In many countries children are taught a foreign language at secondary school. But some educationalists condsider that it is more effective for pupil to start learning a non-native language at primary school. Although educating a second language at the first year of the school might have some negative impacts on children, the benefits of this trend prevail over its drawbacks.
On the one hand, it is acceptable that teaching a foregin language at primary school may have some disadvantages. First of all, small aged children are more curious to play games rather than study hard. So, if you separate the kids from their favourite activities and compel them to learn a new language, they will be depressed and discouraged to study at all. Secondly, at primary schools children are usually taught simple subjects, such as reading and writing in their mother tongue and basic math skills. Adding another subject to their schedule may create unnecessary pressure and confuse them. For example, a five-year-old child, having not learned his own language perfectly yet, will feel himself in an obstacle situation, while learning new words and phrases.
On the other hand, the benefits of learning a second language at elementary school outweigh its disadvantages. Proponents of this thought claim that, the curriculum of primary school is easier than that for secondary school, and children are not overloaded with other subjects, like geography or physics. In this case, they have more flexible time to learn at least some basic words of a new language. Furethemore, younger children are less shy than teenagers, and they tend to copy everything they see or hear. For instance, while watching cartoons or hearing texts in any language, they try to imitate the actions or speech of the characters. As a result, by just picking up some words and phrases they start to create simple sentences in a non-native language and talk without any hesitation.
In conclusion, to begin learning a foreign language at primary school is very advantageous for young children, and the possible drawbacks of this lag behind its benefits.
In
many
countries
children
are taught
a foreign
language
at secondary
school
.
But
some
educationalists
condsider
that it is more effective for pupil to
start
learning
a non-native
language
at
primary
school
. Although educating a second
language
at the
first
year of the
school
might have
some
negative
impacts on
children
, the benefits of this trend prevail over its drawbacks.
On the one hand, it is acceptable that teaching a
foregin
language
at
primary
school
may have
some
disadvantages.
First of all
,
small
aged
children
are more curious to play games
rather
than study
hard
.
So
, if you separate the kids from their
favourite
activities and compel them to learn a new
language
, they will
be depressed
and discouraged to study at all.
Secondly
, at
primary
schools
children
are
usually
taught simple subjects, such as reading and writing in their mother tongue and basic math
skills
. Adding another subject to their schedule may create unnecessary pressure and confuse them.
For example
, a five-year-
old
child, having not learned his
own
language
perfectly
yet
, will feel himself in an obstacle situation, while
learning
new words and phrases.
On the other hand
, the benefits of
learning
a second
language
at elementary
school
outweigh its disadvantages. Proponents of this
thought
claim that, the curriculum of
primary
school
is easier than that for secondary
school
, and
children
are not overloaded with other subjects, like geography or physics.
In this case
, they have more flexible time to learn at least
some
basic words of a new
language
.
Furethemore
, younger
children
are less shy than
teenagers
, and they tend to copy everything they
see
or hear.
For instance
, while watching cartoons or hearing texts in any
language
, they try to imitate the actions or speech of the characters.
As a result
, by
just
picking up
some
words and phrases they
start
to create simple sentences in a non-native
language
and talk without any hesitation.
In conclusion
, to
begin
learning
a foreign
language
at
primary
school
is
very
advantageous for young
children
, and the possible drawbacks of this lag behind its benefits.