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

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Many pioneers in education state that foreign
languages
should be taught in
primary
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instead
of secondary schools. Do the benefits triumph
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inconveniences? We live in an age when many people marry outside of their cultures and even countries, creating mixed families where small
kids
have already the advantage of not only understanding at
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two
languages
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but
also
speaking them.
As a
result
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these
kids
have an edge later in life in school and job applications.
Consequently
, it would only be fair if other children had a similar opportunity to study and master a
language
earlier in life, as
this
would give their fresh brains a better chance to get a grasp of the
language
's basics, and
therefore
students in high school who already
already
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a lot
on their plates will not have the burden to dive into newer subjects. Others would argue that making primary
kids
study two
languages
at once would
discipate
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discipline
their focus, which would lead them to not mastering any
language
at all. One reason behind
this
is the disparities that exist between the two
languages
, whether it might be grammatically or orthographically,
this
can result in mixing the rules and eventually not getting a hold of any
language
.
Nevertheless
, teaching young
kids
a second
language
at a rate and in manners that are adapted to their level of cognition, can only be beneficial to them.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Cognitive development
  • Brain plasticity
  • Multicultural awareness
  • Curriculum
  • Globalization
  • Proficiency
  • Linguistic skills
  • Academic performance
  • Mother tongue
  • Bilingualism
  • Foreign language acquisition
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