some peopole believe that all children should learn a foreign language form the time they start schools while others feel it is better to wait until a child is at seconday school
In today's globalized economy, the ability to speak a
second
language
is more useful than ever before. While
some believe that children
, would only start to learn a foreign language
at secondary school
, I side with those who feel the learning process should begin the moment children
enter the education system.
On the one hand, it could be argued that the study of foreign languages should wit. Those in favour of shostmpnement argue that young school
children
already have a timetable that is
fit to burst and learning how to read, write and count should take precedence over second
language
. In short, they feel that the native language
should come first. What is more, they also
argue that only a small minority of children
will ever actually need to use a second
language
, so it is a waste of time teaching a skill that for many will be redundant later in life.
However
, I side with those who believe that second
language
learning should begin at primary school
. It is a fact that the earlier a child learns a language
, the more proficiently they will eventually be able to speak it. Research has shown that before puberty, children
have a unique ability to acquire languages by simply being exposed to them, which is a skill that ends in adolescence. Moreover
, in my opinion, children
who learn at an early age often lack the fear associated with speaking in a foreign tongue. For example
, they do not self-conscious when trying to pronounce foreign sounds. However
, perhaps my strongest argument for starting early is that learning a foreign language
provides children
with a range of other cognitive skills. Bilingual children
are known to perform better in problem-solving tasks and have more creativity than their monolingual counterparts, which are desirable skills for children
of any age.
In conclusion, although
young children
already have full timetables, learning a foreign language
had many positive cognitive side effects on a child's overall
education. Therefore
, on balance, I strongly believe that children
should start learning a second
language
at primary school
rather than secondary school
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