Obviously young children pick up languages much more easily than teenagers. Their brains are programmed to learn their mother tongue which also facilitates learning another language. At a young age, children are enthusiastic to explore and to learn new things. The primary time table should allow more frequent shorter sessions for maintaining learner's enthusiasm and progress. Acquiring foreign languages can also help them to understand other cultures.
However, there are some disadvantages. Primary school teachers may not have the necessary language skills or they are not well trained for that particular languages. If any language specialist is called then the flexibility of sessions is diminished. Primary language teaching needs to be standardised, so that secondary schools do not face problems in their intake. Failing to undoes the earlier gains. In some situations, it would become very stressful to the child when he has to learn three languages i. e. native languages and foreign languages. Some researchers have shown from their studies that such children have difficulties in deciding which language to speak and may end up learning nothing,
In conclusion, a standardised policy can be adopted at primary schools which can also benefit society culturally and economically. Young children's grasping power can make these benefits more achievable.
Obviously
young children pick up
languages
much more
easily
than
teenagers
. Their brains
are programmed
to learn their mother tongue which
also
facilitates learning another
language
. At a young age, children are enthusiastic to explore and to learn new things. The
primary
time table should
allow
more frequent shorter sessions for maintaining learner's enthusiasm and progress. Acquiring foreign
languages
can
also
help
them to understand other cultures.
However
, there are
some
disadvantages.
Primary
school teachers may not have the necessary
language
skills or
they are not
well trained
for that particular
languages
. If any
language
specialist
is called
then the flexibility of sessions
is diminished
.
Primary
language
teaching needs to be
standardised
,
so
that secondary schools do not face problems in their intake. Failing to
undoes
the earlier gains. In
some
situations, it would become
very
stressful to the child when he
has to
learn three
languages
i. e.
native
languages
and foreign
languages
.
Some
researchers have shown from their studies that such children have difficulties in deciding which
language
to speak and may
end
up learning nothing,
In conclusion
, a
standardised
policy can
be adopted
at
primary
schools which can
also
benefit society
culturally
and
economically
. Young children's grasping power can
make
these benefits more achievable.