Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondary school. v.12
Some experts believe that it is better for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school rather than secondary school. v. 12
Learning a different language becomes a must for children nowadays. Experts focus on when children should start learning it. Some of them suggest learning a foreign language from elementary school but some prefer to start from junior high school. For me, I agree children should learn a new language earlier.
Experts who support children to learn a foreign language from secondary school think children have to learn their first language better to keep their culture. Also, they think a junior high school student is mature enough to learn a new language well. For example, for Chinese, there are lots of poetry written only by mandarin. This is part of traditional culture.
However, I think that when children study a new language, they can learn the traditional culture at the same time. Moreover, children can learn about different cultures from different languages and become a better person. For example, In western countries, the relationship between parents and children is getting along as a friend. By contrast, in Asian families, parents and children treat each other with more respect and politeness. Thus, starting to learn a foreign language at a younger age can provide an opportunity for children to get to know and think from a different perspective.
On the other hand, some experts suggest children learn a foreign language at primary school, they think if children learn it at an early age, they will learn it more effectively because a human’s memory was better at that time. Also, an elementary student can learn English by games, which means he or she does not have the huge stress of preparing an exam to enter high school. For example, from my experience, I started to learn English when I was 5 years old. During that time, learning English is really natural and spontaneous for me. Teachers played games with us in English. I do not even remember how I learned my first sentence. It is just the same as I learned my native language. And after I had a basic understanding of English, I had an interest in learning it as well. For me, it is just a tool to read more books and play more games, without stress.
In conclusion, due to my experience, I think the benefits of children learning a foreign language from primary school overweigh the shortages. They can not only learn a new language in an easier way with interest, but also learn different cultures and integrate them to make themselves better.
Learning
a
different
language
becomes a
must
for
children
nowadays. Experts focus on when
children
should
start
learning
it.
Some
of them suggest
learning
a
foreign
language
from elementary
school
but
some
prefer to
start
from junior high
school
. For me, I
agree
children
should
learn
a
new
language
earlier.
Experts who support
children
to
learn
a
foreign
language
from secondary
school
think
children
have to
learn
their
first
language
better
to
keep
their
culture
.
Also
, they
think
a junior high
school
student is mature
enough
to
learn
a
new
language
well.
For example
, for Chinese, there are lots of poetry written
only
by mandarin. This is part of traditional culture.
However
, I
think
that when
children
study a
new
language
, they can
learn
the traditional
culture
at the same time.
Moreover
,
children
can
learn
about
different
cultures
from
different
languages
and become a
better
person.
For example
, In western countries, the relationship between parents and
children
is getting along as a friend. By contrast, in Asian families, parents and
children
treat each other with more respect and politeness.
Thus
, starting to
learn
a
foreign
language
at a younger age can provide an opportunity for
children
to
get
to know and
think
from a
different
perspective.
On the other hand
,
some
experts suggest
children
learn
a
foreign
language
at primary
school
, they
think
if
children
learn
it at an early age, they will
learn
it more
effectively
because
a human’s memory was
better
at that time.
Also
, an elementary student can
learn
English by games, which means he or she does not have the huge
stress
of preparing an exam to enter high
school
.
For example
, from my experience, I
started
to
learn
English when I was 5 years
old
. During that time,
learning
English is
really
natural and spontaneous for me. Teachers played games with us in English. I do not even remember how I learned my
first
sentence. It is
just
the same as I learned my native
language
. And after I had a basic understanding of English, I had an interest in
learning
it
as well
. For me, it is
just
a tool to read more books and play more games, without
stress
.
In conclusion
, due to my experience, I
think
the benefits of
children
learning
a
foreign
language
from primary
school
overweigh
the shortages. They can not
only
learn
a
new
language
in an easier way with interest,
but
also
learn
different
cultures
and integrate them to
make
themselves
better
.
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