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

In the current globalization era,
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culture seems to be easier to be exposed to the different
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of the World. It is argued by scholars that another
language
in addition
to
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language
is
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taught to primary
students
are better than secondary
students
. In my opinion,
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open for
this
discussion. The
first
reason that some people believe
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a foreign
language
at an earlier age is better
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to
children
’s learning capability. Some
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noted that at an early age, human brains are more adaptive to learning new things. In
this
case
, when
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primary
students
are taught a foreign
language
, it is easier to remember and absorb naturally.
In addition
to that, primary
students
will gain familiarity
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using a different
language
in their daily lives. Learning
new
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language
is a challenge especially when they should have
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to execute the
languages
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.
This
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comfort when
children
use those languages to communicate
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others. In the
case
that they are using it wrong, they tend to be more flexible to adjust as well.
In contrast
, there are some drawbacks as some people say that it is not a good idea to force
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children
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children
to learn a foreign
language
. As
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children
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, there is not much room for them to make a good call or have
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what they would like to do.
Moreover
, the responsibility will be on
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who usually decide on it. Sometimes,
children
may prefer to go outside and play, rather than
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sit in
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intensive classes.
As a result
, for some
children
,
parents
are unintentionally forcing them to study. Apart from the unwillingness of
children
, when learning at an early age
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often
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more on tuition
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. Nowadays in Thailand, education
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more and more expensive.
Parents
should be able to
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their
children
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school
that they can afford. When the
school
offers a foreign
language
as one of their core subjects, it may cost more in tuition
fee
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.
For example
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experience
,
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in Thailand that offers a foreign
language
as a core subject
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more expensive tuition fee ranging
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more than 60,000 Thai Baht, but
on the other hand
, a
school
that does not have
core
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subject is
foreign
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language
usually cost less than 60,000 Thai Baht per student. In conclusion,
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adolescent to learn a foreign
language
is better when
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at primary
school
or secondary
school
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case
basis.
Parents
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children
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the best outcome.
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

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  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

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