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?
A number of specialists consider that if
children
can start to learn a foreign language
at elementary school
instead
of secondary school
, it is more beneficial for them. From my own perspective, I agree that the advantages of this
overtake the drawbacks, and there are the reasons for my point below.
To begin
with, in today’s society, having a bilingual ability is more and more important. Thus
most parents require their children
to learn a foreign language
, such
as English, to become more competitive in the future when the children
are in primary school
. I am of the opinion that if most parents want their sons and daughters to learn it, why does the government not plan to make juveniles access a foreign language
before secondary school
? If so, parents do not spend more money sending their children
to language
schools but can make them be educated. Moreover
, I do not think that it has a negative effect if juveniles learn it at an earlier time.
Besides
, children
may learn better if they begin to study a foreign language
in primary school
. The reason for this
is that they have fewer school
workloads, compared with secondary students. Namely, they have more subjects needed to study in secondary school
so they may not have much time to learn a new language
slowly but surely. Thus
, they can concentrate more and make more efforts toward the subject when learning in elementary school
.
In conclusion, in the modern world, language
ability plays an essential role in society. Therefore
, personally, children
can learn a foreign language
earlier and better.Submitted by k91030525 on
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic
IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.
Answer structure for the type of essay
- Introduction
- Body paragraph 1 – advantages
- Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
- Conclusion
Examples to start your body paragraph:
- The main advantage is...
- The disadvantage of this...
- The main benefit...
- Despite these advantages...
- One possible drawback...