Introducing a new language in elementary school curriculum is considered as more effective than teaching the same at secondary school. In my opinion, I consider that earlier learning can bring about more advantages for children when compared to minor drawbacks that it might bring.
Despite the drawbacks mentioned below, I believe that benefits gained by learning an additional language is extremely useful for their future. Firstly, knowing a foreign language at a young age is easier and faster than learning at an older age. The children could pick up the pronunciation more easily as they learn it sub-consciously. Also, they learn with no shy and talk freely without any fear of making mistakes. Secondly, teaching young children foreign language has a positive impact on their personality as it broadens their horizons and improves their social skills in dealing with foreign people and exposing them a wide range of cultures. Thirdly, they will benefit from knowing a foreign language skill in their upcoming studies and work career as well, and still, they could find learning new language enjoyable.
Admittedly, it has some issues involved when pupils learn modern language One problem is that it could affect their ability to learn their mother tongue properly and they might get confused by learning many different languages with different grammar and pronunciation at the same time. Secondly, it could be a waste of their hours of study which could be spent on learning core subjects such as mathematics, sciences, technology etc.
To conclude, language acquisition is a gradual process. The sooner it begins, the better the results will be. I believe that careful lesson planning can make the entire learning experience enjoyable and rewarding for every child and clearly outweigh any disadvantages.
Introducing a new
language
in elementary school curriculum
is considered
as more effective than teaching the same at secondary school. In my opinion, I consider that earlier
learning
can bring about more advantages for children when compared to minor drawbacks that it might bring.
Despite the drawbacks mentioned below, I believe that benefits gained by
learning
an additional
language
is
extremely
useful for their future.
Firstly
, knowing a
foreign
language
at a young age is easier and faster than
learning
at an older age. The children could pick up the pronunciation more
easily
as they
learn
it sub-
consciously
.
Also
, they
learn
with no shy and talk
freely
without any fear of making mistakes.
Secondly
, teaching young children
foreign
language
has a
positive
impact on their personality as it broadens their horizons and
improves
their social
skills
in dealing with
foreign
people
and exposing them a wide range of cultures.
Thirdly
, they will benefit from knowing a
foreign
language
skill
in their upcoming studies and work career
as well
, and
still
, they could find
learning
new
language
enjoyable.
Admittedly
, it has
some
issues involved when pupils
learn
modern
language
One problem is that it could affect their ability to
learn
their mother tongue
properly and
they might
get
confused by
learning
many
different
languages
with
different
grammar and pronunciation at the same time.
Secondly
, it could be a waste of their hours of study which could
be spent
on
learning
core subjects such as mathematics, sciences, technology etc.
To conclude
,
language
acquisition is a gradual process. The sooner it
begins
, the better the results will be. I believe that careful lesson planning can
make
the entire
learning
experience enjoyable and rewarding for every child and
clearly
outweigh any disadvantages.