Some people 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?
A great many people think that learning a new
language
at an early age
is better than older age
. while
children
may be confused that it is clearly a drawback, I believe the benefits of learning at primary school
are more efficient and enjoyable.
The main reason for learning a foreign language
at a young age
is that at this
age
, children
absorb information more quickly and easily because kids are not afraid to make a mistake. This
gives them an opportunity to use the language
in their daily life without being judged by others because it is normal for children
to make mistakes when they practice the language
. In addition
to that, children
are naturally enthusiastic and enjoy learning through fun and games. By playing games, students
understand a variety of new concepts or ideas because children
do not notice that they are learning something and this
type of education has a better result. For example
, westerners visit some primary schools in china and discover that Chinese students
can speak more than three languages
. They search and realize that the Chinese believe that teaching by playing makes students
delighted which has a direct effect on learning.
On the other hand
, learning a new language
at primary school
has negative. Children
may confuse languages
if they try to learn their own language
and a foreign one at the same time. However
, there is no evidence to prove that learning two or more languages
at the same time causes confound them because Children
who learn another language
at primary school
use the same part of the brain to acquire the new language
that they use to learn their mother tongue. For instance
, my niece is 7 years old and her school
teaches them 3 different languages
I have never seen her confuse the new language
with her mother tongue language
. She speaks three of them fluently, too.
In conclusion, the fact that some people believe that acquiring a new language
at primary school
is better because students
can adopt information more quickly and easily and it is entertaining to them, overweight to students
who confused it with their mother tongue.Submitted by sevda.bm 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...