a higher score on the SAT than the other
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In particular
, the former
children
showed a longer attention span, a stronger passion and a better ability to delay gratification.
On the other hand
, the latter
students
tended to act on impulse and get easily distracted.
This
implies that the acquisition of foreign
languages
is a key to success academically. Without those
languages
, they would fall behind.
In addition
, when
schools
teach
children
foreign
languages
,
children
are more likely to mingle well with various
people
from different backgrounds. It exposes them to different cultures, customs and lifestyles.
This
exposure allows
students
to acknowledge that different values exist, to understand diversities and to be ultimately comfortable with them.
For instance
, when I was young, I met a Chinese friend as one of my classmates. Because she was supposed to return to her country, I gave her a clock as a farewell gift.
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Finally
, it was only after learning Chinese in a school that I came to realize that a clock as a gift meant the end and death in China.
Therefore
, I got used to the cultural difference by studying foreign
languages
.
This
implies that learning foreign
languages
can broaden
students
’ horizons on a global level. Without a chance to learn those,
children
would ignore foreigners, single them out and discriminate against them.
All things considered, I firmly believe that the advantages of learning foreign
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for the reasons that I have mentioned above. All in all, the importance of the
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cannot be underestimated in
children
’s lives.